There are 8 ways to get from Ko Samet to Patong by ferry, bus, plane, busferry, train, or taxi
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Fast Ferry, Songtaew to U Tapao Pattaya International Airport, fly
best- Take the ferry from Ko Samet Na Dan Pier to Ban Phe Pier
- Take the bus from Ban Phe to Rayong Bus Terminal
- Fly from U Tapao Pattaya International Airport (UTP) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)UTP - HKT
6h 54m฿3,490–8,470Minibus to Don Mueang International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Nuanthip Pier/Ban Phe to Bangkok Bus Terminal Eakamai
- Fly from Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)DMK - HKT
8h 52m฿1,191–3,271Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Ko Samet Na Dan Pier to Mochit New Van Terminal
- Take the bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Thalang, Phuket
19h 8m฿1,220–7,110Minibus, train, Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Nuanthip Pier/Ban Phe to Bangkok Bus Terminal Eakamai
- Take the train from Bang Bamru to Surat Thani Train Station85
- Take the bus from Surat Thani Train station to Krabi Bus Terminal
- Take the taxi from Krabi Bus Terminal to Patong
19h 30mMinibus to Suvarnabhumi Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Nuanthip Pier/Ban Phe to Bangkok Bus Terminal Eakamai
- Fly from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)BKK - HKT
8h 48m฿1,255–3,524Fast Ferry, bus to Trat Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Ko Samet Na Dan Pier to Ban Phe Pier
- Take the bus from Rayong to Khlung
- Fly from Trat Airport (TDX) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)TDX - HKT
10h 42m฿4,750–9,650Local Ferry, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Ko Samet to Nuanthip Pier
- Take the busferry from Rayong to Koh Samui Nathon Pier
- Take the busferry from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Patong Kata Karon Transfer, Phuket
27h 59m฿1,560–1,960Local Ferry, bus and ferry via Phuket Merlin
- Take the ferry from Ko Samet to Nuanthip Pier
- Take the busferry from Rayong to Koh Samui Nathon Pier
- Take the busferry from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Phuket Lomprayah Bus Station
29h 2m฿2,377–2,567
Ko Samet to Patong by busferry, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ko Samet to Patong is to bus and ferry and bus which costs ฿1200 - ฿7500 and takes 19h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Ko Samet to Patong is to Fast Ferry and Songtaew and fly which takes 6h 54m and costs ฿3400 - ฿8500.
No, there is no direct bus from Ko Samet to Patong. However, there are services departing from Ko Samet Na Dan Pier and arriving at Patong via Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal and Thalang Public Health Office. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 8m.
The distance between Ko Samet and Patong is 690 km.
The best way to get from Ko Samet to Patong without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 19h 8m and costs ฿1200 - ฿7500.
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Ko Samet to Patong, including transfers.
Ko Samet to Patong bus services, operated by PN Group, depart from Ko Samet Na Dan Pier station.
Ko Samet to Patong bus services, operated by PN Group, arrive at Mochit New Van Terminal station.
There are 6985+ hotels available in Patong.
What companies run services between Ko Samet, Rayong, Thailand and Patong, Phuket province, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Ko Samet to Patong. However, you can take the ferry to Ban Phe Pier, walk to Ban Phe, take the bus to Rayong Bus Terminal, take the line 399 bus to Utapao Airport, walk to U Tapao Pattaya International Airport (UTP) airport, fly to Phuket International Airport (HKT), walk to Mai Khao, Phuket International Airport, then take the bus to Patong. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Ko Samet Na Dan Pier to Patong via Mochit New Van Terminal, Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal, Thalang, Phuket, and Thalang Public Health Office in around 19h 8m.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿900–2,800
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿900–3,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from U Tapao Pattaya International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,100–6,000
Flights from U Tapao Pattaya International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,100–6,000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,900–5,000
Flights from Trat Airport to Phuket International Airport via Suvarnabhumi Airport, Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,900–8,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from U Tapao Pattaya International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,100–6,000
Flights from U Tapao Pattaya International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,100–6,000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,900–5,000
Flights from Trat Airport to Phuket International Airport via Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,900–8,000
Flights from Trat Airport to Phuket International Airport via Suvarnabhumi Airport, Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,900–8,000
- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–7,500
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–7,500
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–3,400
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿950–3,200
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Bang Bamru to Surat Thani Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿190–1,500
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿190–280
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿700–950
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿410–600
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿1,100–1,500
Bus from Ban Phe to Rayong Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿40
Bus from Nuanthip Pier/Ban Phe to Bangkok Bus Terminal Eakamai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿170
- Phone
- +66 83 072 7145
- pntravelgroup2017@gmail.com
- Website
- 12go.asia
Busferry from Ko Samet Na Dan Pier to Mochit New Van Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿440
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- 1490
- borkorsor@transport.co.th
- Website
- tcl99web.transport.co.th
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Thalang, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿700–6,500
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- customercare@lomprayah.com
- Website
- lomprayah.com
Bus from Surat Thani Train station to Krabi Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- lomprayah.com
Busferry from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Phuket Lomprayah Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,377
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- lomprayah.com
- Phone
- +66 56 720 720
- info@phetprasert.com
- Website
- phetprasert.com
Bus from Rayong to Khlung
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿130–230
- Schedules at
- phetprasert.com
- 13
- ฿130–160
- Phone
- +66 33019033
- yellowbusoffice@gmail.com
- Website
- iloveyellowbus.com
Busferry from Rayong to Koh Samui Nathon Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿850–1,000
- Schedules at
- iloveyellowbus.com
- Phone
- +66 (0)77 272230
- info@phantiptravel.com
- Website
- phantiptravel.com
Busferry from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Patong Kata Karon Transfer, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿600–850
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/phantip-1970
- Website
- https://www.phantiptravel.com/
- Phone
- +66 95 -950 3202
Ferry from Ko Samet Na Dan Pier to Ban Phe Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿150
Ferry from Ko Samet to Nuanthip Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿70
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Estimated price
- ฿3,400–4,100
Krabi Taxi
- Phone
- +66 99 492 7829
- Website
- krabitaxi.com
Krabi Cab
- Phone
- +66 089 289 6233
- Website
- krabicab.com
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
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