There are 8 ways to get from Manhattan to Ko Samui by plane, train, or busferry
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Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Koh Samui Airport
best- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)JFK - USM
24h 52m฿17,326–46,655Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Phuket International Airport, bus and ferry
cheapest- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)EWR - HKT
- Take the busferry from Phuket Lomprayah Bus Station to Koh Samui Nathon Pier
33h 53m฿14,104–34,336Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Koh Samui Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)EWR - USM
26h฿21,562–71,959Fly Laguardia Airport to Koh Samui Airport
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)LGA - USM
29h 20m฿23,993–71,323Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Koh Samui Airport
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)BOS - USM
30h 24m฿20,958–84,794Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Krabi Airport, bus and ferry
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Krabi Airport (KBV)JFK - KBV
- Take the busferry from Krabi Bus Terminal to Lipa Noi Pier
30h 20m฿14,254–35,433Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Phuket International Airport, bus and ferry
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)JFK - HKT
- Take the busferry from Phuket Lomprayah Bus Station to Koh Samui Nathon Pier
32h 9m฿14,868–29,032Train to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport, fly to Koh Samui Airport
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Central Islip
- Fly from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport (ISP) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)ISP - USM
31h 34m฿29,352–87,048
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manhattan to Ko Samui is to fly and bus and ferry which costs ฿14000 - ฿29000 and takes 32h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Manhattan to Ko Samui is to fly which takes 24h 52m and costs ฿17000 - ฿47000.
The distance between Manhattan and Ko Samui is 14447 km.
It takes approximately 24h 52m to get from Manhattan to Ko Samui, including transfers.
Ko Samui is 12h ahead of Manhattan. It is currently 1:42 PM in Manhattan and 1:42 AM in Ko Samui.
There are 2937+ hotels available in Ko Samui.
What companies run services between Manhattan, NY, USA and Ko Samui, Thailand?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and five other airlines fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) every 4 hours.
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- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Abu Dhabi, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–19,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Abu Dhabi, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–60,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Abu Dhabi, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–60,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Abu Dhabi, Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–60,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Abu Dhabi, Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–60,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Krabi Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–36,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Krabi Airport via Abu Dhabi, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–37,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–34,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Dubai, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿28,000–90,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Dubai, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿31,000–100,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Dubai, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿31,000–100,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Krabi Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–65,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–60,000
Flights from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Dubai, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿38,000–120,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Doha, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿25,000–75,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Doha, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿28,000–80,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Doha, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿28,000–80,000
Flights from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Doha, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿33,000–95,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿21,000–65,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Toronto, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–70,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–70,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–70,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–42,000
Flights from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿28,000–85,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿22,000–130,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿22,000–130,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Krabi Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–90,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–85,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–70,000
Flights from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿34,000–90,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–45,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–50,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Krabi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–34,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–32,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–33,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–33,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–46,000
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–60,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Krabi Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–55,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–42,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–45,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿1,700–23,000
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- ฿1,700–16,000
- First Class
- ฿6,500–23,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–9,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ฿1,000–9,500
- Business Class
- ฿3,100–12,000
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- mta.info
Train from New York Penn Station to Central Islip
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿380–900
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- ฿380–550
- Peak
- ฿550–900
- Phone
- +66 2 277 4488
- info@rajaferryport.com
- Website
- rajaferryport.com
Busferry from Krabi Bus Terminal to Lipa Noi Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿728
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/raja-ferry
- Website
- https://www.rajaferryport.com/
- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- customercare@lomprayah.com
- Website
- lomprayah.com
Busferry from Phuket Lomprayah Bus Station to Koh Samui Nathon Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,377
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- lomprayah.com
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