Timetables for planes, buses and boats

Before you email to ask, there are no trains due to the lack of tracks in this part of Thailand. The timetables below probably wont vary too much over the 2009-10 high season.  Inter-island boat schedules are at the bottom of the page.

If there are any major changes/additions I will update the info accordingly.

Buses

Ideally take the bus between Ekkamai Bus Station and the ferry piers, highlighted in orange below. Ticket prices are around 250 – 280 Baht per person.

The buses from Bangkok are very rarely full, so outside the peak season and Thai holidays, there’s no need to book tickets in advance.  just show up at the bus station 30 minutes before departure time.

Buses going to Laem Ngop dont go through Trat and will save travelling time. However, buses heading to Trat will often stop about 25km before Trat, if they know passengers are heading to Koh Chang.  So, if you are heading here,  and get asked to get off the bus, don’t worry.  You will be put on a pick up truck taxi to the ferry pier.  (This isn’t free, but you would have to pay for a pick up truck taxi from Trat to the pier anyway.)

Laem Ngop – Suvarnabhumi Airport
Bus Company	Timetable
Transport Co., Ltd.	Suvarnabhumi – Laem Ngop	Laem Ngop – Suvarnabhumi
	06:40, 10:10, 11:40,13:10, 16:10, 18:10	07:30, 08:30, 09:3011:30, 12:30, 16:00

Ekamai Bus Station Bangkok – Koh Chang
Bus Companies	Timetable
Transport Co., Ltd.	Bangkok – Laem Ngop	Laem Ngop – Bangkok
	07:45, 09:45	14:00, 16:00
	Bangkok – Trat	Trat – Bangkok
	04:00, 08:45	09:30, 12:00
	07:00, 09:00, 11:00 12:30, 16:00, 17:30 24:00	06:30, 08:30, 10:30 13:30, 16:00, 17:30 24:00
Cherdchai Tour	Bangkok – Trat	Trat – Bangkok
	06:00, 07:00, 09:30 11:00, 12:30, 14:00 15:30, 17:30, 19:30 20:30, 22:00, 23:30	07:00, 08:00, 09:00 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 13:00, 14:00, 16:00 18:00, 23:00, 23:30
Suparat Tour	08:30, 10:30, 12:00 16:40, 18:30, 22:30	08:30, 10:30, 12:00 14:30, 17:00, 23:00
Chokanukul Tour	13:15, 23:30	09:30, 23:00
Government Bus 99	Bangkok – Laem Ngop	Laem Ngob – Bangkop
	06:30, 07:45, 09:45	12:00, 14:00, 16:00

New Airport Bus

The first direct bus service from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Klong Son, on Koh Chang, began on 1 December 2009.  The departure from Suvarnabhumi Airport Transportation Terminal is at 07:30, ticket price is 308 Baht including ferry ticket.  The buses used are brand new, 40 seat Scania’s.   Heading from Koh Chang to the airport, the bus departs from the Klong Son office, located on the main road approximately 200 metres north of the 7-eleven, at 13:30.

Initially it will only be one bus per day in each direction, but more buses will be added in the coming months if the service proves popular – which it should.

Planes

Bangkok Airways owns Trat Airport and so has a monopoly on the daily flights to/from Bangkok.  The prices for the 40 minute sky hop aren’t that cheap, you can often fly Bangkok – Singapore for less, but it is a stress free, convenient way to get here.   The airline has a habit of cancelling flights if they aren’t too full,  so be sure to double check your flight is still running, even in high season.

PG305, PG305, PG304, and PG306 usually only operate during the high season.  PG301, PG302,PG307 & PG308 are sometimes scheduled to depart an hour earlier.

Prices from 1,400 – 2,500 baht/person one way depending on time of year and how desperate for bookings the airline is.  Book online at the Bangkok Airways website.  Flights are rarely full.

Flights		Schedule
		Departure	Arrival
Bangkok to Trat Airport	PG301	09.00	10.05
	PG303	11.00	12.05
	PG305	14.45	15.50
	PG307	17.30	18.35
Trat Airport to Bangkok	PG302	10.35	11.30
	PG304	12.35	13.30
	PG306	16.20	17.15
	PG308	19.05	20.00

Ferries

Koh Chang Ferry

Round Trip: 120 Baht per person

One Way: 80 Baht per person

Round Trip: 200 Baht per 4-wheel vehicle

Koh Chang Ferry Timetable
From	To	Times	Schedule
Ao Thammachat, Mainland	Ao Sapparot Pier, Koh Chang	07:00 – 19:00	Every 45 minutes
Ao Sapparot Pier, Koh Chang	Ao Thammachart, Mainland	07:00 – 19:00	Every 45 minutes

Centrepoint Ferry

Round Trip: 160 baht per person

One Way: 100 Baht per person

4-wheel vehicles are carried free.

Centre Point Timetable
From	To	Times	Schedule
Centrepoint Pier	Dan Kao Pier	06:00 – 19:00	On the hour, every hour
Dan Kao Pier	Centrepoint Pier	06:00 – 19:00	On the hour, every hour

Inter Island Ferries

Bangbao Boat run services from Koh Chang-Koh Wai-Koh Mak-Koh Kood for around 9-10 months per year.  They will stop running during the worst of the rainy season when the conditions are bad and there are very few visitors on the islands.

Getting between Koh Chang and Koh Kood always entails changing boats in Koh Mak

Slow Wooden Boat -Out of Bangbao

Depart	From	To	Arrive		Price
09:00	Koh Chang	Koh Wai	09:45		300 Bt
10:00	Koh Wai	Koh Mak	10:45		300 Bt
13:00 Connect	Koh Mak	Koh Kood	14:00
	Koh Chang	Koh Mak			400 Bt
	Koh Chang	Koh Kood			700 Bt

Returning to Bangbao

Depart	From	To	Arrive		Price
12:00	Koh Mak	Koh Wai	12:45		300 Bt
13:00	Koh Wai	Koh Chang	13:45		300 Bt
	Koh Mak	Koh Chang			400 Bt

Speedboat

Depart	From	To	Arrive		Price
10:30	Koh Mak	Koh Wai	10:50		400 Bt
11:00	Koh Wai	Koh Chang	11:20		400 Bt
12:00	Koh Chang	Koh Wai	12:20		400 Bt
12:30	Koh Wai	Koh Mak	12:50		400 Bt
13:00 Connect	Koh Mak	Koh Kood	14:00
	Koh Chang	Koh Mak			550 Bt
	Koh Chang	Koh Kood			900 Bt

Koh Kood Speedboat

Depart	From	To	Arrive		Price
09:00	Koh Kood	Koh Mak	10:00		400 Bt
	Connect to	Koh Wai
	Connect to	Koh Chang
13:00	Koh Mak	Koh Kood	14:00		400 Bt