There are 5 ways to get from Ko Samui to Taiwan by plane, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Koh Samui Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
best- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane USM - KHH
8h 44m$326–807Fly Koh Samui Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane USM - TPE
9h 55m$159–393Train, ferry
- Take the train from Na Thon Seatran Ferry Pier to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminaltrain
- Take the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Khamsavath stationtrain 133
- Take the train from Vientiane station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Shangrao Stationtrain
- Take the train from Shangrao to Pingtan Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Pingtan Port to Taipei Harborferry
2d 9h$286–527Fly Koh Samui Airport to Taichung Airport
- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Taichung Airport (RMQ)plane USM - RMQ
10h 57m$277–809Ferry to Surat Thani, fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Take the ferry from Lomprayah Nathon Pier to Surat Thani Airportferry
- Fly from Surat Thani (URT) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane URT - KHH
13h 39m$272–612
Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ko Samui to Taiwan is to fly which costs $150 - $400 and takes 9h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Ko Samui to Taiwan is to fly which takes 8h 44m and costs $320 - $850.
The distance between Ko Samui and Taiwan is 2632 km.
It takes approximately 8h 44m to get from Ko Samui to Taiwan, including transfers.
Taiwan is 1h ahead of Ko Samui. It is currently 11:54 AM in Ko Samui and 12:54 PM in Taiwan.
There are 898+ hotels available in Taiwan.
What companies run services between Ko Samui, Thailand and Taiwan?
Bangkok Airways, China Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–800
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–900
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–950
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–900
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–950
Flights from Surat Thani to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Don Muang, Macau
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–850
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Taichung Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Taichung Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–750
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Surat Thani to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Surat Thani to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Surat Thani to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–600
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Surat Thani to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–550
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–320
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Surat Thani to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Danang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Phone
- +66 2 259 1059
- booking@van2traveltrain.co.th
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Na Thon Seatran Ferry Pier to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Book at
- Van2Travel Train
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- railway.co.th
Train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Khamsavath station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–26
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- railway.co.th
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $19–26
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $6–8
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $6–8
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- $15–17
- Phone
- 021-891888
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Vientiane station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- $65–90
- First Class
- $85–140
Train from Kunming South to Shangrao Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $115–125
- 1st Class Seat
- $190–210
- Business Class Seat
- $270–390
Train from Shangrao to Pingtan Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $28–31
- 1st Class Seat
- $47–51
- Business Class Seat
- $65–95
- Phone
- (02) 2516-9788
- Website
- tourking.com.tw
Ferry from Pingtan Port to Taipei Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- taiwancsf.com
- Adult
- $40–140
- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- customercare@lomprayah.com
- Website
- Lomprayah
Ferry from Lomprayah Nathon Pier to Surat Thani Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–65
- Schedules at
- Lomprayah
- Phone
- +66 2 252 1052
- booking@pltravel.co.th
- Website
- 12go.co
Ferry from Lomprayah Nathon Pier to Surat Thani Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Book at
- PL Travel
- Phone
- +66 2 234 1034
- booking@aandttravel.co.th
- Website
- 12go.co
Ferry from Lomprayah Nathon Pier to Surat Thani Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Book at
- A and T Travel
- Phone
- +66 (0)77 272230
- info@phantiptravel.com
- Website
- Phantip Travel
Ferry from Lomprayah Nathon Pier to Surat Thani Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17
- Book at
- 12 Go
- Website
- Phantip Travel
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