Chengdu to Ko Samui

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Chengdu to Ko Samui. From €229.65, fastest 6h 40m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Chengdu to Ko Samui costs €229.65 at the cheapest and takes 6h 40m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 2,460 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 10, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
2,460 km
Fastest
6h 40m
Average
6h 57m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€229.65
CO2 per passenger
605.2 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight7h 1m3h 51m3h 10m€260.33605.2 kg5
  • 7h 1mFastest, by Flight
  • €260.33Cheapest, by Flight
  • 605.2 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 2,460 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€229.65
  1. Sichuan Airlines SA789407:303h 13m10:43Chengdu CTUBangkok BKK
  2. Bangkok Airways BA217212:181h 2m13:20Bangkok DMKKo Samui USM

Changes at Bangkok, with 95 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 9hCO2 605.2 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Fastest€252.66
  1. Bangkok Airways BA908806:373h 51m10:28Chengdu TFUKo Samui USM

Door to door 7h 1mCO2 605.2 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Chengdu to Ko Samui
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Chengdu to Ko SamuiFriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24
Flight€477.45€475.68€362.99€369.48€311.07€393.08€338.80€365.35€347.65€362.40€309.30€260.33€338.80€339.98

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €229.65

Ko Samui sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Bus Terminal

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Booking window

When to book Chengdu to Ko Samui

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €200.1590 days
  2. €190.1260 days
  3. €186.5845 days
  4. €220.8030 days
  5. €247.3521 days
  6. €339.9814 days
  7. €338.807 days
  8. €362.993 days
  9. €477.451 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €186.58.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 156 percent. The most expensive point is €477.45, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€477.45€186.581371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €362.40Sun
  2. €309.30Mon
  3. €260.33Tue
  4. €338.80Wed
  5. €338.80Thu
  6. €365.35Fri
  7. €347.65Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €311.07Sep
  2. €209.59Oct
  3. €242.63Nov
  4. €233.19Dec
  5. €213.72Jan
  6. €154.13Feb

The route

ChengduChengduKo SamuiKo Samui
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 2,460 km against 2,388 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Phuket, Bangkok. The gap between arriving and leaving is 58 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Chengdu at 06:37 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Chengdu

Rail
  • Chengdu railway station
  • Chengdu East railway station
  • Chengdu West Railway Station
Bus
  • Chengdu Long distance bus station
  • 永陵路西
Air
  • TFU
  • CTU

Ko Samui

Bus
  • Bus Terminal
Air
  • USM
Ferry
  • Lomprayah Pralarn Pier
  • Seatran Nathon Pier

Landing at USM after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from USM into Ko Samui

Settled in advance, so the ride into Ko Samui costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.

Partner links. We do not operate transfers. We earn a commission on a booking, and the fare is the same as going direct.

Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Bangkok Airways€239.686h 40m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
  • Bangkok Airways
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Flight fare we sell on 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€187.0081%
Taxes€33.6615%
Supplier fees€7.003%
Our service fee€1.991%
Total you pay€229.65100%

A day in Ko Samui hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to drop the bags in Ko Samui?

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

Partner links. We do not run these networks. We earn a commission on a booking, and the price is the same as going direct.

Questions about Chengdu to Ko Samui

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Chengdu to Ko Samui?

The fastest journey from Chengdu to Ko Samui takes 6h 40m door to door, of which 3h 51m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 6h 57m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Chengdu to Ko Samui?

The cheapest fare from Chengdu to Ko Samui is €229.65, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €342.34. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Chengdu to Ko Samui?

The cheapest way from Chengdu to Ko Samui is by Flight, at €260.33 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 7h 1m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Chengdu to Ko Samui?

Fares from Chengdu to Ko Samui bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €186.58. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 156 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Chengdu to Ko Samui?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Chengdu to Ko Samui, at €260.33. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Chengdu to Ko Samui?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Chengdu to Ko Samui, at €154.13 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Chengdu to Ko Samui?

1 operators sell services from Chengdu to Ko Samui across 1 modes: Bangkok Airways. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Chengdu to Ko Samui?

20 percent of the services we sell from Chengdu to Ko Samui are direct. The rest connect at Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Phuket, Bangkok, with about 58 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Chengdu to Ko Samui use?

Services from Chengdu to Ko Samui by Flight leave from Chengdu TFU and arrive at Ko Samui USM. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Chengdu to Ko Samui?

0 of the 1 operators we sell from Chengdu to Ko Samui allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Chengdu to Ko Samui on September 10, 2026: 2460 km of route against 2388 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €229.65, and 6h 40m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Ko Samui are the half people leave until last.

A guided tour group

What to book in Ko Samui before you go

The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.

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