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In our “How to Get to Koh Mak” section, we run through all your options on getting to Laem Ngop Pier for Koh Mak :-

  • Private Transfers – We can arrange your transfers from Bangkok by private car or private minibus, direct to the pier – it’s by far the easiest and most comfortable way to travel.
  • Boats – From Laem Ngop Pier, speedboats are your choice, with 3 companies running to and from the island co-ordinating with the other transport options. From Laem Sok Pier (the mainland pier for Koh Kood), you can use the catamaran, mini catamaran or speedboat.
  • Flying to Trat Airport – You can fly into Trat Airport with Bangkok Airways and then take either private transport or a songthaew to the piers.
  • Bus and Combined Bus/Boat – There are regular daily public buses such as the 999, Cherdchai and microbuses, which head from Ekamai and Morchit to Trat. You change at Saen Tung Junction to a songthaew taxi for the last leg to Laem Ngop Pier. Or there are also bespoke buses/boat combos from Khao San Road to Laem Sok Pier.
  • You can island hop from Koh Chang, Koh Mak and Koh Wai using speedboats, a catamaran and a mini catamaran. Note: only the catamaran is available in the rainy season, June to September (always check ahead).
  • Getting Around Koh Mak

Laem Ngop Pier, also sometimes known as Krom Luang Pier, is about 20 minutes away from Koh Chang Ferry Ao Thammachat Pier, 25 minutes from Trat Airport and 25km from Trat, the nearest mainland town.

Laem Sok Pier is at least an hour from Koh Chang’s pier, 40 minutes from Laem Ngop Pier and Trat City, 50 minutes from Trat Airport.

UPDATED 26th May 26

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To get you started, we summarise each method of how to get to Koh Mak 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.

Private Transfer – How to Get to Koh Mak

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

Depending on the size of your party, these transfers use an SUV style car (Fortuner, Mu-X, Pajero) or a minibus (Toyota Commuter, 10 seater). It’s just you, no sharing and they travel direct to the piers, with 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 starting from 4,200bt for an SUV car and 5,200bt for the minibus. You can book these with with us here. We can supply child seats at 200bt per item as needed.

Others routes include to and from Don Mueang Airport (DMK), Ban Phe (Koh Samet), Pattaya and Pattaya Airport (U-Tapao), Khao Yai, Ayutthaya, Kanchanaburi and more.

We also offer services between the piers and the Cambodian borders and across the borders direct both to and from Siem Reap, Sihanoukville and Phnom Penh. Note, due to the 25/26 conflict between the two countries, the land borders are closed so this particular service is suspended until they re-open.

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Speedboats – How to Get to Koh Mak

Laem Sok Pier to/from Koh Mak

3 companies, Panan, Leelawadee and Koh Mak Ferry provide the service from Laem Ngop Pier to Koh Mak, with daily departures at 10.30 (suspended indefinitely), 11.30, 12.30 (not running 1/6/26 to 30/9/26), 14.00 (suspended indefinitely) and 16.00. Journey time is 50 to 60 minutes.

Returns start from 08.30, 09.00 (suspended indefinitely), 10.00, 11.30 (suspended indefinitely) and the last boat at 13.30 (not running 1/6/26 to 30/9/26). 

Prices are fixed at 550bt per person, kids over 130cm at adult price, 100cm to 130cm at 350bt, under 100cm free.

In holiday periods such as New Year, Chakri Day, Songkran, May Day, Coronation Day, the boat companies may run additional services.

Always check ahead as the timetables above may change further in the low season (June to September).

Laem Sok Pier to/from Koh Mak

From Laem Sok Pier, the Koh Kood boat companies – Boonsiri, Koh Kut Express, Seudamgo and Chonratee – also run daily services to and from Koh Mak.

Koh Kut Express’ mini catamaran takes 30 minutes,  with departure times of 11.45 and 16.00, carrying on to Koh Kood for arrival there at 12.15 and 17.00 respectively. Returns are at 09.30 (from Koh Kood at 09.00) and 14.30 (from Koh Kood at 14.00) – 500bt per person, kids 5 and over full price, 4 and under free. Note, this service does not run via Koh Mak in the low season.

Seudamgo offers a mini catamaran, also calling in at Koh Mak on its way through – 14.30 departure for arrival at Koh Mak by 15.15 and Koh Kood at 16.00. The return is at 08.30 from Koh Kood, 09.00 from Koh Mak and reaching the mainland at 10.00 – 550bt per person each way, child policy as above. Note, this service does not run via Koh Mak in the low season.

Boonsiri also has its catamaran from Laem Sok to Koh Mak at 10.30 and 15.00 over, 09.00 and 13.00 back, 550bt per person, child price as above. Please note from 1/6/26 to 30/9/26, the service reduces to once daily at 11.00 over and 10.00 back.

Island Hopping

Koh Chang Express’s speedboat, 500bt from Koh Mak to Koh Kood (30 minutes), is at 10.30 and 13.30 daily or 11.30 or 14.30 going the other way. To Koh Chang from Koh Mak, it’s at 12.00 or 15.00, 600bt (30 minutes) or at 10.00 or 13.00 from Koh Chang. Kids 5 and over are full price. Stops 1/6/26 to 30/9/26.

Kai Bae Nor Nou’s speedboat service is at 10.00 from Koh Mak to Koh Kood (under an hour), 600bt, 11,00 from Koh Kood to Koh Mak. It’s at 12.00 from Koh Mak to Koh Chang, 800bt (1 hour) and 09.00 from Koh Chang to Koh Mak. Kids 4 to 6 are 1/2 price, 3 and under free. Stops 1/5/26 to 31/10/26.

Boonsiri’s catamaran service is at 10.00 and 14.00 to Koh Kood (400bt, 30 minutes) or 11.30 and 15.00 to Koh Chang (600bt, 1 hour). It leaves Koh Kood to Koh Mak at 11.00 and 14.30 and from Koh Chang to Koh Mak at 09.00 and 13.00. Kids 5 and over are full price, 4 and under free.  Boonsiri’s island hopping service runs all year but from 1/6/26 to 30/9/26 reduces to one service daily at 13.00 from Koh Chang (14.00 Koh Mak, 14.30 Koh Kood) and 11.00 back from Koh Kood (11.30 Koh Mak, 12.30 Koh Chang). They will likely switch to a speedboat if numbers are low. If high waves make the inter-island boat too dangerous, they will replace it with a ferry/road/ferry combination.

Koh Mak and Koh Kood Extra

Koh Kut Express’s mini catamaran is at 12.15 and 16.30 from Koh Mak to Koh Kood, back to Laem Sok at 09.30 from Koh Mak (09.00 from Koh Kood) and 15.00 (14.30 from Koh Kood) – 500bt per person. Stops from June to September.

Seudamgo’s mini catamaran is at 15.15 from Koh Mak to Koh Kood and 08.30 in reverse, 500bt per person. Stops from June to September.

**We can organise any of these boats for you in conjunction with private transfers, so please do email us on [email protected] with your requirements on how to get to Koh Mak.**

Trat Airport and Flights

FIying down to Trat Airport with Bangkok Airways from Suvarnabhumi Airport is the quickest way (and most expensive) to get to Koh Mak.

PG301 and PG302 – Morning Flights 

The  morning flight, PG301, lands at 09.15 (09.10 with winter timetable from 25/10/26 to 28/3/27), so you can use this to connect to the 10.30 Leelawadee (currently suspended indefinitely) or the Koh Mak Ferry speedboat at 11.30 (550bt per person, 1 hour), both from Laem Ngop Pier which is 20 minutes from the Airport.

You could also head to Laem Sok Pier, 50 minutes travel time, for the 11.00 Boonsiri catamaran (moving to 10.30 from 1/10/26 to 28/3/27, 550bt per person, 45 minutes) or the 11.45 Koh Kut Express (500bt per person, 30 minutes, not running 1/6/26 to 30/9/26). Note: for the Laem Sok boats, you need to be at the respective boat office at least 30 minutes before departure so the 10.30 Boonsiri is tight.

Returning to BKK Airport, the morning flight, PG302, leaves too early (09.45 summer timetable or 09.40 winter) for any connection from Koh Mak.

PG305 and PG306 – Lunchtime Flights 

The lunchtime flight, PG305, lands at 12.40 with the summer timetable (29/3/26 to 24/10/26), so you can connect to the 14.00 Leelawadee (suspended indefinitely) or the 16.00 Panan (550bt, 1 hour).  From 1/10/26, you can also head to Laem Sok Pier for the 15.00 Boonsiri (500bt, 45 minutes).

Once on the winter timetable from 25/10/26 to 28/3/27, the flight switches to 13.45 arrival. You cannot make the 14.00 (if it is running), so use the 16.00 Panan as above. From Laem Sok Pier, you could also use the 16.00 Koh Kut Express (not running 1/6/26 to 30/9/26).

For the return lunchtime flight, PG306, the flight leaves at 13.10 on the summer timetable (29/3/26 to 24/10/26), so you can take the 10.00 Panan from the island.

When on the winter timetable, (25/10/26 to 28/3/27), PG306 moves to 14.10, so you either take the Leelawadee speedboat at 11.30 (if it is running) or that earlier 10.00 Panan. 

PG307 and PG308 – Evening Flights 

The final flight of the day, PG307, landing at 17.15 (all year), will not make any connection, meaning an overnight stay in Trat or Laem Ngop or Laem Sok.

The next day, you have choices of the 11.30 Koh Mak Ferry from Laem Ngop Pier and 11.00 Boonsiri from Laem Sok Pier (10.30 from 1/10/26). From 1/10/26 and Laem Sok Pier also, Chonratee’s speedboat restarts at 10.00, 500bt.  

PG308 departs back to Bangkok at 17.50 (17.45 winter timetable). From 1/6/26 to 30/9/26, all boats leave Koh Mak in the morning, so unless you want a 6 hour wait, change your flight to PG306 at lunchtime.

From 1/10/26, you can use the 13.00 Boonsiri, with a 13.45 arrival at Laem Sok Pier; 13.30 Panan (if running) with a 14.30 arrival at Laem Ngop Pier; the Koh Kut Express mini catamaran at 15.00 to Laem Sok Pier, docking at 15.30 – that’s 500bt per person. 

To travel between Trat Airport and the piers, you can use a private transfer – 975bt for Laem Ngop Pier and 1,500bt for Laem Sok Pier. There may also be combined share minibus/boat services with the selected Laem Sok companies. You can also hop in an open-sided songthaew share taxi. We can organise the private transfer for you, please email us at [email protected].

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

koh chang islands map

Laem Ngop Pier and Koh Mak Travel Routes

Bus, Microbus – How to Get to Koh Mak

Buses, microbuses and combination bus/boat services are the cheapest option on how to get to Koh Mak.

Public Bus

You can use the 999 bus direct to the Koh Chang pier at Ao Thammachat just up the road, with a departure  time of 07.45 from Ekamai, Bangkok’s eastern Bus Terminal, 329bt per person. This may then continue on the 20 minutes to Laem Ngop Pier – check on boarding. If not, you take a songthaew taxi, 50bt per person, 300bt charter.  At Laem Ngop, you connect to the 16.00 Panan.

The return bus is also from Ao Thammachat at 14.30 but you can pick it up at Laem Ngop – confirm on booking. You use the 10.00 Panan off the island or if running the 11.30 Leelawadee.

Also from Ekamai, you could take the night bus or very early morning public bus (Cherdchai) at 05.00 or 07.00 to Trat, 315bt per person and change at Saen Tung Junction for the last leg to Laem Ngop, 80bt for that songthaew taxi. You should make either the 12.30 (high season only) or 14.00 boat (if running) but have the 16.00 to fallback on. 

By leaving at a more leisurely hour you need to stay the night in Trat. You can then travel down to the boats in the morning, again by songthaew taxi – your guesthouse will organise it for you.

Microbuses

There are also public microbuses run by Kohchang Bangkok Transport Company (290bt) which ply the Trat route to and from Ekamai and Morchit, Bangkok’s northern Bus Terminal. Use the early morning services and change at Saen Tung to make the boat connnections.

Bangkok to Laem Sok Pier – Bus/Boat Combination

Boonsiri offers services from near Khao San Road at to 05.00 (10.30 boat for 11.15 on Koh Mak) and 08.00 (15.45). Returns are using the 09.00 and 13.00 boats linking to the buses at the pier. It’s 1,100bt per person all-in. From 1/6/26 to 30/9/26, only the 05.00 is running for the 11.00 boat (revised time for rainy season so 11.45 on island) and the return is only at 10.00 from the island for a revised bus at 11.00.

Seudamgo’s bus/minibus is at 07.00 from Bangkok (Khao San Road, Rama 9 and BKK Airport) to Laem Sok Pier for the 14.30 boat to Koh Mak (15.15) and Koh Kood at 16.00. The return is with the 09.00 boat from Koh Mak (08.30 from Koh Kood) for the bus around 10.30 – 1,100bt each way all-in. Note from 1/6/26 to 30/9/26, though the boat runs and bus run, they do not serve Koh Mak.

Koh Kut Express’s offers a bus/minibus is at 05.00 from Bangkok (BKK Airport 06.00) to Laem Sok Pier for the 11.45 mini catamaran to Koh Mak (12.15) and Koh Kood at 12.45. The return is with the 09.30 boat from Koh Mak (09.00 from Koh Kood) for the bus around 10.30 – 1,100bt each way all-in. Note from 1/6/26 to 30/9/26, though the boat runs and bus run, they do not serve Koh Mak.

Island Taxis and Rentals

Koh Mak does have a limited island taxi or songthaew service, with a normal charge of 50bt per person, which increases after 22.00 to 100bt.

Provided you let them know, resorts will usually meet the boats with their own transport and similarly, drop you back at the appropriate pier at the end of your stay.

You can easily rent motorbikes from 250bt a day upwards, with a discount for multiple days. Bicycles go from 120bt a day but, if you really want to explore, pay the extra to get the very best one you can. Eco friendly golf carts are another fun option, with prices from 800bt to 1,000bt a day.