Scoot ramps up Singapore – Koh Samui to four daily flights from December

After a four-year absence, the SIA Group returned to the Koh Samui route in May 2024 when budget carrier Scoot launched direct flights from Singapore, filling the void left by SilkAir’s withdrawal in 2020, in a revival that was enabled by the airline’s addition of Embraer E190-E2 aircraft.

Well Koh Samui fans have reason to celebrate, with Scoot set to ramp up service to four daily flights (28 weekly) later this year – far exceeding pre-COVID levels by SilkAir between Singapore and the popular Thai resort island.

Combined with Bangkok Airways’ 17 weekly flights, the route will soon offer record connectivity, with up to seven daily flights in total.

Scoot ramps up Koh Samui flights

Scoot’s Singapore – Koh Samui route has seen rapid growth since its launch:

• The airline commenced daily flights on 13th May 2024, just ahead of the June holiday season, marking the first time the SIA Group had served the island since SilkAir suspended services in March 2020.
• This was quickly ramped up to 10 weekly services from 27th May 2024, followed by a further increase to twice daily (14 weekly) from 6th June 2024.
• From 20th December 2024, the route was hiked to three daily flights (21 weekly).

Now there are further increases on the cards for the route:

• Scoot will boost Singapore – Koh Samui services to 25 weekly from 20th June 2025, and then to four daily flights (28 weekly) from 1st December 2025.

This will result in a record 3,136 seats per week in each direction for the carrier.

With Bangkok Airways also operating 17 weekly flights on the route, the overall total between the two carriers will rise to an impressive 45 weekly services and 5,176 seats per week in each direction from December 2025.

Prior to COVID-19, Bangkok Airways and SilkAir were operating 28 weekly flights between them on this route, with 3,472 total seats per week in each direction, based on December 2019 schedules.

That means the route will have 49% more seat capacity and over 60% more flights by December this year.

The schedule

Here’s how Scoot’s three times daily Koh Samui schedule currently looks, with two morning and one evening timing offered each day.

Singapore ⇄ Koh Samui
Now – 19th June 2025

* TR643 departs at 12:15 on Tuesdays

From 20th June 2025, an earlier afternoon TR694/695 option is loaded on Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, going wheels-up from Changi at 4pm for arrival in Koh Samui at 4.45pm, with a 5.40pm departure in the return direction on the same days landing back into Singapore at 8.50pm.

Singapore ⇄ Koh Samui
20th June 2025 – 24th August 2025

* TR694 departs at 15:55 on Tuesdays

From late August, the additional afternoon flight each Saturday shifts to a Wednesday service instead.

Singapore ⇄ Koh Samui
25th August 2025 – 25th October 2025

Some minor timing changes then apply to this 25-times-weekly schedule from 26th October 2025, through to the end of November 2025.

Singapore ⇄ Koh Samui
26th October 2025 – 30th November 2025

Finally from 1st December 2025, the afternoon TR694/695 flight will operate daily, with Monday, Thursday and Saturday services added to the schedule, for full four times daily overall operation on the route.

Singapore ⇄ Koh Samui
From 1st December 2025

* TR643 arrives at 15:00 on Sundays

Fares

While Scoot is a low-cost carrier, that doesn’t mean its flights to and from Koh Samui are particularly cheap.

Much of the route’s passenger demand originates from transit travellers connecting through Changi Airport to and from the SIA Group’s wider network. Similarly, Bangkok Airways primarily serves connecting passengers on its Singapore – Koh Samui services, feeding traffic to and from partner airlines including Air France, Emirates, Qatar Airways and Qantas.

The result is premium pricing for point-to-point travellers, with Scoot’s lowest one-way fares for the rest of 2025 available at approximately S$207 outbound and S$169 return, pushing round-trip base fares to a minimum of S$376.

That increases to S$435 once you have added a 20kg bag, or S$451 with a 20kg bag and the cheapest seat selection included.

For comparison, you can fly round-trip from Singapore to Bangkok with Scoot in June from S$141!

Koh Samui fares climb substantially during weekends and peak holiday periods, with round-trip base fares often exceeding S$700. At these price points, full-service option Bangkok Airways frequently becomes a better choice, offering complimentary bar service and hot meals to all passengers in its basic fare.

Earn but don’t burn miles on Scoot

As you probably recall, you’ll earn some KrisFlyer miles based on the cash fare for your Scoot flight, which is always better than nothing.

On the redemption side, however, KrisFlyer works on a fixed value basis for offsetting Scoot cash fares at a terrible 0.95 Singapore cents per mile.

Our ‘golden rule’ when flying Scoot, therefore, is that you should be saving your precious KrisFlyer miles for their true value – a Singapore Airlines redemption – not a Scoot booking!

It means Scoot won’t offer a good KrisFlyer miles redemption option on its Koh Samui route, like SilkAir used to, because awards on the low-cost carrier are revenue-based, and terrible value.

The Bangkok Airways redemption option

Luckily there are several good ways to redeem miles on Bangkok Airways flights to and from Koh Samui, starting at 6,000 miles one-way, as we analysed in this 2023 article.

You can search award space on Bangkok Airways flights between Singapore and Koh Samui via Qantas Frequent Flyer or Air France-KLM Flying Blue sites.

For both of these programmes, you’ll need to be logged in to your frequent flyer account in order to perform an award search, but you can do so even with a zero balance in your account.

There’s a fantastic 6,000 Avios one-way option in play using either Qatar Airways Avios or British Airways / Finnair Avios, and it offers great value especially when cash fares are high.

We found a value per mile upwards of 4.5 cents on some dates – a far cry from the 0.95 cents you’ll get redeeming KrisFlyer miles on Scoot.

Indeed the lack of a good KrisFlyer redemption option with Scoot, like there was back in the SilkAir days, could make it an even less attractive choice than a redemption on Bangkok Airways, depending on the fares and award availability on your preferred travel dates.

If fares are high – the Avios option is probably better – and don’t forget Bangkok Airways provides a full-service experience with better legroom, free meals and complimentary drinks on board, including beer and wine.

Here’s how Bangkok Airways’ 17 times weekly flight schedule looks on the Singapore – Koh Samui route.

Singapore ⇄ Koh Samui
Bangkok Airways

Scoot’s rapid expansion on the Singapore-Koh Samui route demonstrates strong confidence in demand for this popular Thai destination. The growth from daily flights at launch in May 2024 to four times daily by December 2025 represents a remarkable scaling of operations, delivering record connectivity that far exceeds pre-pandemic levels.

On some days, there will be an impressive seven daily non-stop Singapore – Koh Samui flights, between two airlines.

While the premium pricing reflects the route’s reliance on connecting traffic, point-to-point travellers do have alternatives. Bangkok Airways sometimes offers more competitive fares during peak periods, along with full-service amenities, plus superior redemption options through various FFPs starting from just 6,000 Avios one-way.

For KrisFlyer members, the recommendation remains clear: earn miles on Scoot flights but save your hard-earned points for Singapore Airlines redemptions, where they deliver genuine value.

With 45 weekly flights between the two carriers from December, Koh Samui has never been more accessible from Singapore – though your wallet will still feel the pinch, especially during busy travel periods.

(Cover Photo: Embraer)