There are 8 ways to get from Ko Samui to Malacca by plane, bus, busferry, train, car ferry, or car
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Fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)USM - KUL
- Take the bus from Klia to Malacca Mahkota Medical Centre
6h 20mRM 648–1,287Car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Lipa Noi Pier to Raja Ferry Donsak Pier
- Take the bus from Donsak Raja to Hat Yai Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Hat Yai to Terminal Bas Sungai Nibong
- Take the bus from Sungai Nibong to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan
- Take the bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentral
20h 48mRM 236–353Bus and ferry, train, bus
- Take the busferry from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Surat Thani Train station
- Take the train from Surat Thani Train Station to Hat Yai983
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Padang Besar
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Kl SentralEts
- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T1
- Take the bus from Klia to Malacca Mahkota Medical Centre
18h 57mCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Lipa Noi Pier to Raja Ferry Donsak Pier
- Drive from Raja Ferry Donsak Pier to Malacca
13h 37mRM 505–716Fly to Singapore Changi Airport, bus
- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)USM - SIN
- Take the bus from Queen Street Bus Terminal to Melaka Sentral
7h 48mRM 694–1,353Fly to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah, train, bus
- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB)USM - SZB
- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T1
- Take the bus from Klia to Malacca Mahkota Medical Centre
8h 30mRM 845–1,443Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Lipa Noi Pier to Raja Ferry Donsak Pier
- Take the bus from Raja Ferry Donsak Pier to Surat Thani Train Station
- Take the train from Surat Thani Train Station to Padang Besar Malaysia45
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Kl SentralEts
- Take the train from KL Sentral to Klia T1
- Take the bus from Klia to Malacca Mahkota Medical Centre
20h 31mRM 279–443Bus and ferry, Minivan, bus
- Take the busferry from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Surat Thani City
- Take the bus from Surathani Talad Kaset Station to Hat Yai Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Hat Yai to Terminal Bas Sungai Nibong
- Take the bus from Sungai Nibong to Melaka Sentral
21h 10m
Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ko Samui to Malacca is to car ferry and bus which costs RM 230 - RM 360 and takes 20h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Ko Samui to Malacca is to fly and bus which takes 6h 20m and costs RM 650 - RM 1300.
No, there is no direct bus from Ko Samui to Malacca. However, there are services departing from Koh Samui Nathon Pier and arriving at Melaka Sentral via Surathani Talad Kaset Station, Hat Yai and Sungai Nibong. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 10m.
The distance between Ko Samui and Malacca is 925 km.
The best way to get from Ko Samui to Malacca without a car is to bus and ferry and train and bus which takes 18h 57m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 20m to get from Ko Samui to Malacca, including transfers.
Ko Samui to Malacca bus services, operated by Lomprayah, depart from Koh Samui Nathon Pier station.
Ko Samui to Malacca bus services, operated by Lomprayah, arrive at Surat Thani City station.
Malacca is 1h ahead of Ko Samui. It is currently 6:38 AM in Ko Samui and 7:38 AM in Malacca.
There are 2094+ hotels available in Malacca.
What companies run services between Ko Samui, Thailand and Malacca, Malaysia?
There is no direct connection from Ko Samui to Malacca. However, you can take the taxi to Koh-Samui-Airport-USM airport, fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL), walk to Klia, then take the bus to Malacca Mahkota Medical Centre. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Malacca Mahkota Medical Centre via Surat Thani Train station, Surat Thani Train Station, Hat Yai, Padang Besar, Kl Sentral, KL Sentral, Klia T1, and Klia in around 18h 57m.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,100
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 480–1,300
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Singapore Changi Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–2,100
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- RM 700–1,100
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,900
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,900
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–1,300
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Singapore Changi Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 280–2,100
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,900
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 600–2,900
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Phuket, Penang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 750–1,200
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- RM 500–1,100
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Singapore Changi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 480–1,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Krabi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- RM 650–950
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- RM 800–1,400
- Website
- railway.co.th
Train from Surat Thani Train Station to Hat Yai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 13–170
- Schedules at
- railway.co.th
Train from Hat Yai to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 45
- Schedules at
- railway.co.th
Train from Surat Thani Train Station to Padang Besar Malaysia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- RM 89
- Schedules at
- railway.co.th
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Hat Yai to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 6–130
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- RM 6–21
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 70–100
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- RM 30–45
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- RM 95–130
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Padang Besar to Kl Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 29–170
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- RM 29–45
- Shuttle
- RM 60–170
- Express First
- RM 75–100
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- CustomerEnquiry@KLIAekspres.com
- Website
- kliaekspres.com
Train from KL Sentral to Klia T1
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- RM 46–51
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
- Phone
- +65 6396 5681
- CustomerService@starmartbus.com
- Website
- omio.com
Bus from Klia to Malacca Mahkota Medical Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 27–45
- Book at
- https://www.omio.com/companies/buses/starmart-express-7ne0r
- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- customercare@lomprayah.com
- Website
- lomprayah.com
Busferry from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Surat Thani Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- lomprayah.com
Busferry from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Surat Thani City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- lomprayah.com
- Phone
- +66 2 277 4488
- info@rajaferryport.com
- Website
- rajaferryport.com
Bus from Donsak Raja to Hat Yai Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 60
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/raja-ferry
- Website
- https://www.rajaferryport.com/
Bus from Raja Ferry Donsak Pier to Surat Thani Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 27
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/raja-ferry
- Website
- https://www.rajaferryport.com/
- Phone
- 019 - 545 3888
- beh_travel@outlook.com
- Website
- behtravelandtour.com
Bus from Hat Yai to Terminal Bas Sungai Nibong
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 59
- Schedules at
- behtravelandtour.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- 012-708 2999
- enquiry@kkkl.com.my
- Website
- kkklexpress.com
Bus from Sungai Nibong to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 35–45
- Schedules at
- kkklexpress.com
- Book at
- kkklexpress.com
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 16–18
- Schedules at
- kkklexpress.com
- Book at
- kkklexpress.com
- Phone
- +60 17-659 2527
- talk2us@parkmayberhad.com.my
- Website
- plusliner.com.my
Bus from Sungai Nibong to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 40–55
- Website
- https://www.plusliner.com.my/
- Phone
- 04-3312966
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Sungai Nibong to Terminal Bersepadu Selatan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 45–150
- Website
- https://www.easybook.com/en-sg/bus/operator/supernice-grassland
- Book at
- https://www.easybook.com/bus/booking/malaccanovotelmelaka-to-goldenmilecomplex
- Phone
- +6019 625 0098
- helpdesk@gohub.com.my
- Website
- delima.com.my
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 13
- Schedules at
- delima.com.my
- Book at
- delima.com.my
- Phone
- +606 952 0642
- expressmayangsari@yahoo.com
- Website
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 11–14
- Schedules at
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
- Book at
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
- Phone
- 017-6592527
- talk2us@parkmayberhad.com.my
- Website
- transnasional.com.my
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- RM 14–23
- Website
- https://www.transnasional.com.my/
- Phone
- +65 8710 7707
- info.sin@707-inc.com
- Website
- 707-inc.com
Bus from Queen Street Bus Terminal to Melaka Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- RM 85–100
- Schedules at
- 707-inc.com
- Book at
- 707-inc.com
Bus from Surathani Talad Kaset Station to Hat Yai Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 31
- Phone
- +60 111 066 1111
- billionstarsexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- billionstarsexpress.com
Bus from Sungai Nibong to Melaka Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 55–110
- Website
- http://www.billionstarsexpress.com/
- Phone
- +604 332 5815
- kpbekspress@outlook.com
- Website
- kpbekspres.com
Bus from Sungai Nibong to Melaka Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- RM 65–75
- Website
- http://www.kpbekspres.com/
- Phone
- +66 2 277 4488
- info@rajaferryport.com
- Website
- rajaferryport.com
Car ferry from Lipa Noi Pier to Raja Ferry Donsak Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- RM 61
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/raja-ferry
- Website
- https://www.rajaferryport.com/
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