How to get to Koh Samui, hotels and island guide to Koh Samui, Thailand.

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GETTING TO KOH SAMUI

Direct Flight to/from Koh Samui

The first step of the journey is to get a ticket from your local airport to Bangkok, Thailand (Code BKK). Second, you have to decide how to travel from Bangkok to Koh Samui.

domestic air-travel directly Bangkok - Koh Samui
domestic air-travel to Surat Thani followed by bus/ferry transfer to Koh Samui.

Night-train to Surat Thani (10 hours), followed by bus/ferry transfer to Koh Samui
Air-conditioned bus from Bangkok to Koh Samui (12 hours)

:: How to get to Samui by other ways ::
By Air	By Boat	By Bus	By Train

By Air:
The direct flights From Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi Airport) to Samui by Bangkok Airways and Thai Airways.

By Boat:
There are two companies provide sea transfer from Suratthani (Donsak Pier):
- Seatran Ferry departure from Donsak Peir arrival at Nathon peir.
- Raja Ferry deaparture from Donsak Pier arrival at Lipanoi pier.

By Bus:
Low fare. If You come from Bangkok, They (almost) all travel by night. And journey lasts generally 10-12 hours.

By Train:
At Bangkok railway station (Hua Lamphong) you will find a color marked ticket counter on the left side of the counters. There you can by the combined tickets. You can choose your mode of transportation - 1st or 2nd class, seat or sleeper (recommended) and Ac or fan.

Advice

All travellers arriving at Koh Samui Airport should use the pick-up service of their hotel
(which is the most convenient way) or the transfer service provided through sawadee.com