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Getting to Koh Chang is possible by both road and air but there are no trains. You can also island hop from the neighbouring islands of Koh Mak, Koh Kood and Koh Wai.

  • For style, speed and comfort, we recommend a private transfer by SUV car or minibus. Travel time from east Bangkok to the Koh Chang ferry piers is between 4 and 4.5 hours.
  • You could also fly down to Trat Airport in just under an hour with Bangkok Airways but remember you still need to get to and from the Airports at both ends.
  • If you are on a tight budget, you can hop on the public bus or microbus. Allow 5.5 to 6.5 hours or more travel time for this.
  • With a service provided by a single car ferry, you can cross continuously throughout the day from 06.30 till 18.30 (Ferry Koh Chang, 25 to 35 minutes).
  • Once docked, it takes from 10 minutes to 45 minutes to reach your resort – dependent on its location.
  • To travel between Koh Chang, Koh Mak, Koh Kood and Koh Wai, there’s a full island hopping service with speedboat, catamaran or mini catamaran – note the speedboats and mini catamran is closed from the end of May to start of October. The catamaran operates all year.
  • On Koh Chang, you can hire cars, motorbikes or island tours to get around or use the island taxi service.

UPDATED 2nd May 2026

 

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To get you started, we summarise each method of how to get to Koh Chang below. Follow their links to our individual pages for all the comprehensive details, including up-to-date timetables, prices and booking details.

Alternatively, please contact us with your travel questions or those booking requests – we will get back to you within 24 hours.

Private Transfers – Car, Minibus – How to Get to Koh Chang

Private transfers by car or minibus are our recommended way of getting to Koh Chang from Bangkok and other areas of Thailand.

These are a door to door service from either your Bangkok hotel at a time of your choosing or from a pre-arranged meeting point at Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang, Trat or U-Tapao Airports.

As a guide, it’s 4,600bt for our SUV car for 2 persons or 2 adults and 2 small children from BKK Suvarnabhumi Airport to your resort on Koh Chang, 4,700bt from a central Bangkok hotel. A private minibus for 4 persons is 5,700bt with ferry tickets – add 100bt for each additional person.

This includes the ferry tickets from Ao Thammachat (the only ferry), tolls and diesel. For delivery to Bang Bao and Bang Bao Beach, please add 200bt. 

If you plan to visit the other nearby beautiful islands of Koh Mak and Koh Kood,  we can of course set up the full itinerary for you.

We also provide transfers from Pattaya, Ayutthaya, Kanchanaburi, Hua Hin, Rayong, the Issan provinces and Ban Phe Pier (Koh Samet). International transfers to and from Cambodia complete our package.

Please note that in the busy peak periods such as Xmas/New Year from 24/12/26 to 5/1/27 and Chakri Day, Songkran and Constitution Day (April and May), there will be a supplement on our normal prices due to increased demand.

Private Transfer Prices and Information

Flying to Trat Airport

The quickest but most expensive way on how to get to to Koh Chang is flying to Trat Airport.  Only one airline, Bangkok Airways, operates this route, with three daily flights leaving from BKK Suvarnabhumi Airport. Trat Airport (TDX) itself is located about 25 minutes from the ferry pier at Ao Thammachat.

Bangkok Airways runs its summer timetable from 28/3/26 to 24/10/26. PG301 leaves at 08.15 from BKK and arrives at 09.15 at TDX, with its return PG302 at 09.45 (10.45). PG305 is at 11.40 (12.40) and PG306 back at 13.10 (14.10).  PG307 is at 16.15 (17.15),  back with PG308 at 17.50 (18.50).

From 25/10/26 to 27/3/27, the airline  switches to its winter timetable. PG301 leaves at 08.10 from BKK and arrives at 09.10 at TDX, with its return PG302 at 09.40 (10.40). PG305 is at 12.45 (13.45) and PG306 back at 14.15 (15.15).  PG307 is at 16.15 (17.15),  back with PG308 at 17.45 (18.45).

From Trat Airport to Koh Chang

On landing at Trat Airport, you use either a private transfer or share minibus to Ao Thammachat Pier.

A private car is 2,200bt for 2 adults or 2 adults/2 small children or a private minibus is 2,800bt for 4 adults – beaches up to and including Kai Bae. For delivery to resorts in Lonely Beach to Klong Goi (Bang Bao), please add 200bt.

A share minibus is 1,000bt per person each way with ferry ticket – book through us.

All transfers include the ferry tickets, with the vehicles driving on and off the ferry and then delivery to your resort. Note the share minibus is not direct but drops off other passengers as it moves down the island.

Trat Airport/Koh Chang – Book the Transfer here

To contact Bangkok Airways by phone, use these numbers, 02 270 6699 (Bangkok), 039 551 654-5 (Trat), with online booking here at bangkokair.com.

Koh Chang Ferries

Ferry Koh Chang  is the only ferry service from the mainland to Koh Chang. Prices are 80bt for a single journey, 120bt for a car, 40bt for a motorbike.

Crossing with Ferry Koh Chang takes 25 to 35 minutes, runnning between Ao Thammachat Pier (mainland) and Ao Sapparot Pier (island). Times start at 06.30 and then are hourly at 07.45, 08.45 and so on until 16.45, 17.45 and the final one daily at 18.30.

Tickets are 90bt per passenger, kids 110cm to 150cm at 40bt, cars at 200bt, motorbikes at 90bt (as of 11/4/26).

Due to USA and Israel’s war with Iran, the Thai government is ordering all businesses to conserve oil and fuel. As of April 11th 2026, ferries will only leave in either direction when full.

There will always be sailings in each direction at 06.30 and 18.30 (first and last daily boats).

Ticket prices have also increased reflecting fuel price surges and are subject to further hikes as needed.

After Hours

If you are unable to get to the the pier before the last ferry – late flight arrivals to BKK, work commitments in Bangkok etc. – we can organise a private transfer connecting to a private wooden passenger boat to the island and final transfer from the pier to your resort. Please contact us for details but it must be booked in advance.

Buses, Minibuses – How to Get to Koh Chang

Getting to Koh Chang by share minibuses, public buses and public share minibuses are the cheapest ways to travel to the island from Bangkok.

Khao San Bus

From the Khao San Road area, a daily bus departs at 08.00 from 1/10/25 to 31/6/26, 900bt per person with Thammachat ferry ticket. Once on the island, you swap to a share taxi or minibus for final delivery to your resort. The return leaves in the afternoon, same price. You can book this with us, click through to the page for the booking form. 

Suvarnabhumi Burapa Co (SWB)

Suvarnabhumi Burapa Co has a direct connection from Suvarnabhumi Airport Terminal at 07.00 (high season, check ahead if running) and 11.00 from Gate 8, Level 1, single price 700bt with the ferry and transfer to your hotel on Koh Chang up to Kai Bae, additional charges 50bt for Lonely Beach and Bailan, 100bt for Bang Bao and Bang Bao Beach. 

With hotel collection starting from 08.45 in Bang Bao, the morning return service leaves at 10.00 from White Sand Beach, same price, reaching BKK at 16.30 to 17.30. There is also a 2nd daily service at 13.00 (high season, check ahead if running).

The same company also has a service at 08.00 from South Pattaya to Koh Chang, 700bt with ferry ticket. Delivery to your resort is priced the same as above. Return services leave at 10.00.

Public Services

Public buses (Cherchai, The Transport Company) at 279bt per person and microbus services (Koh Chang Transport Co) at 290bt per person, leave from Ekkamai, the Eastern Bus Terminal to Trat Bus Station. Times are from 05.00 to 18.00, with the microbuses more frequent than the larger 43 seater buses . There is one night bus daily at 23.30.

For Koh Chang, you take one of the earlier departures up to 11.00. At Saen Tung Junction (about 35km from Trat), you then swap to a songthaew taxi (60bt to 80bt) for the final 25km to the ferry pier. 

The 999 bus at 07.45, priced at 292bt, drives direct to Ao Thammachat Pier.

There are microbuses from 05.00 to 18.30 from Morchit, the Northern Bus Terminal, with you again needing one of the early ones to make the connection to Koh Chang. There is only one public bus from here at 07.30 (The Transport Co). Prices from Morchit are the same as above.

DMK Airport

There are no direct public buses or minibuses from DMK Airport. Head to Morchit Bus Station by using the A1 shuttle bus and jump on one of the services above. You will not make the island in one day unless you arrive early morning.

Hotel to Hotel Hoppa Share Minibus

For the 26-27 season, this service is mornings only and also from Koh Chang to Bangkok only.

The hotel to hotel share minibus leaves once a day in the morning from Koh Chang back to Bangkok. It’s 1,150bt per person with ferry ticket if 2 persons or 1,250bt if one person only. Collection is directly from juolyour resort and drop-off in Bangkok at your hotel door. 

Collections start at 08.20 from Bang Bao Beach, picking up customers as it moves down the island reaching White Sand Beach around 09.30 and the ferry at 09.45.

Other Services – Koh Chang to Bangkok

We also offer share minibuses with hotel collection on the island (08.20 Bang Bao Beach to 09.30 White Sand Beach) to BKK Suvarnabhumi Airport (900bt, arriving at 16.30 to 17.00), Lad Krabang Airport Link (900bt), BKK Airport hotels (950bt or 1,100bt if person only), Ekamai Bus Station (1,100bt or 1,200bt if person only), Victory Monument (950bt), DMK Airport or Morchit (1,100bt or 1,200bt if 1 person only) and Khao San Road  or Hualamphong (950bt) – see here for full details.

Koh Chang Island Hopping – How to Get to Koh Chang

Three companies, Koh Kut Express (formerly Bang Bao Boats), Kai Bae Huts Nor Nou Speedboats and Boonsiri provide the island hopping services between Koh Chang, Koh Kood, Koh Mak and Koh Wai.

Speedboats

Speedboats leave from Koh Chang at 09.00 (Kai Bae Huts Nor Nou Speedboats), 10.00 (Koh Kut Express) and 13.00 (Koh Kut Express). The returns from Koh Kood are at 11.00 (Kai Bae Huts), 11.30 and 14.30 (both Koh Kut Express). 

Prices with Koh Kut Express start at 600bt to Koh Wai (15 minutes) or Koh Mak (30 minutes) and 1,000bt to Koh Kood (1 hour). In either direction, Koh Kood to Koh Mak is 500bt (30 minutes), Koh Kood to Koh Wai at 800bt (45 minutes) and Koh Wai to Koh Mak at 600bt (15 minutes). Note: The speedboats still carry Bang Bao Boats branding.

Kai Bae Huts Nor Nou is a little slower, with prices at 800bt from Koh Chang to Koh Mak (1 hour) and 1,000bt Koh Chang to Koh Kood (1.5 hours). It’s 600bt between Koh Mak and Koh Kood (30 minutes).  This service also calls at Koh Wai, 600bt from Koh Chang or Koh Mak and 1,000bt from Koh Kood.

Catamaran

Boonsiri runs a catamaran service between the islands (in addition to its regular Laem Sok to/from Koh Kood route). It’s at 09.00 and 13.00 from Bang Bao Pier on Koh Chang, 600bt to Koh Mak (1 hour) and 900bt to Koh Kood (1.5 hours). Koh Mak to Koh Kood is 400bt (30 minutes). Please note resort collection is at 07.30 and 11.00 with this service, much earlier than the other 2 companies.

The return service is at 11.00 and 14.30.

Rainy Season

  • Boonsiri’s catamaran keeps running all year unless of course there are severe storms or waves.
  • Kai Bae Nor Nou (speedboat) stops for rainy season from the 30/4/26 to 1/11/26.
  • Koh Kut Expresss (speedboat) shuts down from the end of May to the start of October.

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Travel Routes in the Koh Chang Islands

Car Hire and Motorbike Rental, Island Tours

Our round-up on car hire and motorbike rental on Koh Chang, a great way to explore the island at your own pace.

Sedans are from 1,300bt a day, pick-ups from 1,500bt and SUVs from 1,700bt. Reduced rates are available for weeks and months depending on availability. Peak season (1/12/26 to 31/1/27) rates will be higher. We can organise this for you.

Note: For our car rental, you will need to leave your passport for the duration or if that does not suit,  you must leave a 10,000bt refundable damage deposit (or $300 or EUR 300) together with a copy of your passport.

Motorbike rentals, the standard 125cc or the newer 150ccs to 160ccs are anything from 150bt to 450bt a day. There are literally dozens of outlets along the roads in all the beaches so do shop around. We do not provide a rental service for any motorbikes.

East and west coast tours with a private minibus (driver only, not guide) are another option for getting around. We cover them here too and organise them for you – from 3,700bt per day for the east coast, 09.00 till 16.00.

Island Taxis (Songthaews)

Public transport on Koh Chang is by songthaew (literally, two rows in translation) taxi. There are no public buses.

On arrival on the island, the public taxis run from the ferry piers to all the beaches on the west coast, but  they do not leave until full (10 persons). 

If full, the cost per person from the piers is 50bt for White Sand Beach, 60bt for Chai Chet, 70bt for Klong Prao Beach, 80bt for Kai Bae Beach, 100bt for Lonely Beach, 120bt for Bailan Beach, 150bt for Bang Bao and 200bt for Bang Bao Beach (the bridge).

East coast taxis are far less frequent just three times daily, 09.00, 11.00 and 15.00, 100bt per person but they don’t need to be full.  

Otherwise, you can simply flag down the taxis any time of day or night to get about. Click through to see the rates per route but bear in mind all prices do go up after 22.00.

UPDATED 11th April 2026

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