Bangkok is a major transport center from which you can reach virtually any city in Thailand. The resort island of Koh Samui can be reached from here in several convenient ways.
The first and easiest way to get from Bangkok to Koh Samui is by plane. Bangkok Airways fly from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Koh Samui every hour. The flight lasts from 1 hour to 75 minutes, planes arrive at Samui airport, where you can take a taxi to any corner of the island or leave on a pre-ordered transfer. The minimum cost of tickets for such flights is $ 100 or THB 3500-3700.
In addition, there is an opportunity to get to Koh Samui with the low-cost airline Airasia, from Don Muang airport to Surat Thani airport. The cost of the ticket together with the transfer to the pier and the ferry is about $ 40 or 1200-1500 baht, but this type of flight takes much longer (about 1 hour by plane, then 1 hour by bus to the pier and 1.5 hours by ferry to Nathon - the administrative center of Koh Samui).
Lovers of comfortable travel can use the services of the Thailand railway network. The cost of a night train ride (reserved seat) to Surat Thani city will be about $ 10 (400-500 Thai Baht), trains leave from Bangkok's Hua Lampong railway station every evening. On the way, you can have a snack in the dining car (the conductors also bring food to the car). However, after arriving in Surat Thani, you will need to spend money on a bus to Donsak pier and on a ferry to Koh Samui (in total, about 400 baht).
The easiest and most budgetary way is by bus with included ferry services). The cost of the night bus starts from 600 baht, on the way you will receive a coupon for the purchase of snacks in a store owned by the bus company, a pillow and a blanket. Buses run for about 12 hours, in the sleeping bus it is possible to conveniently expand the chairs to a horizontal position and sleep comfortably.
