There are 6 ways to get from Kottayam to Ko Samui by train, plane, car, car ferry, ferry, busferry, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Cochin International Airport, fly to Koh Samui Airport
best- Take the train from Kottayam to Tripunituratrain
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane COK - USM
12h 20m฿6,486–21,480Train to Cochin International Airport, fly to Surat Thani, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Kottayam to Tripunituratrain
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Surat Thani (URT)plane COK - URT
- Take the ferry from Surat Thani Airport to Boonsiri Ferry Nathon Pier Koh Samuiferry
16h 16m฿4,586–14,760Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kottayam to Raja Ferry Donsak Piercar
- Take the car ferry from Raja Ferry Donsak Pier to Lipa Noi Piercarferry
3d 10h฿20,877–30,130Train to Cochin International Airport, fly to Nakhon Si Thammarat, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Kottayam to Tripunituratrain
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Nakhon Si Thammarat (NST)plane COK - NST
- Take the busferry from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to Koh Samui Nathon Pierbusferry
16h 51m฿5,336–16,230Train to Trivandrum, fly to Koh Samui Airport
- Take the train from Kottayam to Thiruvananthapuram Centraltrain
- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane TRV - USM
16h 10m฿7,417–26,434Train to Cochin International Airport, fly to Chumphon Airport, Private Transfer, ferry
- Take the train from Kottayam to Tripunituratrain
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Chumphon Airport (CJM)plane COK - CJM
- Take a shuttle bus from Chumphon Airport to Chumphon Lomprayah Pier
- Take the ferry from Chumphon to Koh Phanganferry
- Take the ferry from Koh Phangan to Koh Samui Nathon Pierferry
21h 2m฿9,156–22,460
Cochin International Airport (COK) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kottayam to Ko Samui is to train and fly and ferry which costs ฿4500 - ฿15000 and takes 16h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Kottayam to Ko Samui is to train and fly which takes 12h 20m and costs ฿6500 - ฿22000.
The distance between Kottayam and Ko Samui is 2709 km.
It takes approximately 12h 20m to get from Kottayam to Ko Samui, including transfers.
Ko Samui is 1h 30m ahead of Kottayam. It is currently 12:26 AM in Kottayam and 1:56 AM in Ko Samui.
There are 1615+ hotels available in Ko Samui.
What companies run services between Kottayam, India and Ko Samui, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Kottayam to Ko Samui. However, you can take the train to Tripunitura, walk to Tripunithura, take the subway to Aluva, walk to Aluva station, take the bus to Kochi Airport, walk to Cochin International Airport (COK) airport, fly to Koh Samui Airport (USM), then take the taxi to Ko Samui. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Kottayam to Ko Samui via Raja Ferry Donsak Pier and Lipa Noi Pier in around 3d 10h.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–60,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Bengaluru, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–22,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–24,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Koh Samui Airport via Bengaluru, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–25,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–20,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Bengaluru, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–23,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Koh Samui Airport via Bengaluru, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–27,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,700–15,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–16,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Chumphon Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–17,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,200–14,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,400–15,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Trivandrum to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–24,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Kottayam to Tripunitura
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿40–330
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ฿40–50
- Third AC (3A)
- ฿120–150
- Second AC (2A)
- ฿160–210
- First Class (1A)
- ฿260–330
Train from Kottayam to Thiruvananthapuram Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿55–440
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ฿55–70
- Third AC (3A)
- ฿150–200
- Second AC (2A)
- ฿210–270
- First Class (1A)
- ฿340–440
- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- customercare@lomprayah.com
- Website
- lomprayah.com
Busferry from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to Koh Samui Nathon Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿850
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Phone
- 077 505 005
- Website
- 12go.asia
Shuttle from Chumphon Airport to Chumphon Lomprayah Pier
- Phone
- +66 2 277 4488
- info@rajaferryport.com
- Website
- rajaferryport.com
Car ferry from Raja Ferry Donsak Pier to Lipa Noi Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿200–260
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/raja-ferry
- Website
- https://www.rajaferryport.com/
- Phone
- +66 9 4724 4555
- info@boonsiriferry.com
- Website
- boonsiriferry.com
Ferry from Surat Thani Airport to Boonsiri Ferry Nathon Pier Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿300–380
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/boonsiri-high-speed-ferries
- Website
- https://boonsiriferry.com/en
- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- customercare@lomprayah.com
- Website
- lomprayah.com
Ferry from Chumphon to Koh Phangan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,100–2,400
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- lomprayah.com
Ferry from Koh Phangan to Koh Samui Nathon Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿240–430
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- lomprayah.com
- Phone
- +66 86 2730389
- customercare@songserm.com
- Website
- songserm.com
Ferry from Koh Phangan to Koh Samui Nathon Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿220–350
- Website
- https://songserm.com/
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