Cheap flights London to Koh Samui

Fares for this route are listed month by month, and October comes out cheapest. Prices are shown for September through July, so you can watch how far the fare drifts before you fix a date. UK school holidays and the end-of-year break are when seats go first, so if your dates are locked, book further ahead. Midweek departures usually cost less than Friday or Sunday ones. If you have any flexibility, aim for October or the quieter weeks around it.

Every carrier flying London to Koh Samui is full-service, so there is no low-cost option to fall back on and no hand-baggage-only fare to hunt for. Gulf Air, Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines connect through their home hubs; Air France, Swiss, LOT Polish Airlines and Edelweiss Air route you through Europe; Cathay Pacific, Eva Air and China Eastern Airlines come at it from Asia. Baggage, meals and seat selection are normally part of the ticket, but allowances differ by carrier and fare family, so read the fare rules instead of assuming. Layover length is the other big difference — a short change in a Gulf hub feels nothing like a long overnight wait.

Koh Samui is served by a single airport, also called Koh Samui, so there is no choice to make on arrival — every flight lands in the same place. It sits on the island itself rather than on the mainland, which means no ferry or long coach leg at the end of an already long journey, and transfers to the main resort areas are short. Taxis and hotel pickups meet arrivals; agree the fare before you get in or arrange the transfer with your hotel. Check the airport code on your ticket as well as the city, since a trip with several changes is easy to misread.

Currency

THB (฿)

Power sockets

Type A, B, C, F · 220 V

Language

Thai

Emergency number

191, 199, 1669

Calling code

+66

Internet domain

.th

Population of Koh Samui

63 k (2012)

Time zone

UTC+07 (Asia/Bangkok)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check which London airport you leave from — Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and London City all serve this route.
• Look at the length of each layover, since an overnight stop can cost more in time and hotel than it saves.
• Read the baggage allowance on every leg, as rules can differ between the airline selling the ticket and the one flying it.
• Check your passport and Thai entry requirements well before you fly.
• Buy the whole trip on one ticket so a missed connection is the airline's problem, not yours.
• Book early for UK school holidays, and stay flexible if you want October fares.