There are 9 ways to get from Sumatra to Ko Samui by plane, ferry, taxi, train, tram, car, bus, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly from Simpang Tiga Airport
best- Fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane PKU - USM
4h 24m฿3,742–10,645Ferry, bus, Minivan, car ferry
cheapest- Take the ferry from Dumai to Melakaferry
- Take the bus from Melaka Sentral to Hat Yai Stationbus
- Take the bus from Hat Yai Bus Terminal to Donsak Rajabus
- Take the car ferry from Raja Ferry Donsak Pier to Lipa Noi Piercarferry
22h 55m฿2,112–3,636Ferry, taxi, train, tram, drive, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Dumai to Port Dicksonferry
- Take the taxi from Port Dickson to Klia T1taxi
- Take the train from Klia T1 to KL Sentraltrain
- Take the train from Kl Sentral to Bukit Mertajamtrain Ets
- Take the tram from Bukit Mertajam to Bukit Katritram
- Drive from Bukit Katri to Satuncar
- Take the bus from Satun to Krabi Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Krabi Lomprayah Bus Terminal to Koh Samui Nathon Pierbusferry
22h 27m฿4,109–5,339Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
- Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane PLM - USM
6h 19m฿3,708–12,990Fly from Minangkabau International Airport
- Fly from Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane PDG - USM
4h 44m฿3,590–12,811Fly from Sultan Thaha Airport
- Fly from Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane DJB - USM
7h 9m฿5,271–17,149Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Dumai to Melakaferry
- Take the bus from Melaka Sentral to Hat Yai Stationbus
- Take the bus from Hat Yai Airport to Donsak Piersbus
- Take the ferry from Donsak Pier to Lipa Noi Pierferry
23h 12m฿5,444–9,108Ferry, bus, Minivan, car ferry via George Town
- Take the ferry from Dumai to Port Dicksonferry
- Take the bus from Terminal Port Dickson to Terminal Onebus
- Take the bus from Seremban Terminal 1 to Sungai Nibongbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Bas Sungai Nibong to Hat Yaibus
- Take the bus from Hat Yai Bus Terminal to Donsak Rajabus
- Take the car ferry from Raja Ferry Donsak Pier to Lipa Noi Piercarferry
25h 12mFerry, bus, Mini Van, Minivan, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Dumai to Melakaferry
- Take the bus from Melaka Sentral to Hat Yaibus
- Take the bus from Hat Yai to Khao Sokbus
- Take the bus from Khaosok Van Station to Donsak Rajabus
- Take the car ferry from Raja Ferry Donsak Pier to Lipa Noi Piercarferry
36h 14m฿2,591–4,065
Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sumatra to Ko Samui is to ferry and bus and Minivan and car ferry which costs ฿2100 - ฿3700 and takes 22h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Sumatra to Ko Samui is to fly which takes 4h 24m and costs ฿3700 - ฿11000.
The distance between Sumatra and Ko Samui is 1045 km.
The best way to get from Sumatra to Ko Samui without a car is to ferry and bus and Minivan and car ferry which takes 22h 55m and costs ฿2100 - ฿3700.
It takes approximately 4h 24m to get from Sumatra to Ko Samui, including transfers.
There are 2949+ hotels available in Ko Samui.
What companies run services between Sumatra, Indonesia and Ko Samui, Thailand?
Scoot Tigerair, Bangkok Airways, and two other airlines fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) twice daily.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,500–18,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–18,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Koh Samui Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,000–12,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Koh Samui Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–21,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–18,000
Flights from Sultan Thaha Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,300–24,000
Flights from Sultan Thaha Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Kuala Namu, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–23,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Krabi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,800–10,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Koh Samui Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,000–12,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi, Krabi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,800–12,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Koh Samui Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–21,000
Flights from Sultan Thaha Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–24,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,500–12,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–12,000
Flights from Sultan Thaha Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,300–16,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,700–15,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Koh Samui Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,000–12,000
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- CustomerEnquiry@KLIAekspres.com
- Website
- kliaekspres.com
Train from Klia T1 to KL Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿340–400
- Website
- https://www.kliaekspres.com
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- callcenter@ktmb.com.my
- Website
- ktmb.com.my
Train from Kl Sentral to Bukit Mertajam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿190–850
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- ฿190–260
- Shuttle
- ฿310–850
- Express First
- ฿420–550
Tram from Bukit Mertajam to Bukit Katri
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿120–340
- Website
- https://www.ktmb.com.my
- Express Economy
- ฿140–190
- Shuttle
- ฿120–340
- Express First
- ฿210–270
Bus from Satun to Krabi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿215
- 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
- ฿1,049
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- lomprayah.com
- Phone
- +604 332 5815
- kpbekspress@outlook.com
- Website
- kpbekspres.com
Bus from Melaka Sentral to Hat Yai Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿600–850
- Website
- http://www.kpbekspres.com/
- Phone
- +60 5-253 8898
- srimajutours@srimaju.com
- Website
- srimaju.com
Bus from Melaka Sentral to Hat Yai Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿550–850
- Website
- https://www.srimaju.com/
- Phone
- +66 (0)77 272230
- info@phantiptravel.com
- Website
- phantiptravel.com
Bus from Hat Yai Bus Terminal to Donsak Raja
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿400–1,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/phantip-1970
- Website
- https://www.phantiptravel.com/
- Phone
- +66 614655695
- booking.smartenplus@gmail.com
- Website
- smartenplus.co.th
Bus from Hat Yai Airport to Donsak Piers
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ฿3,800–6,500
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/smart-en-plus
- Website
- https://www.smartenplus.co.th/
- Website
- nssit.com.my
Bus from Terminal Port Dickson to Terminal One
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- https://bas.my/basmyseremban.php
- Phone
- +60 111 066 1111
- billionstarsexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- billionstarsexpress.com
Bus from Seremban Terminal 1 to Sungai Nibong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿230–450
- Website
- http://www.billionstarsexpress.com/
- Phone
- 019 - 545 3888
- beh_travel@outlook.com
- Website
- behtravelandtour.com
Bus from Terminal Bas Sungai Nibong to Hat Yai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿426
- Schedules at
- behtravelandtour.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- 012-708 2999
- enquiry@kkkl.com.my
- Website
- kkklexpress.com
Bus from Melaka Sentral to Hat Yai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿500–950
- Schedules at
- kkklexpress.com
- Book at
- kkklexpress.com
Bus from Hat Yai to Khao Sok
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿500–900
- Phone
- +66 2 277 4488
- info@rajaferryport.com
- Website
- rajaferryport.com
Bus from Khaosok Van Station to Donsak Raja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿429
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/raja-ferry
- Website
- https://www.rajaferryport.com/
- Phone
- +62 853-7567-0000
- indomal_dumai@yahoo.com
- Website
- indomalfastferry.com
Ferry from Dumai to Port Dickson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,216
- Schedules at
- indomalfastferry.com
Ferry from Dumai to Melaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,029
- Schedules at
- indomalfastferry.com
- Phone
- 06-2832506
- tunasrupat@hotmail.com
Ferry from Dumai to Melaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿655
- 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 Donsak Pier to Lipa Noi Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿210
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/raja-ferry
- Website
- https://www.rajaferryport.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- ฿650–800
Taxi Port Dickson
- Phone
- +60 17-878 0027
- Website
- taxinogri9.blogspot.com
Ringos Taxi
- Phone
- +60 12-254 5367
- Website
- ringostaxi.com
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