There are 4 ways to get from Seoul to Ko Samui by train, plane, ferry, or busferry
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Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Koh Samui Airport
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane ICN - USM
11h 23m฿10,011–23,237Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Surat Thani, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Surat Thani (URT)plane ICN - URT
- Take the ferry from Surat Thani Airport to Boonsiri Ferry Nathon Pier Koh Samuiferry
14h 41m฿7,444–17,470Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Koh Samui Airport
- Take the train from Suseo SRT to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane TAE - USM
14h 48m฿12,998–31,935Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Nakhon Si Thammarat, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Nakhon Si Thammarat (NST)plane ICN - NST
- Take the busferry from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to Koh Samui Nathon Pierbusferry
15h 46m฿7,461–16,987
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Ko Samui is to train and fly and ferry which costs ฿7000 - ฿18000 and takes 14h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Ko Samui is to train and fly which takes 11h 23m and costs ฿10000 - ฿24000.
The distance between Seoul and Ko Samui is 4158 km.
It takes approximately 11h 23m to get from Seoul to Ko Samui, including transfers.
Ko Samui is 2h behind Seoul. It is currently 2:49 PM in Seoul and 12:49 PM in Ko Samui.
There are 3365+ hotels available in Ko Samui.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Ko Samui, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Seoul to Ko Samui. However, you can take the train to Incheon Int'l Airport T1, walk to Incheon International Airport (ICN) airport, fly to Koh Samui Airport (USM), then take the taxi to Ko Samui. Alternatively, you can take the train to Dongdaegu Station, take the taxi to Daegu International Airport (TAE) airport, fly to Koh Samui Airport (USM), then take the taxi to Ko Samui.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–33,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–33,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–28,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Fukuoka, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–35,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿110–140
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿110–140
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿110–140
- Website
- Arex
- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- customercare@lomprayah.com
- Website
- 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
- Book at
- 12go.com
- Phone
- +66 9 4724 4555
- info@boonsiriferry.com
- Website
- Boonsiri Highspeed Ferries
Ferry from Surat Thani Airport to Boonsiri Ferry Nathon Pier Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿333
- Book at
- 12 Go
- Website
- Boonsiri Highspeed Ferries
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