There are 6 ways to get from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Sadao by plane, taxi, ferry, busferry, train, bus, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, taxi
best- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Hat Yai (HDY)USM - HDY
- Take the taxi from Hat-Yai-Airport-HDY to Sadao
4h 9m฿4,924–6,898Car ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Lipa Noi Pier to Raja Ferry Donsak Pier
- Drive from Raja Ferry Donsak Pier to Sadao
7h 9m฿1,774–2,421Ferry, bus and ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Koh Samui Airport to Koh Phangan Thong Sala Pier
- Take the busferry from Koh Phangan Thong Sala Pier to Surat Thani Train station
- Take the train from Surat Thani Train Station to Padang Besar45
12h 25mFerry, bus and ferry, Minivan
- Take the ferry from Koh Samui Airport to Koh Phangan Thong Sala Pier
- Take the busferry from Koh Phangan Thong Sala Pier to Surat Thani City
- Take the bus from Surathani Talad Kaset Station to Hat Yai Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Hat Yai Bus Terminal to Padang Besar
13h 19mFerry, bus and ferry, train via Hat Yai
- Take the ferry from Koh Samui Airport to Koh Phangan Thong Sala Pier
- Take the busferry from Koh Phangan Thong Sala 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 Besar45
12h 34mFerry, bus, Minivan
- Take the ferry from Koh Samui Airport to Koh Phangan Thong Sala Pier
- Take the ferry from Koh Phangan Thong Sala Pier to Donsak Pier
- Take the bus from Donsak Piers to Hat Yai Airport
- Take the bus from Hat Yai Bus Terminal to Padang Besar
15h 3m฿4,928–7,835
Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Hat Yai (HDY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Sadao is to car ferry and drive which costs ฿1700 - ฿2500 and takes 7h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Sadao is to fly and taxi which takes 4h 9m and costs ฿4900 - ฿7000.
The distance between Koh Samui Airport (USM) and Sadao is 336 km.
The best way to get from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Sadao without a car is to ferry and bus and ferry and train which takes 12h 25m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 9m to get from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Sadao, including transfers.
There are 130+ hotels available in Sadao.
What companies run services between Koh Samui Airport (USM), Thailand and Sadao, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Sadao. However, you can fly to Hat Yai (HDY) then take the taxi to Sadao. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Koh Samui Airport to Sadao via Koh Phangan Thong Sala Pier, Koh Phangan Thong Sala Pier, Surat Thani Train station, Surat Thani Train Station, and Padang Besar in around 12h 25m.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Hat Yai via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,600–6,500
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–15,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,100–7,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Hat Yai via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,100–7,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Hat Yai via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,600–6,500
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Hat Yai via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–38,000
- Website
- railway.co.th
Train from Surat Thani Train Station to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿682
- Schedules at
- railway.co.th
Train from Surat Thani Train Station to Hat Yai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿100–1,300
- Schedules at
- railway.co.th
Train from Hat Yai to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿341
- Schedules at
- railway.co.th
- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- customercare@lomprayah.com
- Website
- lomprayah.com
Busferry from Koh Phangan Thong Sala Pier to Surat Thani Train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- lomprayah.com
Busferry from Koh Phangan Thong Sala Pier to Surat Thani City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- lomprayah.com
Bus from Surathani Talad Kaset Station to Hat Yai Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿235
Bus from Hat Yai Bus Terminal to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿50–110
- Phone
- +66 614655695
- booking.smartenplus@gmail.com
- Website
- smartenplus.co.th
Bus from Donsak Piers to Hat Yai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ฿3,800–6,500
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/smart-en-plus
- Website
- https://www.smartenplus.co.th/
- Phone
- (+66) 02 240 2582
- info@seatrandiscovery.com
- Website
- seatrandiscovery.com
Ferry from Koh Samui Airport to Koh Phangan Thong Sala Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿575–590
- Website
- https://www.seatrandiscovery.com/
Ferry from Koh Phangan Thong Sala Pier to Donsak Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿240–340
- Website
- https://www.seatrandiscovery.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
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- ฿500–650
Taxi Hat Yai
- Phone
- +66 81-5415418
- Website
- hadyaitaxi.com
Hat Yai Taxi 24
- Phone
- +66 85 0801987
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
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