Cheap Flights To Koh Samui via Surat Thani

Instead of flying direct from Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport to Koh Samui with Bangkok Airways or Thai Airways, you can get a super cheap flight from Bangkok to Surat Thani with AirAsia.

Surat Thani is the nearest town on Thailand's mainland to Koh Samui. Once you fly into Surat Thani, you can get a taxi or a bus from the airport to the ferry pier. The bus costs around 200 Baht per person.

When you depart from Samui, you will have to do the process in reverse, getting a taxi from your hotel to the Samui ferry pier, then from the Surat Thani ferry pier back to the airport.

Check the AirAsia website for current times of flights to Surat Thani from Bangkok. You can compare their prices with direct flights to Koh Samui.

AirAsia is Asia's biggest low cost air carrier, similar to RyanAir and EasyJet in Europe.

Ferry Information:
Seatran Ferry - goes every hour on the hour from 0600 to 1900 from Don Sak pier to Samui

Raja Ferry - goes every hour on the hour from 0500 to 1900. During high season they lay on some extra ferries every half hour too - see the timetable page on the Raja Ferry site for full info. The Raja Ferry departs from Don Sak and goes to Lipa Noi.

It is probably a good idea to search on travel discussion forums to get the latest information about ferry times and prices and tips from other travelers.

Search for phrases like "samui ferry taxi" and "samui ferry" and you will be able to get the most up to date info.