Koh Kood does not have a public share taxi (songthaew) system such as the one on Koh Chang, so to get around the island, you either rent your own motorbike, explore with a private day tour or you charter a taxi via your resort.
All the mainland boat companies provide a free share shuttle taxi between the pier and your resort, both on arrival and on departure.
(For private taxi transfers between Bangkok and Koh Kood, please head here.)
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Motorbike Rental – Getting about Koh Kood
The best way to explore the island is by motorbike (125cc, 150cc and 160cc) and prices for rental range from 200bt to 350bt daily, depending on who you rent from and the number of days.
The main road that runs along the west coast and out to the fishing villages on the east coast is relatively new and overall is of more than passable quality. It benefits hugely from having little traffic, a boon of the island having no car ferries and whilst there are quite a few hills, they are not too alarming.
If you are new to scooter riding, then with all the normal caveats, it is not such a bad place to learn and it will give you a chance to get beyond the bay in which you are staying. The last half of the track to Klong Hin Beach and the last part on Ao Phrao to the resorts themselves are trickier and probably best not attempted by novices after dark.
Car Rental
Car rental (sedan) is available from 1,300bt to 1,600bt per day depending on number of days and time of year (peak season or not).
You do not normally need to leave any deposit but the owner will likely require your passport (or in selected cases a copy of your passport) as the guarantee. Note, any damage is paid by you.
Private Island Tours – Getting about Koh Kood
- The Ancient Trees
- Klong Chao Waterfall and Klong Yai Kee Waterfall
- Lunch at Ao Yai (Noochy or Chonthicha)
- Beaches at Ao Phrao, Ao Tapao and Bang Bao
The cost is around 3,200bt (depending on availability), hours from 09.00 to 15.00, with any time after that charged at 300bt a hour or part thereof. The driver only speaks a little English.
Please email us at [email protected] with your requirements – number of people, resort, preferred date (with alternative) and we will come back to you with a confirmed price and availability.
Charter Taxis
Songthaews can also be chartered privately, normally from 500bt for one location – ask at your resort. If you instruct the driver to wait for you (for a seafood lunch in Ao Yai, for example), then it may be around 1,300bt to 1,500bt there and back, so get your negotiating hat on!
Arrival/Departure from the Mainland
The larger ferry boats – Boonsiri (catamaran), Koh Kut Express (larger express boat), Seudamgo (mini catamaran) all arrive at Ao Salad Pier in the north east of the island. From here, the boat companies provide a free share shuttle taxi (songthaew) to your resort. Passengers are allocated different taxis according to resort location and the driver then heads to that area only.
From Ao Salad, travel times are 20 minutes to Klong Chao Beach, 30 minutes to Bang Bao Beach, 45 minutes+ to Ao Phrao Beach.
Koh Kut Express’s mini catamaran stops at Klong Mad Pier or very occasionally, if seas conditions prevent this, they move over to Ao Salad. In both cases, there is the free shuttle to your resort.
Where possible, Koh Kut Express’s speedboat delivers you direct to your resort. If not possible, the speedboat delivers you to Klong Mad and then provides a free share shuttle taxi to your resort.
On leaving the island, the same system operates in return, with collection by free share shuttle taxi scheduled an hour before departure time – the taxi may arrive later as timings are not exact and they are collecting other customers from other resorts too. Always inform the resort the day before so they can chase the boat company if needed.
Certain of the higher end resorts will also offer to drop you at Ao Salad or Klong Mad.
Updated May 26 for 26/27 Season
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