There are 8 ways to get from Kanchanaburi to Ko Samui by train, bus and ferry, bus, car, car ferry or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
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Train, bus and ferry
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Take the train from Kanchanaburi to Nakhon Phathom
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Take the train from Nakhon Pathom to Chumphon
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Take the bus and ferry from Chumphon to Koh Samui - Nathon
Minivan, bus and ferry
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Take the minivan from Kanchanaburi to Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal
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Take the bus and ferry from Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal to Ko Samui
Minivan, bus and ferry via Ko Samui
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Take the minivan from Kanchanaburi to Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal
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Take the bus and ferry from Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal to Ko Samui
Drive, car ferry
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Drive from Kanchanaburi to Don Sak Pier
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Take the car ferry from Don Sak Pier to Ko Samui Lipa Noi Pier
Train, bus to Suvarnabhumi, fly to Koh Samui
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Take the train from Kanchanaburi to Bang Ramat
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Take the bus from Taling Chan District Office (Inbound) to Uruphong
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Fly from Suvarnabhumi (BKK) to Koh Samui (USM)
Train to Don Muang, fly to Surat Thani, bus and ferry
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Take the train from Kanchanaburi to Taling Chan
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Fly from Don Muang (DMK) to Surat Thani (URT)
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Take the bus and ferry from Surat Thani Airport to Koh Samui Nathon Pier
Train to Don Muang, fly to Nakhon Si Thammarat, bus and ferry
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Take the train from Kanchanaburi to Taling Chan
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Fly from Don Muang (DMK) to Nakhon Si Thammarat (NST)
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Take the bus and ferry from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to Na Thon Koh Samui
Train to Suvarnabhumi, fly to Surat Thani, bus and ferry
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Take the train from Kanchanaburi to Bang Ramat
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Fly from Suvarnabhumi (BKK) to Surat Thani (URT)
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Take the bus and ferry from Surat Thani Airport to Koh Samui Nathon Pier
Kanchanaburi to Ko Samui by train, walk and bus and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kanchanaburi to Ko Samui is to minivan and bus and ferry which costs ฿500 - ฿900 and takes 16h 50m.
The quickest way to get from Kanchanaburi to Ko Samui is to train and bus and fly which costs ฿2400 - ฿13000 and takes 7h 57m.
No, there is no direct bus from Kanchanaburi to Ko Samui. However, there are services departing from Kanchanaburi and arriving at Ko Samui via Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 50m.
The distance between Kanchanaburi and Ko Samui is 499 km.
The best way to get from Kanchanaburi to Ko Samui without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 14h 29m and costs ฿320 - ฿2500.
It takes approximately 14h 29m to get from Kanchanaburi to Ko Samui, including transfers.
Kanchanaburi to Ko Samui bus services, operated by Win Happy, depart from Kanchanaburi station.
The quickest flight from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Koh Samui Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 5m.
Kanchanaburi to Ko Samui bus services, operated by Sombat Tour, arrive at Ko Samui station.
Etihad and Bangkok Airways offer flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Koh Samui Airport.

- Distance: 498.7 km
- Duration: 14h 29m
What companies run services between Kanchanaburi, Thailand and Ko Samui, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Kanchanaburi to Ko Samui. However, you can take the train to Nakhon Pathom, take the train to Chumphon, take the walk to Chumphon, then take the bus and ferry to Koh Samui - Nathon. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Kanchanaburi to Ko Samui via Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal and Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal in around 16h 50m.

- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2200 - ฿11000

- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2200 - ฿11000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Koh Samui via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3100 - ฿4700

- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Don Muang to Surat Thani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿900 - ฿5500
Flights from Don Muang to Nakhon Si Thammarat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1000 - ฿4000

- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from Don Muang to Surat Thani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿950 - ฿3800
Flights from Don Muang to Nakhon Si Thammarat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1000 - ฿4100

- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Don Muang to Surat Thani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1000 - ฿4800
Flights from Don Muang to Nakhon Si Thammarat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1000 - ฿4500

- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Surat Thani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿850 - ฿4700

- Website
- thaismileair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi to Surat Thani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1100 - ฿4100

- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- railway.co.th
Train from Kanchanaburi to Nakhon Phathom
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿55 - ฿1000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://www.railway.co.th/Home/Index
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿55 - ฿170
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿550 - ฿750
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿250 - ฿350
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿750 - ฿1000
Train from Nakhon Pathom to Chumphon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿130 - ฿1300
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://www.railway.co.th/Home/Index
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿130 - ฿230
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿650 - ฿900
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿350 - ฿480
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿1000 - ฿1300
Train from Kanchanaburi to Bang Ramat
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿65 - ฿1000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://www.railway.co.th/Home/Index
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿65 - ฿170
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿550 - ฿800
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿260 - ฿360
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿750 - ฿1000
Train from Kanchanaburi to Taling Chan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿65 - ฿1000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://www.railway.co.th/Home/Index
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿65 - ฿170
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿550 - ฿800
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿260 - ฿360
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿750 - ฿1000

- Phone
- 038-967965-7
- yellowbus2008@gmail.com
- Website
- iloveyellowbus.com
Bus and ferry from Chumphon to Koh Samui - Nathon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿140 - ฿210
- Schedules at
- iloveyellowbus.com


- Phone
- 077 281 110
- Website
- sombattour.com
Bus and ferry from Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal to Ko Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿360 - ฿750
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en
- Star
- ฿366
- Super
- ฿432
- Supreme
- ฿574

- Phone
- (081) 691 - 9669
- chokeanantour@hotmail.com
- Website
- chokeanantour.com
Bus and ferry from Bangkok Southern Bus Terminal to Ko Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿1400 - ฿1700
- Schedules at
- chokeanantour.com
- VIP
- ฿1610
- Ordinary
- ฿1400 - ฿1500

- Phone
- 1348
- contact1348@bmta.co.th
- Website
- bmta.co.th
Bus from Taling Chan District Office (Inbound) to Uruphong
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿10 - ฿35
- Schedules at
- transitbangkok.com

- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- customercare@lomprayah.com
- Website
- lomprayah.com
Bus and ferry from Surat Thani Airport to Koh Samui Nathon Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿450 - ฿900
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- One-way
- ฿450 - ฿700
Bus and ferry from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to Na Thon Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿850 - ฿1100
- Book at
- 12go.asia

- Phone
- 02 2768 211-2
- info@rajaferryport.com
- Website
- rajaferryport.com
Car ferry from Don Sak Pier to Ko Samui Lipa Noi Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿150
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en
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