Bangkok to Koh Samet: bus options (2026)

1 way to make this trip, from ฿350 one way, and 3h30–5h30 on the quickest, direct. Below: what each costs, who runs it, how often it goes and the pier or station it actually leaves from.

Fares checked 7 September 2026 and quoted as one-way bands per adult. They move with season, fuel and demand — the flight bands move fastest of all.

Our pick for time

Bus + ferry (one ticket)

3h30–5h30 · ฿350–฿700 · Phittinin Transport, PN Group, Ban Phe pier ferries

Our pick for budget

Bus + ferry (one ticket)

฿350–฿700 · 3h30–5h30 · Phittinin Transport, PN Group, Ban Phe pier ferries

Same option twice: on this pair the quickest way is also the cheapest, which is rarer than it sounds — it usually means one operator has the route to itself.

All options

Bangkok to Koh Samet: every option with mode, time, fare, operators and frequency
Option	Time	Fare	Operators	How often	Change
Bus + ferry (one ticket)	3h30–5h30	฿350–฿700	Phittinin Transport, PN Group, Ban Phe pier ferries	Ferries from Ban Phe roughly 06:30–15:00	Direct

Booking notes

Bus + ferry (one ticket) · 3h30–5h30 · ฿350–฿700

Road to Ban Phe pier is about 3 hours; the crossing itself is 30–40 minutes on the scheduled ferry or 15 on a speedboat that leaves when it fills. The last ferry back leaves in the afternoon, so a same-day return is tighter than the map suggests.

Both ends of the trip

Bangkok

The arrival point for most trips and the hub every rail and bus line runs back to.

Airport BKK / DMK: Two airports 50km apart on opposite sides of the city; a domestic connection between them needs 3 hours, not 1.

Bangkok is driest Nov–Apr and wettest May–Oct on its own monthly rain-day normals.

Bangkok weather Bangkok guide

Koh Samet

The weekend island: small, close to Bangkok, reachable in an afternoon.

Airport UTP: Roughly an hour from Ban Phe pier by road.

Koh Samet has no weather station of ours; the nearest one we track is driest Nov–Apr and wettest May–Oct.

Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to get from Bangkok to Koh Samet?

3h30–5h30 by bus + ferry (one ticket) with Phittinin Transport — the only routing we hold for this pair, so there is no faster or slower alternative to weigh. Times are for the scheduled leg and exclude the transfer at either end.

How much is Bangkok to Koh Samet?

฿350–฿700 one way by bus + ferry (one ticket), checked 7 September 2026. It is the only option we hold for this pair, so the band is the whole answer rather than the bottom of a range of choices. That band comes from a dated route listing rather than a published tariff, so treat it as indicative.

Where does the Bangkok to Koh Samet service leave from, and how often does it run?

Going the other way, or further

The return trip is on the Koh Samet to Bangkok page — fares are the same in both directions on almost every leg here, but the timetables are not. To string this hop into a longer trip with a pace check, use the route planner, and see the island comparison for which coast is dry in the month you are travelling.

The Bangkok end of this leg starts at a station or a terminal rather than a hotel door: getting around Bangkok has the BTS, MRT and boat fares for reaching Hua Lamphong, Krung Thep Aphiwat and the two bus terminals, and airport to city covers the Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang runs if the leg is a flight.

Sources

Bookaway Bangkok–Koh Samet route listings — aggregator listings, not a published tariff.

Checked 7 September 2026. Every figure on this page is a range, because every one of them moves.

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