There are 3 ways to get from Sandakan to Ko Samui by plane, ferry, or bus
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Fly Sandakan Airport to Koh Samui Airport
best- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane SDK - USM
8h 25m฿10,604–19,341Fly Sandakan Airport to Krabi Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane SDK - KBV
- Take the ferry from Krabi Town Hotel Transfer to Boonsiri Ferry Nathon Pier Koh Samuiferry
13h 27m฿5,754–16,491Bus to Kota Kinabalu Airport, fly to Koh Samui Airport
- Take the bus from Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanambus
- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane BKI - USM
15h 10m฿9,537–16,266
Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sandakan to Ko Samui is to fly and ferry which costs ฿5500 - ฿17000 and takes 13h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Sandakan to Ko Samui is to fly which takes 8h 25m and costs ฿10000 - ฿20000.
The distance between Sandakan and Ko Samui is 2060 km.
It takes approximately 8h 25m to get from Sandakan to Ko Samui, including transfers.
Ko Samui is 1h behind Sandakan. It is currently 11:22 AM in Sandakan and 10:22 AM in Ko Samui.
There are 3340+ hotels available in Ko Samui.
What companies run services between Sandakan, Malaysia and Ko Samui, Thailand?
AirAsia, Scoot Tigerair, and two other airlines fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) every 4 hours.
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–20,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–31,000
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–13,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–22,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–22,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–24,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Krabi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,900–15,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Krabi Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,900–16,000
- Phone
- +60 198072570
- Website
- redbus.my
Bus from Sandakan to Kota Kinabalu North Bus Terminal Inanam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿340–1,900
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +66 9 4724 4555
- [email protected]
- Website
- boonsiriferry.com
Ferry from Krabi Town Hotel Transfer to Boonsiri Ferry Nathon Pier Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿550–1,200
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/boonsiri-high-speed-ferries
- Website
- https://boonsiriferry.com/en
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