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 10m฿6,997–13,220Train 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 26m฿4,737–14,530Train 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 55m฿10,868–31,721Train 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 31m฿5,347–15,970
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 ฿4700 - ฿15000 and takes 14h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Ko Samui is to train and fly which takes 11h 10m and costs ฿7000 - ฿14000.
The distance between Seoul and Ko Samui is 4158 km.
It takes approximately 11h 10m to get from Seoul to Ko Samui, including transfers.
Ko Samui is 2h behind Seoul. It is currently 12:18 AM in Seoul and 10:18 PM in Ko Samui.
There are 1611+ 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 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–42,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–32,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–36,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Fukuoka, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–55,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–32,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–32,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–29,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–36,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–65,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–32,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–32,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–23,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–32,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–36,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Surat Thani via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–29,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–21,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,300–14,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,400–17,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–16,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–16,000
- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,400–15,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,400–15,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–24,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- airportrailroad.com
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿95–120
- Website
- https://www.airportrailroad.com/intro
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Suseo SRT to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿800–1,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ฿800–1,000
- First Class
- ฿1,100–1,500
- 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
- Phone
- +66 9 4724 4555
- info@boonsiriferry.com
- Website
- boonsiriferry.com
Ferry from Surat Thani Airport to Boonsiri Ferry Nathon Pier Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿340–410
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/boonsiri-high-speed-ferries
- Website
- https://boonsiriferry.com/en
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