There are 10 ways to get from Ko Samui to Sida by plane, taxi, busferry, train, bus, ferry, car ferry, or car
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Fly to Udon Thani International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Udon Thani International Airport (UTH)USM - UTH
- Take the taxi from Udon-Thani-Airport-UTH to Sida
7h 8m฿7,725–12,193Bus and ferry, train
cheapest- Take the busferry from Lipa Noi Pier to Bangkok Rajah Ferry Khao San
- Take the train from Sathani Rotfai Don Mueang to Bua Yai Junction Station
22h 31m฿1,462–2,692Bus and ferry, train via Tha Kham
- Take the busferry from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Surat Thani Train station
- Take the train from Surat Thani Train Station to Bang Bamru32
- Take the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Bua Yai Junction25
20h 31mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Bangkok Sai Tai Mai Terminal
- Take the bus from Sombat Tour Viphawadee 13 to Phon
20h 37m฿1,540–1,810Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Saengthong Rice Pier
- Take the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Bua Yai Junction25
31h 17m฿3,874–5,024Fly to Khon Kaen Airport, train
- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Khon Kaen Airport (KKC)USM - KKC
- Take the train from Khon Kaen to Bua Yai Junction
7h 36m฿5,449–10,407Fly to Suvarnabhumi Airport, train
- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)USM - BKK
- Take the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Bua Yai Junction
10h 1m฿3,927–10,178Fly to Buri Ram, taxi
- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Buri Ram (BFV)USM - BFV
- Take the taxi from Buri Ram (BFV) to Sida
5h 14m฿7,625–10,593Fly to Don Mueang International Airport, train
- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Don Mueang International Airport (DMK)USM - DMK
- Take the train from Rangsit to Ayutthaya
- Take the train from Ayutthaya to Bua Yai Junction
9h 25m฿5,020–14,543Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Lipa Noi Pier to Raja Ferry Donsak Pier
- Drive from Raja Ferry Donsak Pier to Sida
16h 14m฿4,197–6,009
Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Udon Thani International Airport (UTH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ko Samui to Sida is to bus and ferry and bus which costs ฿1500 - ฿1900 and takes 20h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Ko Samui to Sida is to fly and taxi which takes 5h 14m and costs ฿7500 - ฿11000.
The distance between Ko Samui and Sida is 1172 km.
The best way to get from Ko Samui to Sida without a car is to bus and ferry and train via Tha Kham which takes 20h 31m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 8m to get from Ko Samui to Sida, including transfers.
There are seven+ hotels available in Sida.
What companies run services between Ko Samui, Thailand and Sida, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Ko Samui to Sida. However, you can take the taxi to Koh-Samui-Airport-USM airport, fly to Udon Thani International Airport (UTH), then take the taxi to Sida. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Sida via Surat Thani Train station, Surat Thani Train Station, Bang Bamru, Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal, and Bua Yai Junction in around 20h 31m.
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- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–6,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,600–7,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,300–8,500
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Khon Kaen Airport via Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,200–8,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–6,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,300–7,500
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Khon Kaen Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,800–8,500
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Khon Kaen Airport via Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,200–8,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Buri Ram via Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,700–8,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Buri Ram via Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,700–8,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Buri Ram via Phuket, Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–24,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Buri Ram via Chiang Mai, Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,700–8,000
- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,300–8,500
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,300–8,500
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,300–8,500
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,300–8,500
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,300–8,500
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Khon Kaen Airport via Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,200–8,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Utapao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,300–6,500
- Website
- railway.co.th
Train from Surat Thani Train Station to Bang Bamru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿210–1,600
- Schedules at
- railway.co.th
Train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Bua Yai Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿170–1,400
- Schedules at
- railway.co.th
Train from Khon Kaen to Bua Yai Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿50–1,100
- Schedules at
- railway.co.th
Train from Rangsit to Ayutthaya
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿20–1,100
- Schedules at
- railway.co.th
Train from Ayutthaya to Bua Yai Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿100–1,300
- Schedules at
- railway.co.th
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Bua Yai Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿110–1,200
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿110–220
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–850
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿320–450
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿900–1,200
Train from Khon Kaen to Bua Yai Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿60–1,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿60–170
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿550–800
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿260–360
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿750–1,000
Train from Rangsit to Ayutthaya
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿45–950
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿45–160
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿550–750
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿240–330
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿700–950
Train from Ayutthaya to Bua Yai Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿100–1,200
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿100–210
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–850
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿310–420
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿900–1,200
Train from Sathani Rotfai Don Mueang to Bua Yai Junction Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
- 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
- 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/
Bus from Sombat Tour Viphawadee 13 to Phon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿419–558
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/sombat-tour
- Website
- https://www.sombattour.com/
- Super
- ฿419
- Supreme
- ฿558
- 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/
- 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/
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Estimated price
- ฿1,200–3,100
Thai Taxi Services
- Phone
- +66 98 6513465
Taxi Udon Group
- Phone
- +66 84 9492200
- Website
- facebook.com
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
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