There are 4 ways to get from Ko Samui to El Nido by plane, bus, or busferry
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Fly Koh Samui Airport to El Nido Airport
best- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to El Nido Airport (ENI)plane USM - ENI
10h 35m₱14,847–40,190Fly Koh Samui Airport to Puerto Princesa, Minivan
- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Puerto Princesa (PPS)plane USM - PPS
- Take the bus from Puerto Princesa Airport to El Nidobus
15h₱23,692–31,005Bus and ferry to Surat Thani, fly to El Nido Airport
- Take the busferry from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Surat Thani Airportbusferry
- Fly from Surat Thani (URT) to El Nido Airport (ENI)plane URT - ENI
15h 2mBus and ferry to Nakhon Si Thammarat, fly to El Nido Airport
- Take the busferry from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Nakhon Si Thammarat Airportbusferry
- Fly from Nakhon Si Thammarat (NST) to El Nido Airport (ENI)plane NST - ENI
19h 12m₱17,688–37,718
Koh Samui Airport (USM) to El Nido Airport (ENI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ko Samui to El Nido is to fly which costs ₱14,000 - ₱41,000 and takes 10h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Ko Samui to El Nido is to fly which takes 10h 35m and costs ₱14,000 - ₱41,000.
The distance between Ko Samui and El Nido is 2153 km.
It takes approximately 10h 35m to get from Ko Samui to El Nido, including transfers.
El Nido is 1h ahead of Ko Samui. It is currently 8:59 AM in Ko Samui and 9:59 AM in El Nido.
There are 659+ hotels available in El Nido.
What companies run services between Ko Samui, Thailand and El Nido, Philippines?
Scoot Tigerair, AirSWIFT, and two other airlines fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to El Nido Airport (ENI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- air-swift.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to El Nido Airport via Singapore Changi, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱13,000–55,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to El Nido Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱21,000–47,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to El Nido Airport via Hong Kong, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–48,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to El Nido Airport via Phuket, Suvarnabhumi, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–50,000
Flights from Surat Thani to El Nido Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–41,000
Flights from Surat Thani to El Nido Airport via Chiang Mai, Suvarnabhumi, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–48,000
Flights from Surat Thani to El Nido Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Clark International, Francisco B. Reyes
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–41,000
Flights from Nakhon Si Thammarat to El Nido Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱16,000–36,000
Flights from Nakhon Si Thammarat to El Nido Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Clark International, Francisco B. Reyes
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₱16,000–36,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Puerto Princesa via Suvarnabhumi, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–29,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Puerto Princesa via Suvarnabhumi, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–29,000
Flights from Koh Samui Airport to Puerto Princesa via Don Muang, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱21,000–47,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Nakhon Si Thammarat to El Nido Airport via Don Muang, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱17,000–39,000
- Phone
- +63 917 686 1118
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puerto Princesa Airport to El Nido
- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- [email protected]
- Website
- lomprayah.com
Busferry from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Surat Thani Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Busferry from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₱1,569
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- 12go.com
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