There are 3 ways to get from Gold Coast to Ko Samui by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Brisbane Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to International Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane BNE - USM
15h 20m฿13,371–33,761Bus, bus to Sunshine Coast Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Surfers Paradise to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Mooloolababus
- Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane MCY - USM
21h 47m฿12,961–38,752Fly from Gold Coast Airport
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane OOL - USM
17h 17m฿14,923–28,123
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gold Coast to Ko Samui is to train and fly which costs ฿13000 - ฿34000 and takes 15h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Gold Coast to Ko Samui is to train and fly which takes 15h 20m and costs ฿13000 - ฿34000.
The distance between Gold Coast and Ko Samui is 7155 km.
It takes approximately 15h 20m to get from Gold Coast to Ko Samui, including transfers.
Ko Samui is 3h behind Gold Coast. It is currently 1:42 PM in Gold Coast and 10:42 AM in Ko Samui.
There are 3117+ hotels available in Ko Samui.
What companies run services between Gold Coast, QLD, Australia and Ko Samui, Thailand?
Virgin Australia, Scoot Tigerair, and four other airlines fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) 4 times a day.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–70,000
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Sydney, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–85,000
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Adelaide, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–85,000
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Darwin, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–80,000
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Sydney, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–36,000
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Ngurah Rai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–47,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–60,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Darwin, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–60,000
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Darwin, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–70,000
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Ngurah Rai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–47,000
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Sydney, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–85,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–60,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–46,000
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Helensvale station, platform 2 to International Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿460–650
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Surfers Paradise to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿480–700
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Brisbane to Mooloolaba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿550–950
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- ฿650–950
- Advantage
- ฿550–900
- Flexible
- ฿600–950
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