There are 4 ways to get from Sydney to Ko Samet by plane, ferry, bus, or busferry
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Fly to U Tapao Pattaya International Airport, Fast Ferry
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to U Tapao Pattaya International Airport (UTP)plane SYD - UTP
- Take the ferry from Ban Phe Pier to Ko Samet Na Dan Pierferry
25h 13m฿10,696–31,784Fly to Suvarnabhumi Airport, bus, Fast Ferry
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)plane SYD - BKK
- Take the bus from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Pattaya Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Pattaya to Rayongbus
- Take the ferry from Ban Phe Pier to Ko Samet Na Dan Pierferry
18h 33m฿6,346–32,034Fly to Trat Airport, bus, Fast Ferry
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Trat Airport (TDX)plane SYD - TDX
- Take the bus from Khlung to Rayongbus
- Take the ferry from Ban Phe Pier to Ko Samet Na Dan Pierferry
19h 46m฿11,156–38,464Fly to Don Mueang International Airport, bus and ferry
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Don Mueang International Airport (DMK)plane SYD - DMK
- Take the busferry from Bangkok Bus Terminal Eakamai to Ko Sametbusferry
20h 23m฿8,756–38,934
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to U Tapao Pattaya International Airport (UTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Ko Samet is to fly and bus and Fast Ferry which costs ฿6000 - ฿32000 and takes 18h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Ko Samet is to fly and bus and Fast Ferry which takes 18h 33m and costs ฿6000 - ฿32000.
The distance between Sydney and Ko Samet is 7491 km.
It takes approximately 25h 13m to get from Sydney to Ko Samet, including transfers.
Ko Samet is 4h behind Sydney. It is currently 12:38 PM in Sydney and 8:38 AM in Ko Samet.
There are 542+ hotels available in Ko Samet.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Ko Samet, Rayong, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Sydney to Ko Samet. However, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) airport, fly to U Tapao Pattaya International Airport (UTP), walk to Utapao Airport, take the line 399 bus to Rayong Bus Terminal 2, take the bus to Ban Phe, walk to Ban Phe Pier, then take the ferry to Ko Samet Na Dan Pier. Alternatively, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) airport, fly to Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK), walk to Nong Prue, Suvarnabhumi Airport, take the bus to Pattaya Bus Terminal, walk to Pattaya, take the bus to Rayong, take the bus to Ban Phe, walk to Ban Phe Pier, then take the ferry to Ko Samet Na Dan Pier.
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to U Tapao Pattaya International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–48,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to U Tapao Pattaya International Airport via Singapore Changi, Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–85,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to U Tapao Pattaya International Airport via Phuket, Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–48,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–36,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–43,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to U Tapao Pattaya International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–48,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to U Tapao Pattaya International Airport via Singapore Changi, Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–31,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to U Tapao Pattaya International Airport via Phuket, Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–48,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–25,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Trat Airport via Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–39,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to U Tapao Pattaya International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–46,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to U Tapao Pattaya International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–75,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to U Tapao Pattaya International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿21,000–75,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Don Mueang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–25,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Don Mueang International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–25,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Don Mueang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–37,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Don Mueang International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–37,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Don Mueang International Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–28,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Don Mueang International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–20,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Don Mueang International Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–38,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Don Mueang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–44,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–43,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–36,000
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–20,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–17,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–24,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–24,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Don Mueang International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–29,000
- Phone
- +66 38 429 966
- Website
- belltravelservice.com
Bus from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Pattaya Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿190
- Website
- https://belltravelservice.com/
- Phone
- +66 56 720 720
- info@phetprasert.com
- Website
- phetprasert.com
Bus from Pattaya to Rayong
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿60–160
- Schedules at
- phetprasert.com
- 13
- ฿60–75
Bus from Khlung to Rayong
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿130–230
- Schedules at
- phetprasert.com
- 13
- ฿130–160
- Website
- 12go.asia
Busferry from Bangkok Bus Terminal Eakamai to Ko Samet
- Phone
- +66 83 072 7145
- pntravelgroup2017@gmail.com
- Website
- 12go.asia
Busferry from Bangkok Bus Terminal Eakamai to Ko Samet
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿350
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- +66 95 -950 3202
Ferry from Ban Phe Pier to Ko Samet Na Dan Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿150
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