Speedboats run by Leelawadee Speedboats, Panan Speedboats, M Marine, Koh Mak Ferry and The Mak run to and from Koh Mak and the mainland at Laem Ngop Pier.
Laem Ngop Pier, also known locally as Krom Luang, sits near to the main ferry piers for Koh Chang, about 20km out from Trat.
There are also now three boat services to Koh Mak from Laem Sok Pier, the main point of departure for Koh Kood. This pier is about 40 minutes out from Trat in a completely different direction to Laem Ngop Pier. Seudamgo, Koh Kut Express and Boonsiri offer a mini catamaran, speedboat and larger catamaran respectively, with most services linking with Koh Kood so useful for island hopping too.
Departure and Arrival Times, Piers
Speedboats from Laem Ngop Pier to Koh Mak
From Laem Ngop Pier, there are around 7 speedboats a day in high season, with a reduced service in the rainy season (from May to October). The first boat leaves at the 10.00 M Marine, followed by the 10.30 Leelawadee, 11.30 Koh Mak Ferry, 12.30 Panan, 13.15 The Mak (check in low season), 14.00 Leelawadee and 16.00 Panan.
Returns leave at 08.00 M Marine, 08.30 Koh Mak Ferry, 09.00 Leelawadee, Panan 10.00, 10.45 The Mak (check in low season), 11.30 Leelawadee and 13.30 Panan.
Travel time is around 50 minutes to an hour with all boats.
Prices
These are fixed by the boat companies, with each way costing 550bt per person, kids over 130cm adult price, 100cm to 130cm at 350bt, under 100cm free.
Piers and Resort Delivery/Collection
On Koh Mak, Panan Speedboats stops at the pier at Koh Mak Resort on Ao Suan Yai on the north west coast, Leelawadee Speedboats at the pier of Makathanee Resort on Ao Kao on the south west coast, with M Marine, Koh Mak Ferry and The Mak docking at the public pier at Ao Nid. In high waves (rainy season) or low tides, the other boats may switch to Ao Nid also.
If you have told them in advance, your resort will normally have a battered old vehicle waiting for you. As a fallback, there are a couple of songthaews on hand, 50bt per drop-off point, with a minimum of 100bt.
On your departure, the resorts will drop you off at the correct pier for your ticket.
Services from Laem Sok Pier to Koh Mak
Koh Kut Express
Koh Kut Express has a speedboat service from Laem Sok Pier on the mainland to and from Koh Kood which calls in at Koh Mak (Ao Nid Pier) on its way. Laem Sok Pier is about 45 minutes from Laem Ngop Pier.
It’s 500bt per person, kids 5 and over at full price, 4 and under free. From 1/10/24, times are at 11.30 and 16.00 from Laem Sok to Koh Mak (12.00 and 16.30 on to Koh Kood) and 10.00 or 14.30 from Koh Mak to Laem Sok (having left at 09.30 or 14.00 from Koh Kood).
Seudamgo
Seudamgo also sends one of its mini catamarans via Koh Mak. Times are 12.00 from Laem Sok arriving at Ao Nid Pier at 12.40 (550bt) before continuing at 12.50 to its final destination at Ao Salat Pier on Koh Kood for 13.20 (400bt).
The return service leaves from Koh Kood at 13.50, reaching Koh Mak at 14.20 and leaving from there at 14.30 back to the mainland at Laem Sok for 15.20.
Boonsiri
Boonsiri runs its catamaran at 11.30 and 15.00 from Laem Sok, return at 09.45 and 13.00 back. It’s 550bt per person, child 5 and over full price.
Please do contact us if you would like to book any of these.
Timetables – All boats
| To OR from Laem Ngop Pier and Laem Sok Pier UPDATED October 2024 | Times to Koh Mak | Times from Koh Mak | Price THB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leelawadee 090 506 2020 | 10.30, 14.00 (To Makathanee Pier) | 09.00, 11.30 (From Makathanee Pier) | 550bt per person Child under 130cm 350bt, under 100cm free |
| Panan 087 580 5275 (Laem Ngop) 087 614 7641 (Koh Mak) | 12.30, 16.00 (To Koh Mak Resort Pier) | 10.00, 13.30 (From Koh Mak Resort Pier) | 550bt per person Child under 130cm 350bt, under 100cm free |
| Koh Mak Ferry (formerly Seatales) 092 669 4946 | 11.30 (To Ao Nid Pier) | 08.30 (From Ao Nid Pier) | 550bt per person Child under 130cm 350bt, under 100cm free |
| M Marine 090 394 9986 | 10.00 (To Ao Nid Pier) | 08.00 (From Ao Nid Pier) | 550bt per person Child under 130cm 350bt, under 100cm free |
| The Mak Speedboat 080 554 6693 | 13.15 | 10.45 | 550bt per person Child under 130cm 350bt, under 100cm free |
| Boonsiri Catamaran 0616899222 | 11.30, 15.00 30 minutes *From Laem Sok Pier to Ao Nid Pier* | 09.45, 13.00 *From Ao Nid Pier to Laem Sok Pier* | 550bt per person Children 5 and over full price |
| Seudamgo Mini Catamaran 063 125 1421 | 12.00 *From Laem Sok Pier to Ao Nid Pier* 40 minutes (Not running from 1/6/25 to 30/9/25) | 14.30 *From Ao Nid Pier to Laem Sok Pier* 45 minutes (Not running from 1/6/25 to 30/9/25) | 550bt per person Children 5 and over full price |
| Koh Kut Express Speedboat 087 749 0030 | 11.30, 16.00 *From Laem Sok Pier to Ao Nid Pier* 30 minutes Runs till 31/5/25 and then stops for rainy season, restart date around 1/10/25 | 10.00, 14.30 *From Ao Nid Pier to Laem Sok Pier* 30 minutes Runs till 31/5/25 and then stops for rainy season restart date around 1/10/25 | 500bt per person Children 4 and over full price |
Trat to Laem Ngop Pier – Koh Mak Ferry – Speedboats
To Laem Ngop Pier, songthaews run back and forth from Trat Bus Station, 3kms or so out from the city itself, at a cost of 50bt to 60bt per person, leaving when full or you can charter the whole vehicle for 300bt. If staying the night in Trat, your guesthouse will usually organise the transport (50bt or so per person). Or you can walk to the covered market and negotiate yourself, with 300bt a fair price to leave immediately.
There is a another public taxi on the corner by the chemists, opposite the entrance to the temple. For 50bt to 60bt per person, taxis leave from here to the Koh Chang ferry pier, again when full only. Simply ask them to drop you off at Laem Ngop Pier for Koh Mak.
Taxis coming back from the piers follow the same pricing system if full. With only a few passengers, the cost per person will increase. For Laem Sok Pier, ask your guesthouse in Trat to order the shuttle tax.
Island Hopping – Koh Mak to Koh Chang, Koh Mak to Koh Kood
You can easily move from Koh Mak to Koh Chang or Koh Mak to Koh Kood using speedboats operated by Koh Chang Express (formerly Bang Bao Boats), Kai Bae Huts Nor Nou, Boonsiri’s catamaran or the slow wooden boat also from Koh Chang Express. Additionally, you can now hop on Koh Kut Express’s speedboat or Seudamgo’s mini catamaran which call in at Koh Mak on their way between the mainland and Koh Kood.
Kai Bae Huts Nor Nou and Koh Chang Express’s wooden boat also stop at Koh Wai and Koh Klum.
Boonsiri‘s service has an ultimate destination of Had Lek Pier at the Cambodian border (high season only for Had Lek).
On Koh Mak, with all companies, your resort will drop you at the correct pier for departure. On arrival, you either pre-arrange with your resort to collect you or you take a 50bt per person songthaew (minimum charge at 100bt).
Koh Chang Express
Speedboat
Departing from Koh Chang at 10.00 (Koh Mak 10.30, Koh Kood 11.00) or 13.00 (13.30, 14.00), with returns at 09.00 (Koh Mak 09.30, Koh Chang 10.00) and 11.30 (12.00, 12.30) – prices and piers are as above.
On Koh Mak, Koh Chang Expresss uses Ao Nid Pier. At Koh Kood, they stop at Klong Mad Pier and provide a free share shuttle between pier and resort. Arriving on Koh Chang, you get their free shuttle service between resort and Bang Bao Pier.
The speedboat does not run during the rainy season (late May to end of September).
Wooden Boat
The wooden boat leaves Koh Chang at 09.00, with a travel time of 2 hours to Koh Mak, 500bt and then on to Koh Kood, arriving at 12.30. It’s 700bt for the whole way or 400bt from Koh Mak to Koh Kood.
The return leaves Koh Kood at 13.00, docks at Koh Mak at 14.00 with final destination of Koh Chang at 16.00.
On Koh Mak, it uses the pier at Koh Mak Resort on Ao Suan Yai (north west coast). Arriving at Koh Kood, the wooden boat docks at Nam Luek Pier, Ao Tapao and offers the free shuttle service to and from your resort. It uses Bang Bao Pier on Koh Chang, same free shuttle service.
The wooden boat does not run during the rainy season (mid May to mid October).
Kai Bae Huts Nor Nou Speedboats – Island Hopping
Kai Bae Huts Nor Nou Speedboats run one service daily at 09.00 from Koh Chang, 11.00 from Koh Kood. It arrives at Koh Mak at 10.00, 800bt. From Koh Mak to Koh Kood is 30 minutes, 600bt. Koh Chang to Koh Kood is 1,200bt, 1.5 hours.
On Koh Mak, Kaibae Huts Speedboat uses Makathanee Resort Pier on Ao Kao on the south west coast.
When arriving at Koh Kood, the speedboat will deliver or collect directly where possible. It does not, however, offer any shuttle service but instead uses Siam Beach Resort on Bang Bao Beach Koh Kood as its base. You must organise your transfer to or from there with your resort or take a taxi.
The speedboat does not run during the rainy season (end of April to mid November).
Boonsiri – Island Hopping
Boonsiri’s daily island hopping service using the catamaran leaves from Koh Mak to Koh Chang at 14.30 daily, duration of 1 hour, price at 600bt per person, kids 5 and over full price. It leaves at 09.00 from Koh Chang going the other way.
To Koh Kood, you depart Koh Mak at 10.00, 30 minutes, 400bt. From Koh Kood to Koh Mak, the service is at at 14.00.
On Koh Mak, Boonsiri uses Ao Nid Pier. Arriving at Koh Kood, the boat docks at Ao Salad Pier, with a free shuttle service between there and your resort in both directions. On Koh Chang, the pier is at Bang Bao, with the same free share shuttle service to and from your resort. Please note the shuttle collects at 07.30 from Koh Chang hotels, much earlier than the other boat companies.
Boonsiri’s island hopping service runs all year though they will likely switch to a speedboat. If high waves make the inter-island boat not possible, they will replace it with a ferry/road/ferry combination.
**For all more detailed timetables and prices for all the above boats, see Koh Chang Island Hopping.**
Koh Kut Express – Koh Mak and Koh Kood
Koh Kut Express runs a daily speedboat service between the mainland and Koh Kood which stops at Koh Mak on its way.
It’s 500bt per person, times of 09.30 and 14.00 from Koh Kood to Koh Mak and 12.00 and 16.30 going the other way. Journey time is 30 minutes each leg.
On Koh Mak, Koh Kut Express uses Ao Nid Pier. On Koh Kood, the boat docks at Klong Mad Pier or Ao Salad Pier, with a free shuttle service between there and your resort in both directions.
This boat does not run in low/rainy season from around 1/6 to 30/9.
Seudamgo – Koh Mak and Koh Kood
Seudamgo offers a similar service to Koh Kut Express above, with their mini catamaran leaving Koh Mak at 12.50, arriving on Koh Kood at 13.20, 400bt per person. Coming the other way, it leaves Koh Kood at 13.50, arriving at 14.20 at Koh Mak.
On Koh Mak, Seudamgo uses Ao Nid Pier. On Koh Kood, the boat docks at Ao Salat Pier, with a free shuttle service between there and your resort in both directions.
This boat does not run in low/rainy season from 1/6 to 30/9.
Updated November 24
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