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Getting to Koh Kood has become much easier over the last couple of years but it does still require some forward planning.

The mainland departure point is Laem Sok Pier, located some 30km out from Trat, the nearest provincial town.  

Your Options

  • To reach the pier directly, your most stress-free choice is our private transfer direct from your Bangkok hotel or Suvarnabhumi Airport. We co-ordinate the collections with the boat times and can pick-up from plenty of other places too. A SUV car is 4,000bt, a private minibus 4,800bt – travel time 4.5 to 5 hours.
  • Passenger boats (express, catamaran, mini catamaran and speedboat) run by 4 separate companies start at 10.00, 10.40, 10.45 and finish at 16.00. Prices range from 400bt/600bt for the slowest/slow ‘express’ to 600bt for the best options of catamaran, mini catamaran and speedboat. There are no car ferries.
  • If you fly into Trat Airport on the morning flight, PG301, you can connect to the 10.40 Seudamgo or the 10.45 Boonsiri. The lunchtime flight, PG305, arrives at 13.45 (till 28/3/26) so, at a push, you can connect  to the 15.00 Boonsiri but more relaxed to use either the 16.00 Seudamgo or Koh Kut Express. When on the  summer timetable, 30/3/25 to 25/10/25, it lands an hour earlier at 12.40, so easy for the 14.30 Seudamgo or the 15.00 Boonsiri.  The PG307 does not make any boat connections.
  • A cheaper option is the bus/boat combinations at 1,100bt/1,000bt per person, with daily departures from the different boat companies at 05.00, 07.00 and 08.00 from the Khao San Road area. Or you could use public transport from Ekamai Bus Station to Trat City itself – the early morning departures or night bus (currently every day) are the ones to catch.
  • Finally, you can island hop from Koh Chang, Koh Mak and Koh Wai using speedboats, catamaran or the mini-catamarans. Please note only the large catamaran runs in low season (1/6/26 to 30/9/26) and this may change to a speedboat.
  • Once on Koh Kood, the best way to get about is renting a motorbike, 250bt to 350bt per day. Or you could also take an island tour – chat with us about setting one up for you.

UPDATED 18th March 2026

About the Page

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

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

Koh Kood Private Transfers by Car or Minibus

Private transfer by car or minibus is perhaps the most comfortable way of getting to Laem Sok Pier for Koh Kood.

Depending on the size of your group, these transfers use an SUV style car (Fortuner, Mu-X, Pajero, Innova) or a Toyota Commuter minibus. The vehicles are just for you, no sharing and they travel direct to the pier, with a couple of stops along the way.

Journey time, door to pier, is around 4.5 to 5 hours from a Bangkok hotel or Suvarnabhumi Airport, with prices from 4,000bt for the SUV and 4,800bt for the minibus.

You can book these with with us here. We can supply child seats if needed.

Others routes include to and from Trat Airport (TDX), Don Mueang Airport (DMK), Ban Phe (Koh Samet), Pattaya, the Cambodian borders, Siem Reap, Sihanoukville and Phnom Penh.

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Catamaran, Express and Speedboats, Island Hopping

All boats leave from Laem Sok Pier, about 30km out from Trat and 45 minutes from Trat Airport, the Koh Chang Piers and Laem Ngop Pier (Koh Mak).

Seudamgo offers a mini catamaran at 600bt, 60 minutes. Times are at 10.40, 12.00, 14.30 (via Koh Mak, 550bt) or 16.00. 

The high speed catamaran run by Boonsiri is also 600bt and duration 60 minutes. It has boats at 10.45, 13.15 and 15.00 (via Koh Mak).

Koh Kut Express runs a speedboat daily at 10.00 and a mini catamaran/speedboat at 11.45 and 16.00 (both via Koh Mak), duration 60 minutes, 600bt per person.

There are two express boats; Koh Kood Princess departs at 12.30 (currently nor running), duration 110 minutes, 400bt per person ; Koh Kut Express is at 14.00 , duration 90 minutes, 600bt.

On arrival in Koh Kood, the boat companies supply free transport between Ao Salad Pier on the east coast to and from your resort or from Klong Mad Pier (11.45 and 16.00 Koh Kut Express speedboat).

The 10.00 Koh Kut Express speedboat can deliver direct to some resorts or if not, provides a transfer from/to its pier at Klong Mad.

Check all timings in low season (June to September).

Private Speedboats

Private speedboats are available too for travel to and from Koh Kood, great  for larger groups and wedding parties.

Please contact us for quotations as needed.

From Koh Kood

Return boats from Koh Kood are either the Boonsiri catamaran at 09.00, 11.45 and 13.00, 10.00 for the older, slowest express boat, Koh Kood Princess (not currently running)  or the slightly faster express from Koh Kut Express at 11.00.

Koh Kut Express’s speedboat leaves the island at 13.00, with the mini catamaran/speedboat at 09.00 (via Koh Mak) or 14.00 (via Koh Mak).

Seudamgo’s return trips are at 08.30 (via Koh Mak), 10.00, 12.30 and 13.50.

They use the same system of free share shuttle from resort to their respective pier. The 13.00 Koh Kut Express speedboat can collect direct from some resorts.

Check all timings in low season (June to September).

Island Hopping

Koh Chang Express’s service is at 11.30 and 14.30, 500bt to Koh Mak (30 minutes), 800bt to Koh Wai (45 minutes) and 1,000bt to Koh Chang (1 hour) with returns at 10.00 and 13.00.  Runs from 1/10/25 to 31/5/26 and restarts 1/10/26.

Kai Bae Huts Nor Nou Speedboats has its version at 11.00, same price to Koh Chang but taking 2 hours, cheaper to Koh Mak at 600bt, 1 hour. From Koh Chang, it leaves at 09.00. Stops end of April to start of November.

Boonsiri has times of 11.00 and 14.30 from Koh Kood to Koh Mak (400bt, 30 minutes) and to Koh Chang (900bt, 1.5 hours). Coming the other way, it leaves Bang Bao in Koh Chang at 09.00 and 13.00 – runs all year but may revert to speedboat from 1/7/26 to 30/9/26 and to ferry/road in bad weather, same period.

Koh Kut Express and Seudamgo – Island Hopping

Koh Kut Express offers a speedboat from Koh Kood to Koh Mak only at 09.00 and 14.00, 500bt, 30 minutes, with the return at 12.15 and 16.30, same price –  check timings 1/6/26 to 30/9/26.

Seudamgo offers a similar service at 08.30 from Koh Kood, the reverse at 15.30 from Koh Mak, 550bt per person – check timings 1/6/26 to 30/9/26.

We can organise any of these boats for you, so please do contact us with your requirements.

Trat Airport and Flights

Bangkok Airways currently flies three times daily between Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) and Trat Airport (TDX). It’s 50 minutes to Laem Sok Pier

From 26/10/25 to 28/3/26, the morning flight, PG301, lands at 09.10 (09.15 from 29/3/26 to 24/10/26) so you can connect to the 10.40 Seudamgo or the 10.45 Boonsiri.  

The PG305 lands at 13.45 (till 28/3/26) so it’s best to connect to the 16.00 Seudamgo or at the same time, the Koh Kut Express speedboat – both 600bt and 1 hour.  Boonsiri’s 15.00 is a bit of a dash and it does not wait if the flight is delayed.

From 29/3/26 to 24/10/26, PG305 moves to 11.40 from BKK and a 12.40 arrival at TDX so you can comfortably connect to the 14.30 Seudamgo. You have the 15.00 Boonsiri as back-up.

The afternoon PG307 flight, leaving BKK at 16.15 and arriving at 17.15, is too late to make any boats, so you options are guesthouses and hotels in Trat or by the pier, visit our page here. 

From Trat Airport

When on the winter timetable from 26/10/25 to 28/3/26, the 10.00 Seudamgo (docking at 11.00) works best to link to the PG306 departing at 14.15. Journey time is around 45 minutes from the pier to the airport.

The PG306 moves to 13.10 for the summer timetable (29/3/26 to 24/10/26), so you can use either the 09.00 Boonsiri, 600bt per person or the 09.00 (10.00) Koh Kut Express, both at 600bt per person and 1 hour. You could also opt for the 10.00 (11.00) Seudamgo though that is getting a little close for comfort if there are any delays.

If you are booked on the afternoon flight PG308 at 17.45 (17.50 29/3/26 t o 24/10/26), you take either the 13.00 Boonsiri  or either of the Koh Kut Express boats – one at 13.00, one at 14.00, each one hour.  There is also the 13.50 Seudamgo docking at 14.50.

The morning flight, PG302 departing at 09.40, does not work from Koh Kood as the 1st daily direct boat off the island is at 09.00, docking at 10.00.

In all cases, you can book our private SUV car or minibus to meet you at the pier, cost at 1,500bt or 1,800bt.

Bangkok Airways’ telephone number is 02 270 6699 or 039 551 654-5, www.bangkokair.com

To book the private transfer needed to travel between Trat Airport and Laem Sok Pier, please contact us or use the form here.

koh chang islands map

Laem Sok to Koh Kood Travel Route

Bus and Minibus – Getting to Koh Kood

Direct Bus and Boat Service

Boonsiri has its own connecting bus service from Bangkok (Khao San Road area) to its own boat, with departure times at 05.00 for the 10.45 boat and 08.00 for the 15.00 boat, 1,100bt per person all-in, 5 and over adult price, kids 4 and under 500bt. 

The returns are with the 09.00, 11.45 or 13.00 boats off the island for the 10.30 or 14.15 bus. It travels via Lad Krabang Airport Link, reaching Khao San around 17.30 or 20.30, timings approximate depending on traffic.

Note the services will reduce down from 1/6/25 to 30/9/25.

Seudamgo’s service is at 05.00 for the 12.00 boat from Laem Sok or at 07.00 for the 14.20 boat.  The price is 1,100bt, child policy as above. 

The returns are with the 08.30, 12.30 or 13.50 boats direct to the mainland, same price as above, all linking to buses/minibuses at the pier.  From 1/5/25 to 30/9/25, the 13.50 does not run but the 12.30 adds a stop at Koh Mak.

Koh Kut Express’ service leaves Bangkok at 05.00 for the speedboat at 11.45 or 07.00 for the slower 14.00 express boat, both from Laem Sok. The price is 1,100bt, child policy as above. 

The returns are with the 09.00 speedboat or the 11.00 express for their minibus at 10.45 and 13.00. From 1/6/25 to 30/9/25, only the services with the express boat run so 07.00 out and 11.00 back. 

We can organise any of these for you, so please do contact us with your requirements.

Public Services

There is no direct public transport to Laem Sok.

Buses and public microbuses instead instead head for Trat, with daily departures from the eastern bus station at Ekamai and its northern counterpart at Morchit.

Unless you take very early morning transport (05.00) or the night bus (23.30, currently every day), you will arrive in Trat too late to make any boat connections from Laem Sok, so must stay a night in Trat.

From Trat, you use a songthaew taxi to get to the pier – order it through your guesthouse or walk to the covered market area and charter one yourself.

Motorbike Rental, Private Island Tours

On Koh Kood, there is a limited and therefore expensive public songthaew taxi service – you can organise it via your resort as a special charter.

Motorbike rental goes at 300bt to 350bt a day, depending on size of motorbike (125cc, 150cc or 160cc), who you rent from and the number of days.

Car rental is available from 1,600bt per day for a sedan

You can also explore Koh Kood on a private tour using a songthaew taxi. Our price is 3,200bt for a 6 hour day (09.30 to 15.30) which takes in areas such as The Ancient Trees, Klong Chao Waterfall, a seafood lunch at Ao Yai fishing village and some of the beaches such as Ao Phrao, Bang Bao and Ao Tapao.

Please do contact us for more details on the tour or for car rental.

*All the boat companies (except Kai Bae Huts Speedboat) provide the free transfer between the arrival or departure pier and your resort.*