6 posts from the Byklo blog.
Bringing a motorbike to Koh Samui means the Raja or Seatran car ferry from Don Sak, a 1.5-hour crossing, but rented scooters cannot leave their shop's island and the fast catamarans to Koh Phangan and Koh Tao do not carry bikes. Here is the bring-versus-rent decision.
Koh Samui's Route 4169 ring road is the island's defining ride: a 51 km, half-day scooter loop linking the Big Buddha, the Hin Ta and Hin Yai rocks, Na Muang Waterfalls, and the quiet southwest sunset coast. Here is how to ride it, which way to go, and where the road turns rough.
Thinking about renting a scooter in Koh Samui? Here is the honest orientation: whether it is worth it over songthaews, how the 51 km ring road is laid out, the helmet and licence rules as enforced, the road and rainy-season risks, and how to get a bike on arrival.
Tommy RM Samui is a 4.9-rated scooter shop at 169/4 Thawi Ratsadon Phakdi Road in Tambon Maret, on the Lamai Beach side of Koh Samui. Its listing runs unusually wide, from the Honda Click 160 and Yamaha NMAX up to a Yamaha XMax 300, Honda ADV 350 and a Yamaha TMax 560 maxi-scooter, and the shop asks renters to film the bike at handover to document existing marks. The storefront closes at 6 PM.
Booking a scooter on Koh Samui in 2026 is about the shop, not the sticker price. Here is how to pick a trustworthy rental, where to base from Chaweng to Maenam, how to get a bike at Samui Airport, and which model actually fits the island.
Koh Samui scooter rental prices 2026: 140-350 THB/day for a 125cc Honda Click. Chaweng and Lamai sit at the top of the band; Maenam, Bo Put and Nathon cluster at the floor. Weekly 900-1,800 THB, monthly 2,000-4,000 THB.
