There are 9 ways to get from Ko Samui to China by plane, ferry, bus, train, busferry, or subway
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Fly to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
best- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX)plane USM - SZX
6h 2m¥2,008–3,748Bus and ferry, bus, train
cheapest- Take the busferry from Lipa Noi Pier to Bangkok Rajah Ferry Khao Sanbusferry
- Take the bus from Bangkok Tara Travel to Vientianebus
- Take the train from Vientiane station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Chongqing West Stationtrain
2d 2h¥1,345–1,995Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Koh Samui Transfer to Boonsiri Khao San officeferry
- Take the bus from Bangkok Tara Travel to Vientianebus
- Take the train from Vientiane station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Chongqing West Stationtrain
2d¥1,361–2,090Fly to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)plane USM - CAN
6h 43m¥2,010–2,952Fly to Hong Kong International Airport
- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane USM - HKG
5h 27m¥1,749–3,104Fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane USM - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
6h 58m¥1,614–4,158Fly to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH)plane USM - WUH
8h 9m¥1,504–4,647Fly to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG)plane USM - CKG
6h 53m¥1,407–3,547Fly to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane USM - HGH
8h 12m¥1,704–4,548
Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ko Samui to China is to bus and ferry and bus and train which costs ¥1300 - ¥2000 and takes 2 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Ko Samui to China is to fly which takes 5h 27m and costs ¥1700 - ¥3100.
The distance between Ko Samui and China is 2120 km.
The best way to get from Ko Samui to China without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 2 days 0h and costs ¥1300 - ¥2100.
It takes approximately 6h 2m to get from Ko Samui to China, including transfers.
There are 512+ hotels available in China.
What companies run services between Ko Samui, Thailand and China?
Bangkok Airways, Shenzhen Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) every 3 hours.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,500
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,400
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,700
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,800
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–5,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,400
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,700
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,800
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,400
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,700
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,700
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,900
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,800
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–11,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–11,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,800
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–13,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,800
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,900
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,900
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,100
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–7,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport via Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–6,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,700
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,900
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,100
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport via Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–6,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,400
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,700
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,900
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,300
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,400
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,500
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,200
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,200
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,300
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Hong Kong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,900
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Hong Kong International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–4,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,800
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,800
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–6,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–7,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,700
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–8,000
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–6,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–4,200
- Website
- chongqingairlines.cn
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–5,500
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,300
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–7,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,300
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Vientiane station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥470–850
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- ¥470–550
- First Class
- ¥600–850
Train from Kunming South to Chongqing West Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥350–390
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥590–640
- Business Class Seat
- ¥850–1,200
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Phone
- 086 065 5466
- nancy25262010@hotmail.com
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Bangkok Tara Travel to Vientiane
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥220–320
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- +66 2 277 4488
- info@rajaferryport.com
- Website
- rajaferryport.com
Busferry from Lipa Noi Pier to Bangkok Rajah Ferry Khao San
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥239
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/raja-ferry
- Website
- https://www.rajaferryport.com/
- Phone
- +66 9 4724 4555
- info@boonsiriferry.com
- Website
- boonsiriferry.com
Ferry from Koh Samui Transfer to Boonsiri Khao San office
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥250–350
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/boonsiri-high-speed-ferries
- Website
- https://boonsiriferry.com/en
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