The island of Koh Samui is an island located in Thailand. It covers the surface of 228.70 km² and it has the population of approximately 50000 people. The island Koh Samui has 3 larger and more picturesque towns worth visiting.
Not all of them have ferry ports of course, so to be specific - the island of Koh Samui has 3 ferry ports offering daily departures to and from the island of Koh Samui.
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Ferry ports on the island of Koh Samui
There are 3 ferry ports on the island of Koh Samui. The island ferry ports are generally smaller in size, but they can accommodate the ferries sailing from the mainland according to the departure schedule that you can see on our website. The island ferry ports are the following ones:
Koh Samui currently has 29 daily arrivals by ferry, coming from
a few
ferry ports in Thailand.
The most popular way to get to Koh Samui by ferry is by taking one of the ferry lines departing from Koh Phangan, Koh Tao and Surat Thani.
The quickest way to get to Koh Samui is from Ao Nang, where the travel time by ferry is 04:31 and the longest is from Koh Tao, where you'd spend 12:05 at sea.
Below you'll see a list of the most popular ways to get to Koh Samui where you can find out more, and book your tickets!
There are 3 daily outbound ferry lines from Koh Samui going to
domestic
destinations such as Koh Phangan, Koh Tao and Surat Thani in Thailand.
The most popular ferry lines departing Koh Samui in terms of number of travellers are Koh Samui - Koh Phangan, Koh Samui - Koh Tao and Koh Samui - Surat Thani which help over 2119 travellers set sail each year.
Below you will see the most popular ferry lines departing from Koh Samui.
Ferry companies sailing to and from the island of Koh Samui
There are 6 companies operating ferry lines to and from the island of Koh Samui, Thailand.
These ferry companies have fast ferry, car ferry, minibuses and ferry in their active fleet of vessels.
The average user rating for the ferry companies operating to and from Koh Samui is 7.7.
The largest ferry company is Raja Ferry with more than 10 ferry lines to and from Koh Samui while Koh Tao Booking Center is the smallest with 2 ferry lines in comparison. Below we have listed some of the most popular ferry companies when travelling to or from Koh Samui.
A full list of ferry companies and more information can be found here.
Nearby Islands
While you're staying on the island of Koh Samui, you can also take some time to visit some of the other islands in Thailand, such as Phuket, Koh Phangan or Koh Tao.
The smallest island in terms of its size is the island Koh Kradan with the surface area of only 2.40 km², while the largest island would be Phuket covering 576.00 km². You can find a list of islands in Thailand below and click on them for more information!
Since the island of Koh Samui is well connected not only to the mainland, but to the other islands as well, it would be a waste of time not to visit some of them like Koh Lanta Yai, Koh Phangan and Koh Phi Phi too. The cheapest and easiest way is booking a ticket for the catamaran or car ferry.
Below we have composed a list of the most popular island hopping destinations when departing from Koh Samui.
