Yikes, they sure have a monopoly on the USM market!  4100THB one way at the end of January. Irksome when just about any other domestic flight in Thailand can be found for 1/4 that (including Bangkok-URT).  Any experienced fliers have thoughts on whether there'll be an upcoming sale for flights to Samui for late Jan/early Feb, or other suggestions?  Thanks!

Jan / Feb is high season, don't expect any sales. 

Check out Air Asia, they have a combo flight /bus /ferry ticket to Samui via URT and NST. 

If you're a local (have a work permit here or a long-term rent contract for at least 12 previous months) - you can apply for a Bangkok Airways Residence Card. Flights 2000-2700 baht one way to/from BKK/Phuket.

Good chance there will be a sale in the next four weeks based on last two years.

Good chance there will be a sale in the next four weeks based on last two years.

Exactly what I was hoping to hear. Thank you!

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A cheaper option is to book the bus and ferry combo at FerrySamui. I've done this last year and all was good. I don't mind the travel time as paying for this combo for 800 THB during the high season is already very cheap. That is, if the 12-hour travel time is fine with you.

12 hours ago, NYGuy816 said:

A cheaper option is to book the bus and ferry combo at FerrySamui. I've done this last year and all was good. I don't mind the travel time as paying for this combo for 800 THB during the high season is already very cheap. That is, if the 12-hour travel time is fine with you.

Airasia has a bus, ferry, flight combo for 300 baht more if you book early.

Good chance there will be a sale in the next four weeks based on last two years.

Went on sale today! Thanks for your input. You saved my group a nice chunk of change!

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On 21/11/2017 at 12:43 PM, Tawan77 said:

 

Went on sale today! Thanks for your input. You saved my group a nice chunk of change!

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where did you see the sale? I have been looking out for it as well but no luck.

On their website. 3500 baht instead of 4390

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Better offers now ..

 

http://www.bangkokair.com/eng/promotions/clickbookflynov17?utm_source=ffp&utm_medium=edm_en&utm_campaign=clickbookfly_nov17

 

 

Domestic Route

 

One-way Fare
All inclusive (THB)
Bangkok	Chiang Mai	1,090		Chiang Mai	Bangkok	1,090
	Chiang Rai	1,090		Chiang Rai		1,090
	Lampang	1,090		Lampang		1,040
	Sukhothai	1,090		Sukhothai		1,190
	Trat	1,090		Trat		1,190
	Krabi	1,090		Krabi		1,040
	Phuket	1,090		Phuket		1,090
Samui	Bangkok	2,090		Bangkok	Samui	1,890
	Chiang Mai	2,090		Chiang Mai****		1,890
	Pattaya (U-Tapao)	2,090		Pattaya (U-Tapao)		1,840
	Krabi	2,090		Krabi		1,840
	Phuket	2,090		Phuket		1,890
Phuket	Hat Yai	1,090		Hat Yai	Phuket	1,090
	Pattaya (U-Tapao)	1,090		Pattaya (U-Tapao)		1,040
Chiang Mai	Phuket	1,090		Phuket	Chiang Mai	1,090
	Krabi	1,090		Krabi		1,040

 

International Routes

Route		Roundtrip (THB) *Excl.VAT&surcharges	Tax and Surcharges* (THB)	Total (THB)
Bangkok	Yangon	990	3,675	4,665
	Mandalay	990	3,675	4,665
	Nay Pyi Taw	990	3,675	4,665
	Vientiane	990	3,290	4,280
	Luang Prabang	990	3,290	4,280
	Phnom Penh	990	3,620	4,610
	Siem Reap**	990	3,620	4,610
	Mumbai	990	6,460	7,450
	Maldives***	7,490	6,300	13,790
	Danang	990	3,525	4,515
	Phu Quoc	990	3,455	4,445
Chiang Mai	Yangon	990	3,675	4,665
	Mandalay	990	3,675	4,665
Samui	Kuala Lumpur	990	3,420	4,410
	Singapore	990	4,280	5,270
	Hong Kong	990	4,540	5,530
	Guangzhou	990	3,900	4,890

Both the bonus flyer points sale and the new offer Churchill posted are in line with the last two years promotions.

17 hours ago, churchill said:

Better offers now ..

 

http://www.bangkokair.com/eng/promotions/clickbookflynov17?utm_source=ffp&utm_medium=edm_en&utm_campaign=clickbookfly_nov17

 

 

Domestic Route

 

One-way Fare
All inclusive (THB)
Bangkok	Chiang Mai	1,090		Chiang Mai	Bangkok	1,090
	Chiang Rai	1,090		Chiang Rai		1,090
	Lampang	1,090		Lampang		1,040
	Sukhothai	1,090		Sukhothai		1,190
	Trat	1,090		Trat		1,190
	Krabi	1,090		Krabi		1,040
	Phuket	1,090		Phuket		1,090
Samui	Bangkok	2,090		Bangkok	Samui	1,890
	Chiang Mai	2,090		Chiang Mai****		1,890
	Pattaya (U-Tapao)	2,090		Pattaya (U-Tapao)		1,840
	Krabi	2,090		Krabi		1,840
	Phuket	2,090		Phuket		1,890
Phuket	Hat Yai	1,090		Hat Yai	Phuket	1,090
	Pattaya (U-Tapao)	1,090		Pattaya (U-Tapao)		1,040
Chiang Mai	Phuket	1,090		Phuket	Chiang Mai	1,090
	Krabi	1,090		Krabi		1,040

 

International Routes

Route		Roundtrip (THB) *Excl.VAT&surcharges	Tax and Surcharges* (THB)	Total (THB)
Bangkok	Yangon	990	3,675	4,665
	Mandalay	990	3,675	4,665
	Nay Pyi Taw	990	3,675	4,665
	Vientiane	990	3,290	4,280
	Luang Prabang	990	3,290	4,280
	Phnom Penh	990	3,620	4,610
	Siem Reap**	990	3,620	4,610
	Mumbai	990	6,460	7,450
	Maldives***	7,490	6,300	13,790
	Danang	990	3,525	4,515
	Phu Quoc	990	3,455	4,445
Chiang Mai	Yangon	990	3,675	4,665
	Mandalay	990	3,675	4,665
Samui	Kuala Lumpur	990	3,420	4,410
	Singapore	990	4,280	5,270
	Hong Kong	990	4,540	5,530
	Guangzhou	990	3,900	4,890

Open for bookings now for members and open on the 27th at 08.00 until 30th for the general public.

 

USM BKK USM 3,980 baht

thanks - got them as well now. Always excellent deals (compared to the regular ridiculous prices...)

Anyone know if having a Thai IP address affects pricing? I got the web-promo fare, but it's still 3500b one-way BKK-USM (not 1890 as posted above). May be my selected date of Jan 28. Thanks everyone

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1 hour ago, Tawan77 said:

Anyone know if having a Thai IP address affects pricing? I got the web-promo fare, but it's still 3500b one-way BKK-USM (not 1890 as posted above). May be my selected date of Jan 28. Thanks everyone

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Yes you need to log on from a Thai IP to reach the promolink. Other IP addresses then from Thailand will result in a faultmessage. 

6 hours ago, Tawan77 said:

Anyone know if having a Thai IP address affects pricing? I got the web-promo fare, but it's still 3500b one-way BKK-USM (not 1890 as posted above). May be my selected date of Jan 28. Thanks everyone

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Samui resident card holders, gets first pick, then frequent flyer card holders. 

General public gets the promotion 27th,usually all the cheap tickets are gone then. 

4 hours ago, PoorSucker said:

Samui resident card holders, gets first pick, then frequent flyer card holders. 

General public gets the promotion 27th,usually all the cheap tickets are gone then. 

Correct, if not Frequent Flyer Card-holder, you'll need to rest your case until Monday 27th, as also stated in Tropicalevo's post...

I'm in BKK now. Booked a flight to Samui for 2000 baht over the phone on my way to the airport and boarding in 1 hour.

Residence Card privileges lol.

 

2 hours ago, ethaniel said:

I'm in BKK now. Booked a flight to Samui for 2000 baht over the phone on my way to the airport and boarding in 1 hour.

Residence Card privileges lol.

 

That is Resident Card-holder's normal all-year-round price from Bangkok to Samui, Early Bird and Late Night are even cheaper...

2 hours ago, khunPer said:

That is Resident Card-holder's normal all-year-round price from Bangkok to Samui, Early Bird and Late Night are even cheaper...

Normally it's 2750 during the day. Probably low season now so it's 2000 baht all day.

But anyways, booking a cheap direct flight to Samui right before I get into the airport is bliss.

4 hours ago, ethaniel said:

Normally it's 2750 during the day. Probably low season now so it's 2000 baht all day.

But anyways, booking a cheap direct flight to Samui right before I get into the airport is bliss.

About a week ago I booked day flight BKK-USM June 1st (next year) on my resident card for 2,000 baht per ticket.

On 25/11/2017 at 5:57 AM, Tawan77 said:

Anyone know if having a Thai IP address affects pricing? I got the web-promo fare, but it's still 3500b one-way BKK-USM (not 1890 as posted above). May be my selected date of Jan 28. Thanks everyone

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Yes - the big sale prices are not available from outside Thailand (only if you use a VPN). Makes a considerable difference. Sale is for 27 Nov till End april so should not be the date.

7 hours ago, huberthammer said:

Yes - the big sale prices are not available from outside Thailand (only if you use a VPN). Makes a considerable difference. Sale is for 27 Nov till End april so should not be the date.

I don't think it has to do with IP-address, as it reserved for Frequent Flyers (worldwide) first, and from 27th November available for anybody else, for a limited booking period...

21 hours ago, khunPer said:

I don't think it has to do with IP-address, as it reserved for Frequent Flyers (worldwide) first, and from 27th November available for anybody else, for a limited booking period...

I tried before from Europe and other Asian countries and got message that the offer was only available from inside Thailand (once I used VPN it was fine). Unless they have changed this I don't think u can get the really cheap prices without a workaround

On 11/25/2017 at 9:54 PM, khunPer said:

  On 11/25/2017 at 5:27 PM, ethaniel said:

Normally it's 2750 during the day. Probably low season now so it's 2000 baht all day.

But anyways, booking a cheap direct flight to Samui right before I get into the airport is bliss.

About a week ago I booked day flight BKK-USM June 1st (next year) on my resident card for 2,000 baht per ticket.

I think you, user "ethaniel", are correct with the 2750 baht for a fully priced ticket – seem like I was out that far in advance, that I probably got a "Resident"-discount on an early-booking price, as the full price for a day-flight BKK-USM was shown as around 3800 baht, and I only paid 2000 baht all inclusive...

2 hours ago, khunPer said:

I think you, user "ethaniel", are correct with the 2750 baht for a fully priced ticket – seem like I was out that far in advance, that I probably got a "Resident"-discount on an early-booking price, as the full price for a day-flight BKK-USM was shown as around 3800 baht, and I only paid 2000 baht all inclusive...

Normally, in high season, the 2000 baht price is available for super-early flights (like 7am). I would recommend asking the call center agent to advise you on the best time to fly.

5 hours ago, ethaniel said:

Normally, in high season, the 2000 baht price is available for super-early flights (like 7am). I would recommend asking the call center agent to advise you on the best time to fly.

Thanks. I know about early bird and late evening, have used them many times over the years...