There are several ways to get from Bangkok to Samui. If not consider exotic, like “walking” and “hitchhiking”, then there are 7 options for the trip, and which one is yours – decide on the situation and individual financial opportunities.
Samui is an island, so when choosing any kind of ground transport, you need to consider at the end of the way the ferry. There are only three places where you can get from the mainland to the island Samui: Chumphon, Surat Thani and Donsak. Lompray’s catamarans walk from the pier in Chumphon, which is 470 km from Bangkok on the way to the city of Donsak, and from the pier Tapee Pier in Suratthani. The remaining ferry companies are based in Donsack, from which to Samui is to swim about 40 km in a straight line.
The content of the article
- 1 Airplane
- 1.1 Airplane from Bangkok Airways
- 1.2 Aircraft from AirAsia and NokAir
- 2 Train + ferry
- 2.1 How to buy a train ticket via the Internet
- 2.2 How to get from the airport to the railway station
- 2.3 By train to Chumphon and transfer to catamaran Lompraia
- 2.4 By train to Suratthani, the bus to the pier in Donsak, ferry
- 3 Bus + ferry
- 3.1 By bus to the pier in Donsak and ferry
- 3.2 By bus to Chumphon and transfer to catamaran Lompraya
- 3.3 How to buy a bus ticket via the Internet
- 4 Rented car + steam
- 5 night ferry
- 6 How to get to your beach on Samui
- 6.1 Taxis via the Internet
- 6.2 Where can I go on the spot
- 6.3 Fares
- 7 Berth Map
Contents
Aircraft
The most comfortable and fast way to deliver yourself from Bangkok. Or rather there are two ways, and one is comfortable, and the second is comparable with a bus trip + ferry.
Airplane from Bangkok Airways
Bangkok Airways is a monopoly on Samui, therefore, only this airline has direct flights to the island. Separately, I wrote about the options for Moscow-Samui flights, read if you want to get from Russia immediately to Samui.
Bangkok Airways makes its departures from the airport Suvarnabumi, which makes it very comfortable. After all, it is this airport tourists arrive from Russia and many other countries. But, you must understand that if your flight is delayed, you risk not catch on the bangkok-samui shoulder so it’s probably worth thinking about Overnight in the capital in a transit hotel (we stay in it, read our review). Also, the airline cooperates with others like emirates and they offer single tickets with transfer in Bangkok. In this case, you can not worry about late first shoulder. And by the way, sometimes such tickets can go out cheaper than if you bought each segment separately.
Bangkok-Samui flight fare corresponding to: from 3,500 baht with man, although fly only an hour. Occasionally there are promotions and then a ticket. You can buy for about 2500 baht. We once flew the whole family on Bangkok Airways, you can read our impressions.
If you are going to buy tickets, I advise you to do it through Aviasales.ru and Skyscanner.ru, we use them ourselves, very comfortable Services.
We, like many families with children, were flying Bangkok Airways, to direct
Aircraft from AirAsia and NokAir
Airlines Airasia and NokAir depart from the second airport to Bangkok – Don Muang. That is, if you flew to Suvarnabhumi, then you need at least another hour to get to another airport.
The second minus of these airlines – they are not flying on the island itself Samui (since there is a monopoly for Bangkok Airways), and on the mainland in Suratkhani City or Nakorn Si Thammarat. Notice when You will buy tickets, there will be written about the transfer to Samui. That is, the cost of the ticket still includes a bus from the airport Suratkhani (or Nakorn Si Thammarat) before the pier and crossing to the ferry.
The price of such a ticket is on average from 1,500 baht (for stocks can cheaper), and travel time: 1 hour by plane, 1.5 hours by bus, 2 hours on the ferry, additional waiting between all transfers. I took such a flight for the last time took about 8 hours, here Read my review about Bangkok-Samui to Nokair.
I think it is obvious that the flight option from Airasia / Nokair is not very comfortable and saves time is not much. For families with children, I would recommended overpaying a bit and flying to Bangkok Airways. BUT budget travelers can travel by bus from Bangkok, since when it is necessary to save, there is no longer up to the aircraft.
One I flew and NokAir with a transfer to Samui
Train + ferry
How to buy a train ticket via the Internet
You can buy a combined train / bus / ferry ticket, as in Hua Lamphong ticket office, and in any travel agency, on the streets Bangkok In my opinion, if we buy tickets at the agency, then better to do it in advance and through the Internet.
Tickets Bangkok-Samui →
There is such an opportunity – 12Go.asia. Payment by credit card or Paypal. Bus / ferry tickets are electronic, and the train is mandatory you need to get the original, either in the agency office (several points), or by mail. Unfortunately, Thai railways do not support e-ticket system and that is why they are sold only from yourself at the checkout, and not through the site w d roads.
How to get from the airport to the railway station
Leave Suvarnaphumi Airport via the Skytrain City Link (City Link) to the station Makkasan (Makkasan), transfer to the underground station Petchaburi (Phetchaburi) and wait for Hua Lamphong’s final station. Here and is the Hua Lamphong Railway Station or otherwise Bangkok Railways (Bangkok Railways).
If this option seems difficult, then about city buses it’s not advisable to tell me – take a taxi, speak to the driver “Bangkok Railways” and insist on the included counter.
By train to Chumphon and transfer to catamaran Lompraia
Choosing this option you need to understand that you are tightly bound to departure times of catamarans that go only twice a day – at 07:30 am and at 13:00 o’clock. Trains to Chumphon run from 13:00 and on – every hour and a half. When choosing a train do not be lazy watch his description. Take tickets only those flights that arrive at Chumphon no later than 06:00 am – train number 167 and 85.
The cost of train tickets is between 400 and 1200 baht, in depending on the class of the car and whether the top or bottom you will have a place. It is better to go by express train of the 1st or 2nd class with air conditioning. In Thailand, as in Russia, railroaders love extremes. AT Thai car air conditioners work like in a refrigerator so that prepare a blanket, socks, sweaters, jackets and closed shoes, they are for you will need. Read more about Thai trains.
Wide shelves, shutters
Lompraia is a large, well-known office that for a long time engaged in maritime transport of passengers in Siam the gulf. They do not sell united train + catamaran tickets. I recommend to buy tickets for Lomprayu in advance, on the Internet. AT High season, with tickets directly at the Lompraia office can be stressful. Tickets to Samui cost about 1,100 baht, price You can clarify on their office site.
Upon arrival in Chumphon, look at the area buses or mini-bass. Lompraya company. If you need Lompray’s office, then he is here. however, at the train station (10.502861, 99.175848) on platform 1. With good weather you will reach Lomprayya pier on Koh Samui through 1.5 hours, and at the same time you will see the islands of Koh Tao and Phangan.
Cons: long travel time, long docking between species transport, the risk of being left on shore due to a storm, if there are waves, it will not seem like two ferries a day Pros: convenient places in the train, you can sleep enough.
By train to Suratthani, bus to the pier in Donsak, ferry
Trains to Suratthani run from 13:00 and on – every hour and a half. Travel time from Bangkok to Surat Thani is about 13 hours, but being late is the most common thing for Thai trains. Details about trains.
In Suratthani, to the left of the exit from the station, you will see several buses of different companies and standers with prices is a transfer to Donsaka, they can also buy a joint ticket bus + ferry for 300-350 baht.
Depending on which ferry they sold you a ticket to, in Donsack will bring you to one of two piers:
– Raja Ferry, whose ships arrive on Samui in Lipa Noi beach area. – Sitran Ferry, ships who arrive on Samui in the administrative center of Nathon.
The crossing time is about the same for both companies – 1.5 hours
As an option – Songserm Express offers joint tickets train + bus + ferry. When buying online you will be offered several options that differ in the class of the car and the location of the shelf. TRAIN TICKETS SHOULD BE TAKEN IN THE OFFICE – read the conditions at booking. The price is from 1280 to 1980 baht per person. Departure of trains from Hua Lamphong station in Bangkok: 17:05, 18:30, 19:30 – in short, all night trains that go 12-13 hours
Cons of this way to get from Bangkok to Samui: long travel time, uncomfortable temperature, two transfers. Pros: buying tickets in one place, you can sleep in a train, more comfortable places than on the bus.
Ferry and berth in Nathon
Bus + ferry
By bus to the pier in Donsak and ferry
Donsak is the closest point to Samui on the mainland. To to get from Bangkok to Donsak, you need to get from the airport Suvarnaphumi South Bus Station Sai Tai Mai (13.780589,100.422699). Several routes, but the most reliable, especially if you first came to Thailand – a taxi over the counter (it is not a problem to leave the airport at the counter, you need a Public stand Taxi). Tell the driver that you need New Site because there is still an old site.
The journey time on the bus is about 13 hours, so My advice to you is do not skimp on the purchase of a VIP ticket. Ticket office located on the third floor of the bus station. A regular ticket costs about 800. baht, and VIP will cost 1500. But in the VIP more comfortable seats, which are laid out almost in a horizontal position. Before handing your suitcase to your luggage compartment may be useful. Usually in buses, air conditioners operate on full power, and there is a real chance to catch a cold.
Depending on which ferry they sold you a ticket to, in Donsack will bring you to one of two piers:
– Raja Ferry, whose ships arrive on Samui in Lipa Noi area. – Sitran Ferry (Seatran Ferry), whose ships arrive on Samui in the administrative center of Nathon.
The crossing time is about the same for both companies – 1.5 hours
Cons: travel time may not be a comfortable temperature. Pros: price
By bus to Chumphon and transfer to Lomprayya catamaran
The second bus solution is the purchase of an integrated ticket in the office of the company Lomprayah. Lomprayia office in Bangkok located on Rambuttri street (13.759342, 100.498595). You can take a chance, and try to buy a comprehensive bus ticket + catamaran upon arrival, but I would advise to attend to this in advance and book tickets online on their website. According to the schedule on site, the cost of one ticket is 1450 baht for the evening flight at 21:00, and 1,400 baht in the morning at 06:00.
Much of the route, almost 9 hours from Bangkok to Chumphona pass on the bus, with one stop per toilet and snack. The sea route passes through Koh Tao and Koh Phangan, and ends on the pier of the north beach of Maenam 3.5 hours after exit from Chumphon.
During registration at the Lompraie office in Bangkok, which produced two hours before departure, you will be pasted over with stickers and will be lead by the hand until arriving on Samui. All trip from Bangkok on Samui rehearsed as per notes.
Cons: travel time, ticket reservation in English, if there are waves, then the catamaran is sick. Pros: price.
How to buy a bus ticket via the Internet
Bus tickets via the Internet can now be bought only on site 12Go.asia. There you can choose both combo tickets, and, for example, only Bangkok-Suratthani. Decide for yourself what suits you more. Lompraya is there too.
Tickets Bangkok-Samui →
Payment by credit card or PayPal, bus / ferry ticket electronic, very convenient!
Rented car + steam
It is better to reserve the car online in the known company. You will bring the car with a full tank of fuel, insurance and in good condition technical condition, which is important on such a long stretch – from Bangkok to Samui about 730 km. All the details about the rental cars in Thailand, read the link.
The car can be taken through the Economybookings, this is a broker. He will issue on its website offers from all major distributors in the country. The price will be even lower than directly taken. I usually take in Hertz, as if you take the car from them for a period of 5 days, then you can return to another place for free (other companies charge for it commission). And just on this site it is convenient to compare what is cheaper will come out, pay this commission, or not pay, because the price per day is All companies are different.
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On average, the cost of renting an ordinary passenger car costs about 1000 baht per day. Price range from official distributors – from 800 to 3.5 million baht. A deposit for a car is usually around 10,000 baht. This the amount is frozen on your card until the car returns (exactly therefore, it is good to use a credit card).
From Suvarnabhumi Airport to the marinas of the city of Donsaka passes multi-lane ramp quality. If you have driving skills on the left-hand side movement, you can meet the 8-9 hours journey with short stops to rest. With an average fuel consumption on the highway, even 10 liters per hundred, you will burn 70 liters of gasoline. This is 2,000 baht. A ferry from Donsaka to Samui costs 470 baht per driver with a car, and 150 baht for each passenger.
The car will be returned at Samui Airport, at the counter the company. The minimum cost of this option trip from Bangkok on Samui: 3,620 baht (rent 1000 + gasoline 2000 + ferry 620). But this is without taking into account the cost of a service such as returning a car in another destination. As a rule, in Thailand, all rental companies charge for this certain amount, for example 5,000 baht. To not pay it, you need to take the car for a period of 5 days or more (as in Hertz).
Cons: travel time, freezing of the deposit, availability is required international driving license, after a difficult flight will have lose a day in Bangkok to rest before the road, the price Pros: comfort, interesting experience and impressions.
Good roads and you can drive somewhere along the way.
Night ferry
This option is a separate section for a simple reason. – all previous methods (except aircraft and rental cars) include in itself joint ticket. That is, you have on hand at once all the tickets for all types of transport to Samui. Moreover, the routes of the United tickets are worked out so that you physically can not be late one shoulder and just have time for the last ferry to Samui. Aircraft – Understandably, fly by. The car – you will not leave her anyway you night ferry does not smile at all. Why?
Night ferry is a passenger vessel (does not transport equipment), which departs at 23:00 straight from the city of Suratthani. I repeat – straight from the city, despite the fact that the city seems not to be on the sea. Suratthani has a big river and a network of canals, and so on the shore of one of the canals is the pier of Bandon, with the cash register where you buy a ferry ticket for 200 baht and sleep for almost seven hours the ferry. At the pier in Nathon the ferry arrives at 5:30 in the morning. By the way he’s sent from Koh Samui at 21:00 (that is, two hours after all the last ferries of the island) and moor in Bandon at 3:30 at night. Just for reference.
I would recommend the night ferry only if you are somehow We found ourselves in Suratthani and absolutely do not have time to get in time to ferries around Donsaka. Well, if, for some reason, you come to the ferries near Donsaka and did not have time to sail, then I would advise not catch a taxi to Suratthani. Firstly, it is not cheap – it does not cost less than 1500-1700 baht. Secondly, go forty minutes. Then long wait for departure and all night sausage on board. Much it will be more comfortable to spend the night near the piers in one of motels for 350 – 650 baht in an air-conditioned room.
How to get to your beach on Samui
If you are not going to rent a car or a scooter, then travel options for new arrivals on Koh Samui only four: transfer from the hotel, taxi, songteo, minibus.
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Taxi via the Internet
Anyone who wants a minimum of gestures, can advance through Internet order transfer to Kiwitaxi. You will be met in the arrival hall, take the luggage, put him in the car and take him to the right place. Way good because there are no problems at all. And sometimes it will even cheaper than taking a transfer from the hotel, they sometimes bully something prices
Order taxi online →
Where you can go on the spot
Pier Raja Ferry on Lipa Noah. Right after There are two large exit pens for equipment. Indoor pen – for Sailing machines, and open – for the greeters. There you will find and taxi drivers and transfer waiting for you.
Pier Citran Ferry in Nathon. At the end of the pier, on a small patch of handful of taxi drivers and songteo (pick-up bus). If you travel with up to seven people, then by prior arrangement You can write yourself a minibus company Grand Sea Discovery.
Pierce Lompray, Maenam. Here or order taxi, or take the company mini-bass. The third option is to go walk to the ring road and catch the songtea.
Samui Airport. Taxis are available and minibass. And the transfer, if you ordered it. By the way, if you don’t sure to find the right place yourself if you don’t have Cards with the name of the hotel villa or business card with a location map – not refuse transfer of the host party, save yourself nerves.
Prices for travel
Taxi
Previously, the cost of taxis was fixed, starting from 400 baht to the nearest beach and rested on 1000 baht for delivery to the opposite end of the island. After the military coup in 2013 year taxi prices in the main resort places – Pattaya, Phuket and Samui tried to take control, but it did not seem to work out.
If you are still lucky to go on the counter, then you Be sure to take 50 baht – the minimum rate, plus 50 baht service charge, for the money you can drive 2 km. The rest the way you pay by the meter, 12 baht per kilometer.
Songteo (pick-up minibus)
Travel within one beach costs about 20 baht per day. time of day during the official working day. For travel through half of the island you will be asked about 100 baht.
There are only three Songteo traffic routes: – Nathon Lamai runs along the southern part of the island; – Nathon Chaweng passes through the north Samui; – Nathon – Big Buddha – Chaweng, also on the north.
At night, that is, from 18:00, the drivers of the Songteo begin work for themselves, and prices break down the corresponding.
Minibass
– At the airport take from 150 to 650 baht per person for delivery to any place of the island, depending on the distance. If a you two and more, the price is proportionally reduced, and the amount taken for the number of people. Where one will give 350 baht for travel on Beach Bo Phut, then two – already 400 baht, and seven – 1000 baht. – AT Nathon the minibus of the Grand Sea Discovery company is ordered by phone, priced from 700 to 800 baht per car.
Russian taxi
These are compatriots who illegally earn extra money. They have no counters, the price for transportation is negotiable. Their work they do not advertise, on the piers and at the airport are not worth it, but you can find them either on the advice of a real estate agency or independently social networks and communities of Koh Samui. Price usually Expose at 100-200 baht more due to the fact that the service Provided with the type of Russian-speaking driver.
Berth Map
Well, as a summary of the above, here’s a map for you, where various services on Samui and Koh Phangan, including transport: berths, bus stations and railway stations. To you was it was easier to navigate, and then with these variants of the routes itself Damn leg break. I strongly recommend to carefully consider where there is Suratthani airport, where the city of Suratthani itself, where Donsak and where are the piers on Samui. These are four completely different places that constantly confused people. Do not confuse)
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