There are 5 ways to get from Ko Samui to Kyoto by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to Kansai International Airport, train
best- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane USM - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Kyōtotrain
9h 43m¥56,651–179,797Fly to Osaka International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane USM - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
12h 41m¥55,751–196,897Fly to Kobe, train
- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Kobe (UKB)plane USM - UKB
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Kyōtotrain
18h 5m¥108,051–330,757Fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane USM - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Kyōtotrain
11h 2m¥59,701–192,797Fly to Komatsu Airport, train
- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)plane USM - KMQ
- Take the train from Komatsu to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Kyōtotrain
16h 6m¥86,851–255,997
Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ko Samui to Kyoto is to fly and train which costs ¥55000 - ¥180000 and takes 9h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Ko Samui to Kyoto is to fly and train which takes 9h 43m and costs ¥55000 - ¥180000.
The distance between Ko Samui and Kyoto is 4641 km.
It takes approximately 9h 43m to get from Ko Samui to Kyoto, including transfers.
Kyoto is 2h ahead of Ko Samui. It is currently 1:08 AM in Ko Samui and 3:08 AM in Kyoto.
There are 3688+ hotels available in Kyoto.
What companies run services between Ko Samui, Thailand and Kyoto, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Ko Samui to Kyoto. However, you can take the taxi to Koh-Samui-Airport-USM airport, fly to Kansai International Airport (KIX), walk to Kansai Airport, then take the train to Kyōto. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Koh-Samui-Airport-USM airport, fly to Kobe (UKB), walk to Kobe Airport, take the train to Sannomiya(Port Liner), walk to Sannomiya(Subway), take the subway to Shin-Kobe Station, walk to Shin-Kōbe Station, then take the train to Kyōto.
Airlines
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–340,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Komatsu Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–420,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Komatsu Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–480,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Osaka International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–340,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Osaka International Airport via Singapore Changi, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–950,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Osaka International Airport via Singapore Changi, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–500,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Osaka International Airport via Singapore Changi, Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Kansai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–320,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–340,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Komatsu Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–480,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Komatsu Airport via Chiang Mai, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–330,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Kobe via Suvarnabhumi, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–500,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Kobe via Chiang Mai, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–330,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Komatsu Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–480,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Komatsu Airport via Chiang Mai, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–330,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Kansai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Komatsu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–240,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Kansai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–170,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–480,000
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Komatsu Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–310,000
Train operators
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kansai Airport to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,300
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥3,700–4,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,000–4,300
- Green Seat
- ¥4,200–6,000
Train from Tsuruga to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,200
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥3,600–4,100
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,000–4,200
- Green Seat
- ¥4,200–5,500
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,800
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥3,000–4,100
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,900–4,800
- Green seat
- ¥4,600–6,500
Train from Nagoya Station to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–6,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥4,400–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
Train from Komatsu to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–6,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥3,900–5,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,900–6,000
- Green seat
- ¥5,500–8,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Tsuruga to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Bus operators
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,400
- Website
- https://www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com/limousine/
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