There are 11 ways to get from Ko Samui to Samet by plane, train, busferry, bus, ferry, car ferry, or car
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Fly to Ubon Ratchathani Airport, train
best- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Ubon Ratchathani Airport (UBP)USM - UBP
- Take the train from Ubon Ratchathani to Buri Ram
7h 57m฿6,130–11,343Bus and ferry, bus via Bangkok
cheapest- Take the busferry from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Bangkok Sai Tai Mai Terminal
- Take the bus from Bangkok Nakon Chai Air Bus Station to Buriram
20h 24m฿1,112–1,422Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Surat Thani Train station
- Take the train from Surat Thani Train Station to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal
- Take the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Buri Ram
22h 9mFerry, train via Ko Tao
- Take the ferry from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Koh Tao Mae Had Pier
- Take the ferry from Koh Tao Boonsiri Pier to Boonsiri Office Kraisi
- Take the train from Don Muang to Buri Ram
22h 20m฿1,908–3,488Fly to Buri Ram
- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Buri Ram (BFV)USM - BFV
4h 6m฿6,835–10,583Fly to Don Mueang International Airport, train
- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Don Mueang International Airport (DMK)USM - DMK
- Take the train from Don Muang to Buri Ram
9h 43m฿4,645–12,393Fly to Suvarnabhumi Airport, train
- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)USM - BKK
- Take the train from Lak Si to Buri Ram
10h 21m฿3,674–9,433Fly to Khon Kaen Airport, Local Bus
- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Khon Kaen Airport (KKC)USM - KKC
- Take the bus from Khon Kaen Bus Terminal to Buriram
10h 14m฿5,454–10,322Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Lipa Noi Pier to Bangkok Rajah Ferry Khao San
- Take the bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Buriram
26h 21m฿1,433–4,014Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Saengthong Rice Pier
- Take the train from Hua Lamphong to Buri Ram139 Hua Lamphong - Ubon Ratchathani - Class II Sleeper Fan / ...
31h 35m฿3,635–4,825Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Lipa Noi Pier to Raja Ferry Donsak Pier
- Drive from Raja Ferry Donsak Pier to Samet
17h 1m฿4,397–6,510
Ko Samui to Samet by busferry and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ko Samui to Samet is to bus and ferry and bus via Bangkok which costs ฿1100 - ฿1500 and takes 20h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Ko Samui to Samet is to fly which takes 4h 6m and costs ฿6500 - ฿11000.
No, there is no direct bus from Ko Samui to Samet. However, there are services departing from Koh Samui Nathon Pier and arriving at Buriram via บรมราชชนนี 58;Borommaratchachonnani 58, สวนจตุจักร and Bangkok Nakon Chai Air Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 24m.
The distance between Ko Samui and Samet is 1050 km.
The best way to get from Ko Samui to Samet without a car is to bus and ferry and bus via Bangkok which takes 20h 24m and costs ฿1100 - ฿1500.
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Ko Samui to Samet, including transfers.
Ko Samui to Samet bus services, operated by Sombat Tour, depart from Koh Samui Nathon Pier station.
Ko Samui to Samet bus services, operated by Sombat Tour, arrive at Bangkok Sai Tai Mai Terminal station.
There are 106+ hotels available in Samet.
What companies run services between Ko Samui, Thailand and Samet, Buriram, Thailand?
Bangkok Airways, Thai AirAsia, and Thai Airways International fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Buri Ram (BFV) 4 times a day.
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- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,600–7,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–6,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Phuket, Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–24,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–6,500
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Khon Kaen Airport via Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,300–8,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–8,500
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Buri Ram via Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,800–8,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Buri Ram via Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,800–8,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Buri Ram via Phuket, Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–32,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Buri Ram via Chiang Mai, Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,800–8,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Khon Kaen Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,000–9,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Khon Kaen Airport via Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,300–8,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,400–8,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Khon Kaen Airport via Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,300–8,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–8,500
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Khon Kaen Airport via Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,300–8,000
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Ubon Ratchathani to Buri Ram
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿85–1,100
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿85–190
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿550–800
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿280–390
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿800–1,100
Train from Surat Thani Train Station to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- 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
Train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Buri Ram
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿120–1,300
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿120–220
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–850
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿330–460
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿950–1,300
Train from Don Muang to Buri Ram
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿120–1,300
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿120–220
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–850
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿330–450
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿950–1,300
Train from Lak Si to Buri Ram
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿120–1,300
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿120–220
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–850
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿330–460
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿950–1,300
Train from Hua Lamphong to Buri Ram
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿120–1,300
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿120–230
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–850
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿330–460
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿950–1,300
- Phone
- +66 2 936 3256
- Website
- sombattour.com
Busferry from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Bangkok Sai Tai Mai Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿722
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/sombat-tour
- Website
- https://www.sombattour.com/
- Phone
- 1624
- customerservice@nakhonchaiair.com
- Website
- nakhonchaiair.com
Bus from Bangkok Nakon Chai Air Bus Station to Buriram
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿390–700
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/nakhonchai-air
- Website
- https://www.nakhonchaiair.com/view/
- Gold Class
- ฿450–500
- First Class
- ฿600–700
- 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
Bus from Khon Kaen Bus Terminal to Buriram
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿200
- 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
- ฿1,092
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/raja-ferry
- Website
- https://www.rajaferryport.com/
- Phone
- 1490
- borkorsor@transport.co.th
- Website
- tcl99web.transport.co.th
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Buriram
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿330–2,900
- 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
Ferry from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Koh Tao Mae Had Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿738
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- lomprayah.com
- Phone
- +66 9 4724 4555
- info@boonsiriferry.com
- Website
- boonsiriferry.com
Ferry from Koh Tao Boonsiri Pier to Boonsiri Office Kraisi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–1,400
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/boonsiri-high-speed-ferries
- Website
- https://boonsiriferry.com/en
- cs@seahorseferries.com
- Website
- theseahorseferry.com
Ferry from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Saengthong Rice Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ฿3,500
- Schedules at
- theseahorseferry.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
- ฿468
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/raja-ferry
- Website
- https://www.rajaferryport.com/
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