There are 5 ways to get from Karon to Big Buddha by taxi, plane, car, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Deoghar, fly
best- Take the taxi from Karon to Deoghar (DGH)
- Fly from Deoghar (DGH) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)DGH - USM
11h 40m฿7,655–23,782Taxi, train to Gaya, fly
cheapest- Take the taxi from Karon to Dhanbad Jn
- Take the train from Dhanbad Jn to Gaya Jn
- Fly from Gaya (GAY) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)GAY - USM
11h 22m฿6,349–19,431Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Karon to Raja Ferry Donsak Pier
- Take the car ferry from Raja Ferry Donsak Pier to Lipa Noi Pier
2d 5h฿13,086–18,710Taxi, train, train to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Karon to Asansol Jn
- Take the train from Asansol Jn to Barddhaman
- Take the train from Barddhaman to Bandel Jn
- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)CCU - USM
12h 33m฿7,934–13,272Drive to Shah Makhdum Airport, fly
- Drive from Karon to Shah Makhdum Airport (RJH)
- Fly from Shah Makhdum Airport (RJH) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)RJH - USM
13h 25m฿8,819–23,853
Deoghar (DGH) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karon to Big Buddha is to taxi and train and fly which costs ฿7500 - ฿14000 and takes 12h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Karon to Big Buddha is to taxi and train and fly which takes 11h 22m and costs ฿6000 - ฿20000.
The distance between Karon and Big Buddha is 2233 km.
It takes approximately 11h 40m to get from Karon to Big Buddha, including transfers.
There are 2944+ hotels available in Big Buddha.
What companies run services between Karon, India and Big Buddha, Surat Thani, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Karon to Big Buddha. However, you can take the taxi to Deoghar (DGH) airport, fly to Koh Samui Airport (USM), then take the taxi to Big Buddha. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Karon to Big Buddha via Raja Ferry Donsak Pier and Lipa Noi Pier in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Deoghar to Koh Samui Airport via Delhi, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–40,000
Flights from Deoghar to Koh Samui Airport via Delhi, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–30,000
Flights from Deoghar to Koh Samui Airport via Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–23,000
Flights from Gaya to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–24,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,600–40,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–16,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–21,000
Flights from Shah Makhdum Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Dhaka, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–22,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Deoghar to Koh Samui Airport via Delhi, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–30,000
Flights from Deoghar to Koh Samui Airport via Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–23,000
Flights from Deoghar to Koh Samui Airport via Delhi, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–34,000
Flights from Gaya to Koh Samui Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–18,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,600–40,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–16,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,500–14,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–21,000
Flights from Shah Makhdum Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Dhaka, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–22,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Deoghar to Koh Samui Airport via Delhi, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–30,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–43,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–40,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–16,000
Flights from Shah Makhdum Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Dhaka, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–28,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Shah Makhdum Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Dhaka, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–28,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Dhanbad Jn to Gaya Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿60–480
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ฿60–75
- Third AC (3A)
- ฿170–210
- Second AC (2A)
- ฿230–290
- First Class (1A)
- ฿380–480
Train from Asansol Jn to Barddhaman
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿50–390
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ฿50–60
- Third AC (3A)
- ฿140–180
- Second AC (2A)
- ฿190–240
- First Class (1A)
- ฿310–390
Train from Barddhaman to Bandel Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿45–350
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ฿45–55
- Third AC (3A)
- ฿120–160
- Second AC (2A)
- ฿170–220
- First Class (1A)
- ฿280–350
- Phone
- +66 2 277 4488
- info@rajaferryport.com
- Website
- rajaferryport.com
Car ferry from Raja Ferry Donsak Pier to Lipa Noi Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿468
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/raja-ferry
- Website
- https://www.rajaferryport.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Estimated price
- ฿420–650
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