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Web:http://www.honeymooninthailand.net/koh-samui-the-great-choice-to-honeymoon.html
Getting There and Moving
Around
By Air
Bangkok Airways is the sole company which operates daily
through flights on the island since 1988 and which
possesses its own private airport.
Recently there is another company which lands on
this airport and connects Samui to Kuala Lumpur:
Berjaya
Airways.
Web:http://www.kohsamui-info.com/transportation/airplane.html 
By sea
more info:
There are now so
many companies running boats to and from
Koh Samui. Just to name a few, the main
ones are Raja ferries, Seatran
ferries, Songserm express and the
night boat.
It will cost you between 180 and 250 bahts
to go from Suratthani town to Koh
Samui and same for the return ticket.
An extra charge of 100 bahts might be asked
to bring you to the train station or to the
airport.
The Raja Ferry and the
Seatran Ferry (carrying vehicles and
passangers) leave from Donsak pier,
one hour from Suratthani center
(there's a coach transfer included in the
price). Both offer a good service and the
journey only takes one hour to one hour and
half.
Boats from Songserm Express
leave from Thathong pier, thirty minutes
from Suratthani center. They are supposed to
be faster than ferries, but years after
years, they are getting older...
The night boat leaves from
Suratthani pier, right in town. You will
find a mattress and a pillow to lie down
whilst gazing at the stars in the sky. And
if you are still not sleeping in the
morning, you might catch the beautiful site
of the sun rising over the islands.
By Rail
Trains leave Bangkok
frequently and you have bus to bring you to the pier to
Koh Samui. The best way is to take a sleeper on
an overnight train.
The State Railways of
Thailand provide three classes of accommodation:
1st, 2nd and 3rd class. The 1st class is expensive, with
a private room, the 2nd class is very comfortable,
definetly the best deal, and the 3rd class is clean and
acceptable but really tiring for the longer journeys.
You can buy joint ticket
including train and boat to Koh Samui at most travel
agencies in Bangkok and in the train station. And the
same tickets are offered here to go back to Bangkok.
There are free buses to bring you from/to the pier
to/from Suratthani town, airport or train station.
If you stay in the South or in Malaysia,
you can come straight with the train that links the
border to Bangkok, via Hat Yaï and Suratthani.
Web:http://www.samuiphanganinfo.com/samui-transports.html#trainbangkoksuratthani 
By Road
Koh Samui is an island
located in the Gulf of Thailand.
You can reach it by plane from
many places around Thailand and you'll have the
option to go down to Suratthani by bus or train and then
take a boat from there or Donsak piers.
Web:http://www.samuiphanganinfo.com/samui-transports.html#trainbangkoksuratthani 
Moving Around
You won't find a highway or an
expressway on Koh Samui. Instead, there is only
one main road that follows the coastline around the
island in an inner circle, with many smaller roads
branching out towards the main beaches. These roads are
tarred, so they are generally in good condition, with
some damage here and there to be expected.
They are quite safe, but if you rent a vehicle you need
to remember that driving is on the left-hand side. Drive
carefully as it is so easy on a holiday to forget the
rules. We have seen many foreigners in some pretty
serious accidents.
Web:http://www.samuiphanganinfo.com/samui-transports.html#trainbangkoksuratthani
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