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R16 498 Find Cheap Flights to Ko Samui

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Cheap Flights to Ko Samui

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to Ko Samui that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals to Ko Samui

Sun, Sep 21 - Tue, Sep 30
Emirates Logo
13:25 - 9:20JNB-USM
38h 55m2 stops
Emirates Logo
8:45 - 20:50USM-JNB
41h 05m2 stops
R16 586Emirates
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Thu, Nov 6 - Mon, Nov 10
Emirates Logo
10:25 - 17:00JNB-USM
25h 35m2 stops
Emirates Logo
17:40 - 10:25USM-JNB
21h 45m2 stops
R16 779Emirates
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Tue, Sep 23 - Wed, Oct 1
Cathay Pacific Logo
11:20 - 18:35JNB-USM
26h 15m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
10:55 - 7:40USM-JNB
25h 45m1 stop
R18 026Cathay Pacific
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Sun, Sep 28 - Sun, Oct 5
Qatar Airways Logo
13:55 - 10:30JNB-USM
39h 35m2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
19:00 - 9:35USM-JNB
43h 35m2 stops
R18 237Qatar Airways
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Tue, Sep 23 - Wed, Oct 1
Cathay Pacific Logo
11:20 - 20:30JNB-USM
28h 10m2 stops
Cathay Pacific Logo
10:55 - 7:40USM-JNB
25h 45m1 stop
R18 782Cathay Pacific
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Tue, Dec 16 - Tue, Dec 30
Qatar Airways Logo
13:45 - 17:00JNB-USM
22h 15m2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
19:00 - 16:00USM-JNB
26h 00m2 stops
R19 660Qatar Airways
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Thu, Nov 6 - Mon, Nov 10
Singapore Airlines Logo
13:40 - 18:50JNB-USM
24h 10m1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
8:55 - 18:35USM-JNB
14h 40m1 stop
R19 818Singapore Airlines
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Thu, Nov 6 - Mon, Nov 10
Singapore Airlines Logo
13:40 - 18:50JNB-USM
24h 10m1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
8:55 - 18:35USM-JNB
14h 40m1 stop
R19 924Singapore Airlines
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Sun, Sep 28 - Sun, Oct 5
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13:55 - 10:30JNB-USM
39h 35m2 stops
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19:40 - 8:30USM-JNB
41h 50m3 stops
R20 732
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Tue, Sep 23 - Wed, Oct 1
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13:25 - 18:35JNB-USM
48h 10m3 stops
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21:00 - 16:15USM-JNB
24h 15m2 stops
R20 908
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Ko Samui

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to Ko Samui to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Ko Samui?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Ko Samui, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights to Ko Samui is September, where tickets cost R11 824 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and December, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is R23 051 and R21 119 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is November with an average price of R15 198.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Ko Samui?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Ko Samui, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 39% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

Good to know – Book Cheap Ko Samui Plane Tickets

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flightR16 498
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 2% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (14% more expensive on average)
Flight from Johannesburg to Ko Samui

When to book flights to Ko Samui

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Ko Samui based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Ko Samui based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Ko Samui flights

  • How far is Ko Samui Airport from central Ko Samui?

    You’ll need to travel 3 km to reach the Ko Samui city centre from Ko Samui Airport.

  • What is the name of Ko Samui’s airport?

    All flights to Ko Samui land at Ko Samui Airport. The airport code is USM,and it can also be referred to as Ko Samui, Koh Samui, or Samui.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Ko Samui?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Ko Samui is Monday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as R16 624. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, where round-trip prices are R18 263 on average.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Ko Samui?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Ko Samui.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Ko Samui?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Ko Samui is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Ko Samui?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Ko Samui with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Ko Samui?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Ko Samui up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Ko Samui?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Ko Samui is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost R950 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Ko Samui is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R1 020.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Ko Samui

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Prefer to fly direct to Ko Samui?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop to Ko Samui.
Find which airlines fly direct to Ko Samui Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

South Africa to Ko Samui

Monday

Air Astana, Air France, Austrian Airlines, +26 more

Air Astana, Air France, +27 more

Tuesday

Air Astana, Air France, Austrian Airlines, +26 more

Air Astana, Air France, +27 more

Wednesday

Air Astana, Air France, Austrian Airlines, +26 more

Air Astana, Air France, +27 more

Thursday

Air Astana, Air France, Austrian Airlines, +26 more

Air Astana, Air France, +27 more

Friday

Air Astana, Air France, Austrian Airlines, +26 more

Air Astana, Air France, +27 more

Saturday

Air Astana, Air France, Austrian Airlines, +26 more

Air Astana, Air France, +27 more

Sunday

Air Astana, Air France, Austrian Airlines, +26 more

Air Astana, Air France, +27 more

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Direct returns

Ko Samui to South Africa

Monday

Air Astana, Air France, Austrian Airlines, +26 more

Air Astana, Air France, +27 more

Tuesday

Air Astana, Air France, Austrian Airlines, +26 more

Air Astana, Air France, +27 more

Wednesday

Air Astana, Air France, Austrian Airlines, +26 more

Air Astana, Air France, +27 more

Thursday

Air Astana, Air France, Austrian Airlines, +26 more

Air Astana, Air France, +27 more

Friday

Air Astana, Air France, Austrian Airlines, +26 more

Air Astana, Air France, +27 more

Saturday

Air Astana, Air France, Austrian Airlines, +26 more

Air Astana, Air France, +27 more

Sunday

Air Astana, Air France, Austrian Airlines, +26 more

Air Astana, Air France, +27 more

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying to Ko Samui

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Ko Samui. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Ko Samui. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Ko Samui? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8,1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3315 reviews
8,3Crew
8,1Boarding
8,0Comfort
8,2Entertainment
7,9Food
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Delayed and missed connecting flight. But Emirates took care until next day flight. Thank you

8,0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jun 2025HYD - DXB
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Delayed and missed connecting flight. But Emirates took care until next day flight. Thank you

Very pleasant.The crews are very nice.Food were excellent.

The seating is spaced out nicely, The crew could have offer more drinks.

Emirates is superb service. The A380 was very comfortable. The cabin crew is really helpful

First time and very memorable, the finest flying experience ive ever had

Ove the A380 planes. Comfortable seats. Served great Indian food and Masala Chai!

Except for the uncleaned tray, and the delay in serving food for our section (which may have been due to the location of our row) everything else was good. The crew were very professional and responded to our requests promptly throughout the flight. We as a family were not disappointed by Emirates.

The boarding process was smooth and the stewardesses were nice. Some delays with drinks at the end of the flight, but no issues.

Very uncomfortable aircraft. No free entertainment or drinks. Food okay. Won't fly with them again.

Comfort poor, little leg room, cabin temperature too hot. No free entertainment. No complementary drinks. Overal experience poor and would not travel with them again.

Lounge a access was excellent as was the attentiveness and service from the crew as always. The food and drink supplied were of good quality. The entertainment system had a good selection and I liked the mapping system supplied. However the screen wild have been bigger and the operation a little smoother to navigate. The seats were barely comfortable, but adequate.

The staff on the plane were attentive and friendly. The frustration with the cabin crew was that we were served second to special diet people. And, we were in economy section. The boarding staff was mediocre. Got scolded for requesting to sit with spouse on 14 hours long flight home. Was told they cannot break up families for us. Didn’t understand how we were denied sitting together as we are husband and wife. After many words of exchange, we were accommodated. Cleaning crew did a horrible job! Bathrooms were unsanitary or dirty from beginning of flight! Didn’t expect sparkling as its economy, but did except decent.

Crew and service excellent. 2 hour delay for takeoff. SQ app showed flight on time.

Headwind delayed our flight which wasn’t the airlines fault

The food wasn’t good at all. I skipped meals .

Construction at PDX resulting in very lung walk from the rental car to the gate. SFO, extremely long walk between terminals to get to connecting Singapore airlines flight. My smart watch recorded a total of 3 miles.

Crew and service was excellent, but passengers should be offered a welcome drink before take off which did not happen. Food was very good. Unfortunately the lie-flat bed in business class was one of the most uncomfortable I have experienced. The configuration forces you to sleep with your legs at an angle instead of in a straight line, plus there is very little padding on the bed so it wasn't possible to sleep for more than 2-3 hours on an 18 hour flight. For what the airlines charges for a business class ticket their hard product leaves a lot to be desired.

Food could have been better. Too many passengers getting up and down all the time.

Check in was easy through self-check-in kiosks just like domestic flights. Staff onboard were fantastic. Some "book the cook" good options weren't great, others really good. Entertainment options a bit limited to what I've experienced on Qantas. Overall a good flight though, especially for the price.

The food options and quality could use some more excitement and variety.

Awful plane to Tashkent. Not even possible to sleep. In business class does not even recline fully

The flight was smooth Thank God but the delays and changing gates for 3-4 times made me so tired of walking back and forth with heavy bags I thought I was going to pass out with heavy headaches but Thank God finally found the final gate and home safe. These delays happen anytime for important reasons so just be patient when you come across these situations.

This trip was the most comfortable one I have ever experienced, the team was excellent and very helpful. I am so glad I picked Qatar Airways.

Seating is terrible, having seats so crammed is unacceptable for a 15-hour journey. I cannot stress enough how uncomfortable it is to sit in such an aircraft. Leg space is roomier in a domestic aircraft. I have not experienced this kind of crammy seating in domestic flights either in the US or other international airlines overseas.

Our male flight attendant was top notch - wish I could remember his name. Boarding is never fun when I have to ride the shuttle to the middle of the tarmac and pull my carry on bags up the stairs to my seat. My knees are banged up and my shoulders give me pain, so the flight started off poorly. The seat leg rests don’t recline completely so that makes is difficult if not dangerous to get in and out of the middle seats. The entertainment system touch screens prevented one from seeing the options. They are old and the software needs to be updated. I was on six planes in the last two weeks and able to see the flight progress without any stress. Couldn’t watch anything else. I do like Qatar Airways, just not a fan of a few things.

Delayed my flights and no communication. We end up spending 6 hrs in Doha. No food or any concern from the airline. Terrible

Noice cancelling headphones would be better since it’s a crowded plane And kids behaviors are unavoidable

Between Air India and Qatar my luggage was lost for three days. I eventually found my own luggage location using the Apple Air Tag. Air India used a paper form to report my lost luggage. I could never get past getting past luggage personnel with my report number before they would hang up on me. Only after them specifically telling Air India at Chandigarh airport where my luggage was located which was right under their noses did they react. After three days I finally received my luggage. The Air India luggage folks didn’t seem proactive in finding the luggage’s rightful owner.

As gold member there is no priority checkin. Meaning you either have to board with your zone or last with business class pax. As economy pax all the baggage bays are filled by the time you arrive

Staff was very friendly. There is no on board entertainment, but it’s such a short flight that it doesn’t matter. We also got a meal which was nice and unexpected due to the length of the flight.

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