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Koh Samui in May
Great month: May is in the middle of the recommended season (January – August). Buddhist holy days (Makha Bucha, Visakha Bucha, Asahna Bucha) can fall this month.
The season runs to the end of August, 3 months away. Gulf Islands Rainy Season usually starts in October, 5 months away.
4 days in Koh Samui in May · from ₹38,112 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
What’s on in May
Timing a trip around these changes what you pay and what you can book.
Buddhist holy days (Makha Bucha, Visakha Bucha, Asahna Bucha)dates shift yearly
Candle-lit processions round the temples at dusk, worth seeing in Chiang Mai and Ayutthaya. Alcohol may not be sold anywhere, bars included, for 24-48 hours (hotels and airport duty free excepted); the Full Moon Party moves a night.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 4 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹38,112 for two
- Room a night₹3,370
- Food a day, each₹1,833
- Main sight entry, each₹840
Mid-range
₹83,889 for two
- Room a night₹9,840
- Food a day, each₹4,230
- Main sight entry, each₹840
Luxury
₹2,16,470 for two
- Room a night₹33,720
- Food a day, each₹9,870
- Main sight entry, each₹840
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Thailand yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Krabi (Ao Nang & Railay) (KBV), 215 km away
Then: Bus · 6h 30m (Ferry to Donsak + bus to Krabi / Ao Nang (joint ticket))
Flights from India: from 2 cities, one way from ₹11,500
Fly into Phuket (HKT), 266 km away
Then: Flight · 4h (Bangkok Airways Samui – Phuket)
Flights from India: from 6 cities, one way from ₹10,500
Routes compared
Entry rules
No visa needed for up to 30 days
- Within 72 hours before landing, fill in the Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) at tdac.immigration.go.th. It is free; save the QR code it gives you. Do one card per traveller, children included.
- At the immigration counter, show your passport, the TDAC QR code and, if asked, your return ticket, hotel booking and cash.
- You are stamped in for up to 30 days. To stay longer, apply once at a Thai immigration office before the stamp runs out: up to 30 more days, ฿1,900.
Carry: Passport valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive, with a blank page; Confirmed return or onward ticket leaving Thailand within 30 days; Hotel bookings (or a host's address) for the whole stay; Cash or equivalent of ฿20,000 per person (฿40,000 per family), about ₹56,000 per person; TDAC confirmation QR code (screenshot or printout).
India's visa-free stay was cut from 60 to 30 days from 15 September 2026, after a May 2026 plan to move Indians to a 15-day visa on arrival was reversed. Rules have changed three times this year, so confirm on the Royal Thai Embassy, New Delhi site before you fly. A 300-baht tourism fee for air arrivals is still proposed, not collected.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in Thailand in May
Also in season this month.
- Koh Phangan · great month
- Koh Tao · great month
- Koh Kood (Koh Kut) · good month
- Koh Samet · good month
Nearby in Gulf Islands (Samui, Phangan, Tao):
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