There are 3 ways to get from Sydney to Ko Tao (Island) by plane, ferry, or busferry
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Fly to Koh Samui Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane SYD - USM
- Take the ferry from Samui Airport to Koh Tao Boonsiri Pierferry
17h 23m฿10,620–29,812Fly to Phuket International Airport, bus and ferry
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane SYD - HKT
- Take the busferry from Phuket Lomprayah Bus Station to Koh Tao Mae Had Pierbusferry
22h 49m฿9,095–23,222Fly to Krabi Airport, ferry
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane SYD - KBV
- Take the ferry from Krabi Town Hotel Transfer to Boonsiri Sealine Ferry Koh Tao Pierferry
25h 26m฿10,780–18,872
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Ko Tao (Island) is to fly and bus and ferry which costs ฿9000 - ฿24000 and takes 22h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Ko Tao (Island) is to fly and ferry which takes 17h 23m and costs ฿10000 - ฿30000.
The distance between Sydney and Ko Tao (Island) is 7316 km.
It takes approximately 17h 23m to get from Sydney to Ko Tao (Island), including transfers.
Ko Tao (Island) is 3h behind Sydney. It is currently 11:47 PM in Sydney and 8:47 PM in Ko Tao (Island).
There are 359+ hotels available in Ko Tao (Island).
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Ko Tao (Island), Surat Thani, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Sydney to Ko Tao (Island). However, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) airport, fly to Koh Samui Airport (USM), walk to Samui Airport, then take the ferry to Koh Tao Boonsiri Pier. Alternatively, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) airport, fly to Phuket International Airport (HKT), walk to Phuket Airport Bus, take the bus to Surakul Stadium, walk to Phuket Lomprayah Bus Station, then take the vehicle to Koh Tao Mae Had Pier.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–85,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–55,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Krabi Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–60,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–44,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–29,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Krabi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–32,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–85,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–55,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–65,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Krabi Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–20,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–30,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Krabi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–33,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–30,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Krabi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–33,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–50,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–26,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–22,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Krabi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–49,000
- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- [email protected]
- Website
- lomprayah.com
Busferry from Phuket Lomprayah Bus Station to Koh Tao Mae Had Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- +66 9 4724 4555
- [email protected]
- Website
- boonsiriferry.com
Ferry from Samui Airport to Koh Tao Boonsiri Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿190–850
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/boonsiri-high-speed-ferries
- Website
- https://boonsiriferry.com/en
Ferry from Krabi Town Hotel Transfer to Boonsiri Sealine Ferry Koh Tao Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿750–1,400
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/boonsiri-high-speed-ferries
- Website
- https://boonsiriferry.com/en
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