Timetables and Schedules
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.
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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
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| Bus Companies | Timetable | |
| Transport Co., Ltd.
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Chokanukul Tour |
13:15, 23:30 | 09:30, 23:00 |
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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.
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| From | To | Times | Schedule | |||
| Centrepoint Pier | Dan Kao Pier | 06:00 – 19:00 | On the hour, every hour |
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| Dan Kao Pier | Centrepoint Pier | 06:00 – 19:00 | On the hour, every hour |
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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 |
