Make it a trip · Koh Samui, Thailand
What Koh Samui costs
once you land
Real prices, from the airport ride to a room for the night, each with where we found it. Checked October 2026, around Chaweng and Lamai.
Prices as the source quoted them.
Arriving
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Grab from the airport to Chaweng, from Range
Usually 280 to 350 THB. A regular taxi costs 350 to 450 baht.
Source: Travel Guides Tip, Koh Samui on a budget 2026 (2026-10)
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Visa free for 30 days Fixed
For AU, NZ, GB, US, CA, IE, NL, DE, FR, SG passports.
Cut from 60 to 30 days on 15 September 2026. A 300 baht tourist fee has been announced but was not being charged at the time of writing.
Sources: TAT Newsroom (2026-09), Wego, Thailand tourist entry fee (2026)
Free
Getting around
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Songthaew shared ride, from Range
Usually 50 to 100 THB. Flag one down on the ring road and agree the price first.
Source: Travel Guides Tip, Koh Samui on a budget 2026 (2026-10)
฿50 -
Scooter hire, per day, from Range
Usually 150 to 200 THB. You need a motorcycle licence to be insured.
Source: Travel Guides Tip, Koh Samui on a budget 2026 (2026-10)
฿150 Rent a scooter
Eating and drinking
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Meal at a local restaurant, from Range
Usually 120 to 200 THB. Street stall pad thai costs 70 to 100.
Source: Travel Guides Tip, Koh Samui on a budget 2026 (2026-10)
฿120 -
Western breakfast at a café, from Range
Usually 200 to 350 THB.
Source: Travel Guides Tip, Koh Samui on a budget 2026 (2026-10)
฿200 -
Beer at a Chaweng bar, from Range
Usually 120 to 180 THB.
Source: Travel Guides Tip, Koh Samui on a budget 2026 (2026-10)
฿120
At the supermarket
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Chang from 7-Eleven, from Range
Usually 60 to 70 THB.
Source: Travel Guides Tip, Koh Samui on a budget 2026 (2026-10)
฿60 -
Market dishes at Bophut Fisherman’s Village, from Range
Usually 50 to 150 THB.
Source: Travel Guides Tip, Koh Samui on a budget 2026 (2026-10)
฿50
Doing
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Big Buddha Temple Fixed
Free. Cover shoulders and knees.
Source: Travel Guides Tip, Koh Samui on a budget 2026 (2026-10)
Free Get tickets -
Ang Thong Marine Park day tour, from Range
Usually 1,200 to 1,800 THB. Budget to premium tours, with snorkelling and kayaking.
Source: Travel Guides Tip, Koh Samui on a budget 2026 (2026-10)
฿1,200 Book the tour
Sleeping, per night
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Hostel dorm bed, Chaweng, from Range
Usually 400 to 700 THB.
Source: Travel Guides Tip, Koh Samui on a budget 2026 (2026-10)
฿400 Find a hostel -
Basic bungalow in Lamai, from Range
Usually 500 to 900 THB. Maenam and Nathon are cheaper.
Source: Travel Guides Tip, Koh Samui on a budget 2026 (2026-10)
฿500 Find a guesthouse
Prices change. Fixed fees come from official or widely reported figures; ranges are what travellers and operators report for 2026. Some links are affiliate links: they never change what you pay. How we make money.
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