There are 7 ways to get from Taiwan to Ko Samui by plane, ferry, train, taxi, or bus
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Fly Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Koh Samui Airport
best- Fly from Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane KHH - USM
10h 39m฿10,209–24,264Fly Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Koh Samui Airport
cheapest- Fly from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane TPE - USM
11h 16m฿5,338–13,435Ferry, train, taxi, bus
- Take the ferry from Taipei Harbor to Pingtan Portferry
- Take the train from Pingtan Station to Shangraotrain
- Take the train from Shangrao to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Vientiane stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Vientiane station to Phon Phisai District Bus Stop, Nong Khaitaxi
- Take the bus from Phon Phisai District Bus Stop, Nong Khai to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Lomprayah Nathon Piertrain
2d 7h฿11,281–17,952Fly Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Surat Thani, ferry
- Fly from Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) to Surat Thani (URT)plane KHH - URT
- Take the ferry from Surat Thani Airport to Boonsiri Ferry Nathon Pier Koh Samuiferry
14h 34m฿7,592–17,097Fly Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat, ferry
- Fly from Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) to Nakhon Si Thammarat (NST)plane KHH - NST
- Take the ferry from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to Lomprayah Nathon Pierferry
15h 39m฿7,869–17,374Fly Tainan Airport to Koh Samui Airport
- Fly from Tainan Airport (TNN) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane TNN - USM
11h 7m฿6,390–17,478Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Taipei Harbor to Pingtan Portferry
- Take the train from Pingtan Station to Shangraotrain
- Take the train from Shangrao to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang stationtrain
- Take the bus from Sokprasert Bus Terminal to Chiang Mai Bus Terminal 3bus
- Take the train from Chiang Mai station to Na Thon Seatran Ferry Piertrain
3d 11h฿13,253–21,244
Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Taiwan to Ko Samui is to fly which costs ฿5000 - ฿14000 and takes 11h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Taiwan to Ko Samui is to fly which takes 10h 39m and costs ฿10000 - ฿25000.
The distance between Taiwan and Ko Samui is 2632 km.
It takes approximately 10h 39m to get from Taiwan to Ko Samui, including transfers.
Ko Samui is 1h behind Taiwan. It is currently 9:14 AM in Taiwan and 8:14 AM in Ko Samui.
There are 3419+ hotels available in Ko Samui.
What companies run services between Taiwan and Ko Samui, Thailand?
China Airlines, Bangkok Airways, and Cathay Pacific fly from Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) twice daily.
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–45,000
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–40,000
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–22,000
Flights from Tainan Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Noi Bai International, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–17,000
Flights from Tainan Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Penghu, Kao-Hsiung International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–45,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–24,000
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–22,000
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–38,000
Flights from Tainan Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Noi Bai International, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–17,000
Flights from Tainan Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Penghu, Kao-Hsiung International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–25,000
Flights from Tainan Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Penghu, Taichung, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–26,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–38,000
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–28,000
Flights from Tainan Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Noi Bai International, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–17,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–45,000
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–40,000
Flights from Tainan Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Noi Bai International, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–17,000
Flights from Tainan Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Penghu, Kao-Hsiung International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–45,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–38,000
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–28,000
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–22,000
Flights from Tainan Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Noi Bai International, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–17,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–15,000
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Surat Thani via Hong Kong, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–15,000
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Surat Thani via Macau, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–15,000
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–15,000
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat via Macau, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–15,000
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat via Hong Kong, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–15,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–15,000
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Surat Thani via Noi Bai International, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–17,000
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–15,000
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat via Noi Bai International, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–17,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–35,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Surat Thani via Tan Son Nhat, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–17,000
Flights from Kao-Hsiung International Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–18,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–11,000
Train from Pingtan Station to Shangrao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ฿950–1,050
- 1st Class Seat
- ฿1,500–1,800
- Business Class Seat
- ฿2,200–3,200
Train from Shangrao to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,900–4,300
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ฿3,900–4,300
- 1st Class Seat
- ฿6,400–7,000
- Business Class Seat
- ฿9,000–14,000
Train from Pingtan Station to Shangrao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ฿950–1,050
- 1st Class Seat
- ฿1,500–1,800
- Business Class Seat
- ฿2,200–3,200
Train from Shangrao to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,900–4,300
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ฿3,900–4,300
- 1st Class Seat
- ฿6,400–7,000
- Business Class Seat
- ฿9,000–14,000
- Phone
- 021-891888
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Kunming South to Vientiane station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿2,200–4,600
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Second Class
- ฿2,200–2,900
- First Class
- ฿2,900–4,600
Train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,700–4,600
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Second Class
- ฿1,700–2,900
- First Class
- ฿2,300–4,600
- Phone
- +66 2 259 1059
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Lomprayah Nathon Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,433
- Book at
- https://www.12go.asia/en/operator/van2travel-train
Train from Chiang Mai station to Na Thon Seatran Ferry Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–3,800
- Book at
- https://www.12go.asia/en/operator/van2travel-train
- Phone
- +66 62 717 2926
- [email protected]
- Website
- omio.com
Bus from Phon Phisai District Bus Stop, Nong Khai to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿700–850
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- +66 2 285 1085
- [email protected]
- Website
- 12go.co
Bus from Sokprasert Bus Terminal to Chiang Mai Bus Terminal 3
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿2,375
- Book at
- Yortdoy Travel
- Phone
- (02) 2516-9788
- Website
- tourking.com.tw
Ferry from Taipei Harbor to Pingtan Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ฿1,400–4,800
- Schedules at
- taiwancsf.com
- Adult
- ฿1,400–4,800
Ferry from Taipei Harbor to Pingtan Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ฿1,400–4,800
- Schedules at
- taiwancsf.com
- Adult
- ฿1,400–4,800
- Phone
- +66 9 4724 4555
- [email protected]
- Website
- Boonsiri Highspeed Ferries
Ferry from Surat Thani Airport to Boonsiri Ferry Nathon Pier Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿330
- Book at
- 12 Go
- Website
- Boonsiri Highspeed Ferries
- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lomprayah
Ferry from Surat Thani Airport to Boonsiri Ferry Nathon Pier Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿460–2,100
- Schedules at
- Lomprayah
Ferry from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to Lomprayah Nathon Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿460–2,400
- Schedules at
- Lomprayah
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Estimated price
- ฿550–700
LOCA app
- Phone
- +856 2098111129
- Website
- loca.la
Taxi Vientiane Group
- Phone
- +856 214 54168
Xanh SM
- Phone
- +856 21988 888
- Website
- xanhsm.com
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