There are 3 ways to get from Ko Samui to Okinawa by plane, ferry, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Koh Samui Airport
best- Fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane USM - OKA
10h 24m¥45,085–126,414Bus and ferry to Nakhon Si Thammarat, fly
cheapest- Take the busferry from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Nakhon Si Thammarat Airportbusferry
- Fly from Nakhon Si Thammarat (NST) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane NST - OKA
18h 6m¥35,682–80,212Ferry to Surat Thani, fly
- Take the ferry from Na Thon Koh Samui Songserm to Surat Thani Airportferry
- Fly from Surat Thani (URT) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane URT - OKA
17h 21m¥40,817–95,221
Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Naha Airport (OKA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ko Samui to Okinawa is to bus and ferry and fly which costs ¥35000 - ¥80000 and takes 18h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Ko Samui to Okinawa is to fly which takes 10h 24m and costs ¥45000 - ¥130000.
The distance between Ko Samui and Okinawa is 3491 km.
It takes approximately 10h 24m to get from Ko Samui to Okinawa, including transfers.
Okinawa is 2h ahead of Ko Samui. It is currently 1:54 AM in Ko Samui and 3:54 AM in Okinawa.
There are 1983+ hotels available in Okinawa.
What companies run services between Ko Samui, Thailand and Okinawa, Japan?
Scoot Tigerair, Bangkok Airways, and four other airlines fly from Koh Samui Airport (USM) to Naha Airport (OKA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Surat Thani to Naha Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–85,000
Flights from Surat Thani to Naha Airport via Chiang Mai, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–100,000
Flights from Surat Thani to Naha Airport via Chiang Mai, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥38,000–95,000
Flights from Nakhon Si Thammarat to Naha Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–75,000
- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- [email protected]
- Website
- lomprayah.com
Busferry from Koh Samui Nathon Pier to Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,993
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- 12go.com
- Phone
- +66 86 2730389
- [email protected]
- Website
- Songserm
Ferry from Na Thon Koh Samui Songserm to Surat Thani Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–9,000
- Website
- Songserm
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