There are 4 ways to get from Sandakan to Ko Samui by plane, car, ferry, or busferry
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Fly Sandakan Airport to Koh Samui Airport
best- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane SDK - USM
8h 17m฿5,010–18,348Fly Sandakan Airport to Krabi Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane SDK - KBV
- Take the ferry from Krabi Town Hotel Transfer to Boonsiri Ferry Nathon Pier Koh Samuiferry
13h 27m฿3,710–12,398Drive to Kota Kinabalu Airport, fly to Koh Samui Airport
- Drive from Sandakan to Kota-Kinabalu-Airport-BKIcar
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane BKI - USM
9h 57m฿4,357–15,760Fly Sandakan Airport to Phuket International Airport, bus and ferry
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane SDK - HKT
- Take the busferry from Phuket Lomprayah Bus Station to Koh Samui Nathon Pierbusferry
15h 35m฿5,575–10,948
Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sandakan to Ko Samui is to fly and bus and ferry which costs ฿5500 - ฿11000 and takes 15h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Sandakan to Ko Samui is to fly which takes 8h 17m and costs ฿5000 - ฿19000.
The distance between Sandakan and Ko Samui is 2060 km.
It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from Sandakan to Ko Samui, including transfers.
Ko Samui is 1h behind Sandakan. It is currently 3:11 PM in Sandakan and 2:11 PM in Ko Samui.
There are 3115+ hotels available in Ko Samui.
What companies run services between Sandakan, Malaysia and Ko Samui, Thailand?
AirAsia, Bangkok Airways, and Scoot Tigerair fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Krabi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–11,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Krabi Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–11,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,000–12,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,000–12,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,400–17,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,300–17,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,300–13,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,900–17,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,000–14,000
- 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
- ฿1,600
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- lomprayah.com
- Phone
- +66 9 4724 4555
- info@boonsiriferry.com
- Website
- boonsiriferry.com
Ferry from Krabi Town Hotel Transfer to Boonsiri Ferry Nathon Pier Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿700–1,200
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/boonsiri-high-speed-ferries
- Website
- https://boonsiriferry.com/en
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