By joint bus and ferry service the journey from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to Koh Samui is scheduled to take from 3 hours 15 minutes to 5 hours 15 minutes depending upon which service you take.
Bus Times from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to Koh Samui
There are currently 14 joint bus and ferry services a day from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport (NST) to Koh Samui available to book online.
| NST Airport | Koh Samui | Ticket | Company |
| 07:30 | 11:30 | ฿826 | Seatran Ferry |
| 07:30 | 11:30 | ฿657 | Raja Ferry |
| 08:30 | 11:45 | ฿897 | Lomprayah |
| 09:00 | 13:30 | ฿826 | Seatran Ferry |
| 09:00 | 12:30 | ฿657 | Raja Ferry |
| 09:00 | 14:15 | ฿1,188 | Boonsiri High Speed Ferries |
| 11:45 | 15:45 | ฿897 | Lomprayah |
| 12:00 | 16:30 | ฿826 | Seatran Ferry |
| 12:00 | 15:30 | ฿657 | Raja Ferry |
| 13:00 | 17:30 | ฿826 | Seatran Ferry |
| 13:30 | 17:30 | ฿657 | Raja Ferry |
| 15:00 | 18:30 | ฿826 | Seatran Ferry |
| 15:00 | 18:30 | ฿657 | Raja Ferry |
| 16:30 | 20:30 | ฿826 | Seatran Ferry |
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Fishing boats in Koh SamuiAbout Travel to Koh Samui
All joint bus and ferry services to Koh Samui depart from directly in front of the main terminal building at Nakhon Si Thammarat. On arrival at Nakhon Si Thammarat, however, you need to check in for yourself at the relevant company’s desk in the arrival hall. Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport is fairly small so finding the check-in desk is easy. It will be directly in front of you as you exit from the baggage reclaim area in the airport.
- Location of Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport:
Passengers on direct services from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to Koh Samui travel on different ferries and arrive into different ferry ports on Koh Samui depending upon which company they travel with. For more information please see below.
Lomprayah services from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to Koh Samui
Lomprayah High Speed Ferry Services from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to Koh Samui start with a 113 km journey by road to Laem Thuat Pier in Donsak. The journey by road takes around 1 hour 30 minutes and is timed to arrive before the ferry departs at 11:00 to Koh Samui. The sea crossing to Koh Samui with the Lomprayah High Speed Ferry company then takes 45 minutes.
Lomprayah High Speed Ferry services from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to Koh Samui terminate in Koh Samui at Na Thon Ferry Pier.
- Location of Lomprayah Na Thon Ferry Pier:
Raja services from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to Koh Samui
The Raja Ferry service from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to Koh Samui commences with a 102 km journey by road to Donsak Raja Ferry Pier. The sea crossing from Donsak Raja Ferry Pier to Koh Samui takes 1 hour 30 minutes.
Raja Ferry services from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to Koh Samui terminate in Koh Samui at Lipa Noi Ferry Pier.
- Location of Lipa Noi Ferry Pier:
Seatran Ferry services from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to Koh Samui
The Seatran Ferry service from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to Koh Samui commences with a 101 km journey by road to Donsak Seatran Ferry Pier. Seatran Ferry services from Donsak to Koh Samui depart every hour from 05:00 to 19:00 and the sea crossing takes 1 hour 30 minutes.
Seatran Ferry services from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to Koh Samui terminate in Koh Samui at Na Thon Seatran Ferry Pier.
- Location of Na Thon Seatran Ferry Pier: