There are 5 ways to get from Los Angeles to Ko Samui by plane or train
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Fly from Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane LAX - USM
24h 9m฿15,137–22,496Train to Ontario International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane ONT - USM
26h 29m฿27,220–91,743Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane BUR - USM
26h 1m฿20,110–66,385Train to San Bernardino International Airport, fly
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to San Bernardino - Downtowntrain
- Fly from San Bernardino International Airport (SBD) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane SBD - USM
28h 35m฿21,271–66,580Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane SNA - USM
28h 21m฿22,195–76,607
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Ko Samui is to fly which costs ฿15000 - ฿23000 and takes 24h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Ko Samui is to fly which takes 24h 9m and costs ฿15000 - ฿23000.
The distance between Los Angeles and Ko Samui is 13748 km.
It takes approximately 24h 9m to get from Los Angeles to Ko Samui, including transfers.
Ko Samui is 15h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 11:19 AM in Los Angeles and 2:19 AM in Ko Samui.
There are 3006+ hotels available in Ko Samui.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Ko Samui, Thailand?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and four other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) 4 times a day.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–110,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via San Francisco, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿28,000–180,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Koh Samui Airport via San Francisco, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–130,000
Flights from San Bernardino International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via San Francisco, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 28m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–150,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Koh Samui Airport via San Francisco, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–140,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Koh Samui Airport via Vancouver, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–80,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via San Francisco, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿28,000–100,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Koh Samui Airport via San Francisco, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–70,000
Flights from San Bernardino International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via San Francisco, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 58m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–80,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Koh Samui Airport via San Francisco, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–80,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Koh Samui Airport via Vancouver, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–80,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–55,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿27,000–95,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Koh Samui Airport via San Francisco, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 16m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–65,000
Flights from San Bernardino International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via San Francisco, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 33m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–70,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Koh Samui Airport via San Francisco, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿21,000–75,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–46,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿27,000–95,000
Flights from San Bernardino International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via San Francisco, Taiwan Taoyuan, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 3m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–65,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Koh Samui Airport via Vancouver, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿21,000–75,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–55,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿26,000–95,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Koh Samui Airport via Vancouver, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿21,000–75,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿27,000–95,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Koh Samui Airport via San Francisco, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 16m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–65,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Koh Samui Airport via Vancouver, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿21,000–75,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Koh Samui Airport via San Francisco, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿21,000–75,000
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from San Bernardino International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via San Francisco, Tan Son Nhat, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 38m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–65,000
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ฿250–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to San Bernardino - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿300–420
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
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