There are 4 ways to get from El Nido to Ko Samui by plane, bus, or busferry
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Fly El Nido Airport to Koh Samui Airport
best- Fly from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane ENI - USM
9h 36m฿8,498–16,215Fly El Nido Airport to Surat Thani, bus and ferry
cheapest- Fly from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Surat Thani (URT)plane ENI - URT
- Take the busferry from Surat Thani Airport to Koh Samui Nathon Pierbusferry
13h 57m฿5,882–18,199Minivan to Puerto Princesa, fly to Koh Samui Airport
- Take the bus from El Nido to Puerto Princesa Airportbus
- Fly from Puerto Princesa (PPS) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane PPS - USM
17h 11m฿11,259–25,459Fly El Nido Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat, bus and ferry
- Fly from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Nakhon Si Thammarat (NST)plane ENI - NST
- Take the busferry from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to Koh Samui Nathon Pierbusferry
16h 27m฿5,948–18,965
El Nido Airport (ENI) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from El Nido to Ko Samui is to fly and bus and ferry which costs ฿5500 - ฿19000 and takes 13h 57m.
The fastest way to get from El Nido to Ko Samui is to fly which takes 9h 36m and costs ฿8500 - ฿17000.
The distance between El Nido and Ko Samui is 2153 km.
It takes approximately 9h 36m to get from El Nido to Ko Samui, including transfers.
Ko Samui is 1h behind El Nido. It is currently 8:07 AM in El Nido and 7:07 AM in Ko Samui.
There are 2982+ hotels available in Ko Samui.
What companies run services between El Nido, Philippines and Ko Samui, Thailand?
AirSWIFT, Philippine Airlines, and six other airlines fly from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) 5 times a day.
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from El Nido Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Manila, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–34,000
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Koh Samui Airport via Manila, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–24,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from El Nido Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Manila, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–34,000
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Koh Samui Airport via Manila, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–24,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from El Nido Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Manila, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–36,000
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Koh Samui Airport via Manila, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–18,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from El Nido Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat via Mactan–Cebu, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–19,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat via Manila, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–20,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat via Boracay, Manila, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–18,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from El Nido Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–26,000
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Koh Samui Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–24,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from El Nido Airport to Surat Thani via Manila, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,700–17,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Surat Thani via Mactan–Cebu, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–18,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Surat Thani via Manila, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–19,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from El Nido Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–39,000
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Koh Samui Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–18,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from El Nido Airport to Surat Thani via Manila, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–24,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat via Manila, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–18,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from El Nido Airport to Surat Thani via Manila, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,800–17,000
- Phone
- +63 917 686 1118
- lexxuspalawan@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from El Nido to Puerto Princesa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿359
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- customercare@lomprayah.com
- Website
- lomprayah.com
Busferry from Surat Thani Airport to Koh Samui Nathon Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,084
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- lomprayah.com
Busferry from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to Koh Samui Nathon Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿850
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
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