Ko Samui Travel Forum

hey thr, anyone had done this flight before or knows abt getting air tix for this flight and how much it will charge. i try doing ala carte online and its rather expensive. anyone knows of cheap deals?

or shd i go koh samui and travel to bkk by land and back to singapore by flight for a cheaper option? how long does it take to go to bangkok from koh samui by land and how much will it cost me?

help plan my honeymoon with me?

thank u guys.

There are only two airlines that fly to Samui, Thai and Bangkok Air. The lack of a low cost carrier on the route is the reason why you won't find any real cheap fares. Bus and ferry from Bangkok to Samui takes about 12 hours, the train is slightly faster.

Regards

John

Firefly from Kuala Lumpur to Ko Samui and Air Asia from Bangkok to Surat Thani (on the mainland near Ko Samui) are a bit cheaper then Bangkok Air.
http://www.fireflyz.com.my/flights/routes-schedules/http://www.airasia.com/site/th/en/home.jsp

In March we flew from BKK-Samui for about $60 USD one way per person. We did this flight after missing our train due to incorrect information! The flight was wonderful, only 45 minutes with food on flight and were allowed to go into Bangkok Airways lounge in BKK for free food as well! The overland journey by train and ferry (that we missed) was about $27 USD each and would have been about 12-14 hours.

We loved Bangkok Airways so much that we then flew from Samui to Singapore for about $140 USD one way per person. By this time we were spoiled after travelling overland from Beijing to BKK so we said what the heck and took the 90 minute flight.

Both of these flights were in March 2009 and we booked directly online with Bangkok Airways. As the previous poster mentioned its pricey because they (along with Thai Air) have a monopoly on the little (and extremely charming) Samui airport.

I've got some great beach hut info for Samui if you two are interested, let me know as I still have yet to put it up as a tip.

thank you guys. will look into it. as for the beaches and hotels. any reccomendations?

As it is your honeymoon I would suggest a villa room at the Koh Samui Renaissance. The hotel is located between Lamai and Chaweng overlooking a small beach. For more details see my tip on my Samui pages.

Two other suggestions would be Poppies and the Centara Hotel (both on Chaweng).

Regards

John

thank you john. i would love to go koh samui but for now the plan has changed as i have a limited leave given by my boss. :( we will just go bangkok for a short honeymoon and then plan a long stay at koh samui-koh pangan - phuket...then i will plan again..thank u again!!

I hope you have a wonderful wedding and a great time in Bangkok.

Regards

John

I hope you have a wonderful wedding and a great time in Bangkok.

Regards

John