There are 5 ways to get from Railay Beach to Ko Samui by busferry, car, car ferry, ferry, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus and ferry
best- Take the busferry from Krabi Lomprayah Bus Terminal to Koh Samui Nathon Pierbusferry
4h 4m฿2,035–2,170Longtail Boat, bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the ferry from Railay Beach to Ao Nang Pierferry
- Take the busferry from Ao Nang to Lipa Noi Pierbusferry
7h 45m฿828Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Railay Beach to Raja Ferry Donsak Piercar
- Take the car ferry from Raja Ferry Donsak Pier to Lipa Noi Piercarferry
4h 59m฿1,262–1,619Longtail Boat to Krabi Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Railay Beach to Ao Nang Pierferry
- Fly from Krabi Airport (KBV) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane KBV - USM
3h 56m฿4,614–11,440Bus to Phuket International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Railay Beach to Phuketbus
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane HKT - USM
5h 49m
Krabi Airport (KBV) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Railay Beach to Ko Samui is to Longtail Boat and bus and ferry which costs ฿828 and takes 7h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Railay Beach to Ko Samui is to Longtail Boat and fly which takes 3h 56m and costs ฿4600 - ฿12000.
The distance between Railay Beach and Ko Samui is 258 km.
The best way to get from Railay Beach to Ko Samui without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 4h 4m and costs ฿2000 - ฿2200.
It takes approximately 4h 4m to get from Railay Beach to Ko Samui, including transfers.
There are 2975+ hotels available in Ko Samui.
What companies run services between Railay Beach, Thailand and Ko Samui, Thailand?
Lomprayah operates a vehicle from Krabi Lomprayah Bus Terminal to Koh Samui Nathon Pier twice daily. Tickets cost ฿1,289 and the journey takes 3h 45m.
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Krabi Airport to Koh Samui Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,600–9,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Koh Samui Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,000–9,000
- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- customercare@lomprayah.com
- Website
- lomprayah.com
Busferry from Krabi Lomprayah Bus Terminal to Koh Samui Nathon Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,289
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- lomprayah.com
Bus from Railay Beach to Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- lomprayah.com
- Phone
- +66 2 277 4488
- info@rajaferryport.com
- Website
- rajaferryport.com
Busferry from Ao Nang to Lipa Noi Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿728
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/raja-ferry
- Website
- https://www.rajaferryport.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/
Ferry from Railay Beach to Ao Nang Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿100
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