There are 4 ways to get from Rạch Giá to Ko Samui (Island) by plane, taxi, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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Fly from Rach Gia Airport
best- Fly from Rach Gia Airport (VKG) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)VKG - USM
8h 59m฿6,709–19,247Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Rạch Giá to Raja Ferry Donsak Pier
- Take the car ferry from Raja Ferry Donsak Pier to Lipa Noi Pier
22h 56m฿6,021–8,493Taxi, ferry, bus
- Take the taxi from Rạch Giá to Chau Doc
- Take the ferry from Chau Doc to 103 Sisowath Quay, Phnom Penh
- Take the bus from Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express to Bangkok
- Take the ferry from Boonsiri Office Kraisi to Koh Tao Boonsiri Pier
- Take the ferry from Koh Tao Mae Had Pier to Pralarn Pier
34h 51m฿6,241–7,157Drive to Krong Ta Khmau, fly
- Drive from Rạch Giá to Krong Ta Khmau (KTI)
- Fly from Krong Ta Khmau (KTI) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)KTI - USM
6h 25m฿6,291–9,642
Rach Gia Airport (VKG) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rạch Giá to Ko Samui (Island) is to taxi and ferry and bus which costs ฿6000 - ฿7500 and takes 34h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Rạch Giá to Ko Samui (Island) is to drive and fly which takes 6h 25m and costs ฿6000 - ฿10000.
The distance between Rạch Giá and Ko Samui (Island) is 567 km.
The best way to get from Rạch Giá to Ko Samui (Island) without a car is to taxi and ferry and bus which takes 34h 51m and costs ฿6000 - ฿7500.
It takes approximately 8h 59m to get from Rạch Giá to Ko Samui (Island), including transfers.
There are 2755+ hotels available in Ko Samui (Island).
What companies run services between Rạch Giá, Vietnam and Ko Samui (Island), Thailand?
Vietnam Airlines, Bangkok Airways, and Scoot Tigerair fly from Rach Gia Airport (VKG) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) once daily.
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- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Rach Gia Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–24,000
Flights from Krong Ta Khmau to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,200–22,000
Flights from Krong Ta Khmau to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,600–8,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Krong Ta Khmau to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,600–8,500
Flights from Krong Ta Khmau to Koh Samui Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–8,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Krong Ta Khmau to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,600–16,000
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Rach Gia Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–19,000
Flights from Rach Gia Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–24,000
Flights from Krong Ta Khmau to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–8,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Rach Gia Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–24,000
- Phone
- (+855) 81 911 911
- support@virakbuntham.com
- Website
- vireakbuntham.com
Bus from Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express to Bangkok
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿900–1,050
- Website
- https://vireakbuntham.com/
- Phone
- (+84) 2963 562 771
- hangchautourist@gmail.com
- Website
- hangchautourist.vn
Ferry from Chau Doc to 103 Sisowath Quay, Phnom Penh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,587
- Schedules at
- hangchautourist.vn
- Book at
- hangchautourist.vn
- Phone
- +66 9 4724 4555
- info@boonsiriferry.com
- Website
- boonsiriferry.com
Ferry from Boonsiri Office Kraisi to Koh Tao Boonsiri Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–1,400
- 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 Koh Tao Mae Had Pier to Pralarn Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿738
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- lomprayah.com
- 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
- ฿468
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/raja-ferry
- Website
- https://www.rajaferryport.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Estimated price
- ฿2,000–2,400
Taxi Rach Gia
- Phone
- 02973 690 690
Taxi Mai Linh
- Phone
- +842838298888
- Website
- mailinh.vn
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
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