There are 6 ways to get from Edinburgh to Ko Samui by plane, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Koh Samui Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane EDI - USM
21h 22m฿19,606–33,656Fly Edinburgh Airport to Krabi Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Krabi Airport (KBV)plane EDI - KBV
- Take the ferry from Krabi Town Hotel Transfer to Na Thon Seatran Ferry Pierferry
24h 5m฿11,431–26,986Train to Newcastle, fly to Koh Samui Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Koh Samui Airport (USM)plane NCL - USM
24h 33m฿14,610–39,016Fly Edinburgh Airport to Phuket International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)plane EDI - HKT
- Take the ferry from Phuket Airport to Lomprayah Nathon Pierferry
25h 7m฿15,452–33,452Fly Edinburgh Airport to Surat Thani, ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Surat Thani (URT)plane EDI - URT
- Take the ferry from Surat Thani Airport to Boonsiri Ferry Nathon Pier Koh Samuiferry
23h 32m฿15,478–39,478Fly Edinburgh Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat, ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Nakhon Si Thammarat (NST)plane EDI - NST
- Take the ferry from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to Lomprayah Nathon Pierferry
23h 27m฿14,754–35,754
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Ko Samui is to fly and ferry which costs ฿11000 - ฿27000 and takes 24h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Ko Samui is to fly which takes 21h 22m and costs ฿19000 - ฿34000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Ko Samui is 9983 km.
It takes approximately 21h 22m to get from Edinburgh to Ko Samui, including transfers.
Ko Samui is 7h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 7:57 AM in Edinburgh and 2:57 PM in Ko Samui.
There are 3463+ hotels available in Ko Samui.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Ko Samui, Thailand?
Qatar Airways, Bangkok Airways, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Koh Samui Airport (USM) 4 times a day.
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Surat Thani via Doha, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–45,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Surat Thani via Helsinki, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–33,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Surat Thani via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–40,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Surat Thani via Stockholm, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–37,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Surat Thani via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–37,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat via Doha, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–45,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–40,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–47,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat via Helsinki, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–33,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–37,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Doha, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–55,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Doha, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–55,000
Flights from Newcastle to Koh Samui Airport via Dubai, Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿21,000–65,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Phuket International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–37,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Krabi Airport via Doha, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–44,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Koh Samui Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿21,000–46,000
Flights from Newcastle to Koh Samui Airport via Dubai, Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿21,000–65,000
Flights from Newcastle to Koh Samui Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿22,000–49,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Newcastle to Koh Samui Airport via Dubai, Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿21,000–65,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Phuket International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–41,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Krabi Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–47,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Koh Samui Airport via Dubai, Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿21,000–65,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Phuket International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–28,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Krabi Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–32,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Koh Samui Airport via Dubai, Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿21,000–65,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Phuket International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–38,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Krabi Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–25,000
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿1,800–2,600
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿2,400–3,600
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–2,700
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ฿1,200–1,700
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lomprayah
Ferry from Phuket Airport to Lomprayah Nathon Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿800–5,500
- Schedules at
- Lomprayah
Ferry from Surat Thani Airport to Boonsiri Ferry Nathon Pier Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿460–2,100
- Schedules at
- Lomprayah
Ferry from Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport to Lomprayah Nathon Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿460–2,400
- Schedules at
- Lomprayah
Ferry from Krabi Town Hotel Transfer to Na Thon Seatran Ferry Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,405–1,410
- Website
- Jijie Tour and Travel | จีจี้ ทัวร์ แอนด์ ทราเวล
- Phone
- +66 9 4724 4555
- [email protected]
- Website
- Boonsiri Highspeed Ferries
Ferry from Surat Thani Airport to Boonsiri Ferry Nathon Pier Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿328
- Book at
- 12 Go
- Website
- Boonsiri Highspeed Ferries
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