There are 10 ways to get from Samut Sakhon to Ko Samui by train, plane, busferry, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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 Suvarnabhumi Airport, fly to Koh Samui Airport
best- Take the train from Maha Chai Station to Talat Phlutrain
- Fly from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane BKK - USM
4h 29m฿3,754–13,102Bus and ferry
cheapest- Take the busferry from Bangkok Sai Tai Mai Terminal to Koh Samui Nathon Pierbusferry
12h 9m฿518–828Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Salaya to Surat Thani Train Stationtrain 85
- Take the busferry from Surat Thani Airport to Koh Samui Nathon Pierbusferry
14h 36m฿1,533–2,902Ferry
- Take the ferry from Boonsiri Khao San office to Koh Samui Transferferry Boonsiri Khao San office - Koh Samui Transfer
15h 38m฿1,144–2,414Train to Don Mueang International Airport, fly to Koh Samui Airport
- Take the train from Maha Chai Station to Talat Phlutrain
- Fly from Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane DMK - USM
4h 54m฿4,935–17,127Fly Don Mueang International Airport to Surat Thani, bus and ferry
- Fly from Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) to Surat Thani (URT)plane DMK - URT
- Take the busferry from Surat Thani Airport to Koh Samui Nathon Pierbusferry
7h 20m฿1,919–4,811Fly Suvarnabhumi Airport to Surat Thani, bus and ferry
- Fly from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Surat Thani (URT)plane BKK - URT
- Take the busferry from Surat Thani Airport to Koh Samui Nathon Pierbusferry
7h 20m฿1,988–4,986Fly Don Mueang International Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat, bus and ferry
- Fly from Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) to Nakhon Si Thammarat (NST)plane DMK - NST
- Take the busferry from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to Koh Samui Nathon Pierbusferry
8h 20m฿1,735–4,277Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from แยกมหาชัย to วัดบวรนิเวศฯbus 68 มหาชัย
- Take the busferry from Bangkok Rajah Ferry Khao San to Lipa Noi Pierbusferry
17h 46m฿1,105Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Samut Sakhon to Raja Ferry Donsak Piercar
- Take the car ferry from Raja Ferry Donsak Pier to Lipa Noi Piercarferry
11h 17m฿2,803–3,845
Samut Sakhon to Ko Samui by bus and busferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Samut Sakhon to Ko Samui is to bus and ferry which costs ฿500 - ฿850 and takes 12h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Samut Sakhon to Ko Samui is to train and fly which takes 4h 29m and costs ฿3700 - ฿14000.
No, there is no direct bus from Samut Sakhon to Ko Samui. However, there are services departing from จุดขึ้นลง;visual stop and arriving at Koh Samui Nathon Pier via จุดขึ้นลง;visual stop and Bangkok Sai Tai Mai Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 9m.
The distance between Samut Sakhon and Ko Samui is 565 km.
The best way to get from Samut Sakhon to Ko Samui without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 12h 9m and costs ฿500 - ฿850.
It takes approximately 4h 29m to get from Samut Sakhon to Ko Samui, including transfers.
Samut Sakhon to Ko Samui bus services, operated by ChokeAnan Tour, depart from Bangkok Sai Tai Mai Terminal station.
Samut Sakhon to Ko Samui bus services, operated by ChokeAnan Tour, arrive at Koh Samui Nathon Pier station.
There are 2982+ hotels available in Ko Samui.
What companies run services between Samut Sakhon, Thailand and Ko Samui, Thailand?
ChokeAnan Tour operates a vehicle from Bangkok Sai Tai Mai Terminal to Koh Samui Nathon Pier 4 times a day. Tickets cost ฿499–800 and the journey takes 9h. Sombat Tour also services this route twice daily. Alternatively, Boonsiri Ferry operates a ferry from Boonsiri Khao San office to Koh Samui Transfer once daily. Tickets cost ฿1,100–1,600 and the journey takes 13h 45m.
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Koh Samui Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–8,000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–8,000
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Koh Samui Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,900–10,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Surat Thani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿800–2,600
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Surat Thani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿800–2,400
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿800–2,400
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Surat Thani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿800–3,100
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿850–2,400
- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Surat Thani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿850–7,000
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿950–7,500
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Surat Thani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿850–7,000
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿950–7,500
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Surat Thani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿900–3,400
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Maha Chai Station to Talat Phlu
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿9–950
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿40–160
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿550–750
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿240–330
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿700–950
Train from Salaya to Surat Thani Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿180–1,500
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿180–270
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿700–950
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿400–550
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿1,100–1,500
- Phone
- +66 81 691 9669
- chokeanantour@hotmail.com
- Website
- chokeanantour.com
Busferry from Bangkok Sai Tai Mai Terminal to Koh Samui Nathon Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿499–800
- Schedules at
- chokeanantour.com
- VIP
- ฿550–800
- Ordinary
- ฿499
- Phone
- +66 2 936 3256
- Website
- sombattour.com
Busferry from Bangkok Sai Tai Mai Terminal to Koh Samui Nathon Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿722
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/sombat-tour
- Website
- https://www.sombattour.com/
- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- customercare@lomprayah.com
- Website
- lomprayah.com
Busferry from Surat Thani Airport to Koh Samui Nathon Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,084
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- 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
- 1348
- contact1348@bmta.co.th
- Website
- bmta.co.th
Bus from แยกมหาชัย to วัดบวรนิเวศฯ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿13
- Schedules at
- bmta.co.th
- Phone
- +66 2 277 4488
- info@rajaferryport.com
- Website
- rajaferryport.com
Busferry from Bangkok Rajah Ferry Khao San to Lipa Noi Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,092
- 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 Boonsiri Khao San office to Koh Samui Transfer
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,100–1,600
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/boonsiri-high-speed-ferries
- Website
- https://boonsiriferry.com/en
- 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/
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