There are 2 ways to get from San Diego to Ko Samui by plane or train
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Fly from San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane SAN - USM
22h 26m฿26,712–84,684Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane LAX - USM
26h 12m฿26,518–39,273
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Ko Samui is to train and fly which costs ฿26000 - ฿40000 and takes 26h 12m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Ko Samui is to fly which takes 22h 26m and costs ฿26000 - ฿85000.
The distance between San Diego and Ko Samui is 13899 km.
It takes approximately 22h 26m to get from San Diego to Ko Samui, including transfers.
Ko Samui is 14h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 5:30 PM in San Diego and 7:30 AM in Ko Samui.
There are 3346+ hotels available in Ko Samui.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Ko Samui, Thailand?
Japan Airlines, Bangkok Airways, and six other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) 4 times a day.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via San Francisco, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿26,000–200,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Vancouver, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿28,000–95,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Tokyo Narita, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿32,000–95,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿25,000–190,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via San Francisco, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿27,000–80,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Vancouver, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿25,000–85,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿26,000–80,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Vancouver, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿25,000–85,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿24,000–35,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via San Francisco, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿27,000–90,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Vancouver, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿28,000–95,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Tokyo Narita, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿32,000–95,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Tokyo Narita, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿30,000–85,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Osaka Kansai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿29,000–85,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Vancouver, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿25,000–85,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Manila, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿24,000–90,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Vancouver, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿25,000–85,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿1,300–2,800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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