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Private airport built by Bangkok Airways and the closest to Koh Phangan: flights from Bangkok, Singapore or Hong Kong, then 30 to 60 minutes by boat.
Official websitesamuiairport.com→About 21 km west of Surat Thani, it handles low-cost flights from Bangkok; combined bus and boat tickets to the island via Donsak.
Official websiteminisite.airports.go.th→The main gateway from Europe, with non-stop flights from Paris in about 11 hours, then a connection to Samui or Surat Thani.
Official websitesuvarnabhumi.airportthai.co.th→The airline that built Samui airport and operates most of its traffic, with flights from Bangkok and to Singapore.
Official websitebangkokair.com→Fast catamarans to Thong Sala from Koh Samui, Koh Tao and Donsak, plus combined bus and boat tickets from Bangkok, Surat Thani or Chumphon.
Official websitelomprayah.com→A slow but cheap ferry from Donsak on the mainland, taking about 2.5 hours; it also carries cars and motorbikes.
Official websiterajaferryport.com→Compulsory and free for entering Thailand, it is completed on the official immigration website within the three days before arrival.
Official websitetdac.immigration.go.th→This ferry links Big Buddha pier in Bangrak directly to Haad Rin in about 50 minutes: handy on full moon nights if you book early.
From October to December the sea can be rough: avoid crossing on the day of an international flight and check timetables the day before.