if I go on a bus from pattaya to BKK and then fly to samui, it will cost me more I just checked the costs....where are you guys getting this info for god sake?

are you even in Thailand?

https://www.google.com/travel/flights/search?tfs=CBwQAhopagwIAhIIL20vMGZuMmcSCjIwMjItMTEtMTRyDQgCEgkvbS8wMzNjc3ZwAYIBCwj___________8BQAFIAZgBAg&hl=en&gl=th&curr=THB

1 hour ago, parafareno said:

if I go on a bus from pattaya to BKK and then fly to samui, it will cost me more I just checked the costs....where are you guys getting this info for god sake?

are you even in Thailand?

https://www.google.com/travel/flights/search?tfs=CBwQAhopagwIAhIIL20vMGZuMmcSCjIwMjItMTEtMTRyDQgCEgkvbS8wMzNjc3ZwAYIBCwj___________8BQAFIAZgBAg&hl=en&gl=th&curr=THB

The air distance is shorter from Utapao than from Suvarnabhimu...

1 hour ago, parafareno said:

if I go on a bus from pattaya to BKK and then fly to samui, it will cost me more I just checked the costs....where are you guys getting this info for god sake?

are you even in Thailand?

https://www.google.com/travel/flights/search?tfs=CBwQAhopagwIAhIIL20vMGZuMmcSCjIwMjItMTEtMTRyDQgCEgkvbS8wMzNjc3ZwAYIBCwj___________8BQAFIAZgBAg&hl=en&gl=th&curr=THB

So a taxi to Utapao Airport will cost about 800thb, enjoy Samui

1 hour ago, parafareno said:

if I go on a bus from pattaya to BKK and then fly to samui, it will cost me more I just checked the costs....where are you guys getting this info for god sake?

are you even in Thailand?

 

This may come as a surprise to you, but flight prices are dynamic. They change according to demand.

Cheapest flight BKK to USM is 2,160 baht. (Not many of them.)

Cheapest flight UTP to USM is 2,410 baht (Less competition - charge more.)

Guess what? The cheap flights disappear quickly. So book ASAP.

Information comes from Bangkok Airways' web site and yes, Koh Samui is in Thailand.

Try https://www.bangkokair.com/flight/booking

There is not an airline in the world that will issue you a ticket before you have paid.  Some Travel Agents have an arrangement with airlines where they can hold a seat for typically up to 3 days until the customer makes up their mind.  You still wont get the ticket until you've paid.  Most airlines have a ticket office at the airport where you can buy a ticket.  If you turn up on the day you want to fly you might be lucky but the last few domestic flights I have done this month in Thailand have all been full.

 

Pattaya airport is about 45 min drive out of the city.  

I bought tickets with Air Asia to Surat 600 baht, Bangkok Airways 5000 baht, 'nuff said.

5 hours ago, Henryford said:

I bought tickets with Air Asia to Surat 600 baht, Bangkok Airways 5000 baht, 'nuff said.

Guests arrived from Suratthani airport yesterday and the bus/ferry/bus price to the villa was 700 baht each one way. The journey took 5 hours. They also had to transfer in Bangkok to Don Muang.

The trade off is money v's time and convenience.

On 11/5/2022 at 3:15 PM, EVENKEEL said:

So a taxi to Utapao Airport will cost about 800thb, enjoy Samui

Bolt taxi cost me 400 baht. 

I live in Pattaya and go regularly to Samui. 

Bus to Swampy, Thai Smile air to Suratthani. 

AA flies from Don Muang so much further away. 

On 11/4/2022 at 5:41 AM, Sparktrader said:

If he wants to save 2000 baht he might consider it.

If cost was a factor he'd go down by bus/ train.

On 11/7/2022 at 9:36 PM, Tropicalevo said:

Guests arrived from Suratthani airport yesterday and the bus/ferry/bus price to the villa was 700 baht each one way. The journey took 5 hours. They also had to transfer in Bangkok to Don Muang.

The trade off is money v's time and convenience.

700 baht for bus/ ferry/ bus EACH, ONE WAY.

LOL.

If Samui is really that expensive it's a sorry state of affairs.

On 11/5/2022 at 2:28 AM, Maha Sarakham said:

In most cases I would agree, although bringing the car or bike down from Pattaya, it seems like a decent option instead of driving the whole way down.

No sense of adventure? I always loved traveling in Thailand, but not by air.