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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.
  • Speedboats – From Laem Ngop Pier, speedboats are your choice, with 4 companies running to and from the island co-ordinating with the other transport options. There are now also a couple of options from Laem Sok Pier (the mainland pier for Koh Kood).
  • Flying to Trat Airport – You can fly into Trat Airport with Bangkok Airways and then take either private transport or a songthaew to the speedboat pier.
  • Public Bus – There are also regular daily public buses such as the 999 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 the Koh Chang ferry pier or Laem Ngop Pier itself.
  • You can island hop from Koh Chang, Koh Mak and Koh Wai using speedboats and catamarans, though please note this service is not available in the rainy season, June to September (always check).
  • Getting Around Koh Mak

The main pier for Koh Mak is at Laem Ngop, also sometimes known as Krom Luang Pier. It’s about 20 minutes away from Koh Chang Ferry Ao Thammachat Pier, 10 minutes from Centerpoint Pier and 16km from Trat, the nearest mainland town.

UPDATED November 23

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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 for Koh Mak.

Depending on the size of your party, these transfers use an Innova/Fortuner style car or a minibus. It’s just you, no sharing and they travel direct to the pier.

Journey time, door to pier, is around 4.5 to 5 hours from a Bangkok hotel or Suvarnabhumi Airport, with prices starting from 3,800bt for a car. You can book these with with us here. We can supply child seats if needed.

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

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Speedboats – How to Get to Koh Mak

4 companies, Panan, Leelawadee, M Marine and Koh Mak Ferry provide the service from Laem Ngop Pier to Koh Mak, with daily departures at 10.30 (from 15/11/23), 11.00, 11.30, 12.30, 14.00, 15.00 (high season only) and 16.00. Journey time is 50 to 60 minutes.

Returns start from 08.30, 09.00 (fron 15/11/23), 09.30, 10.00, 11.30, 12.30 (high season only) and the last boat at 13.30. 

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.

Laem Sok Pier to/from Koh Mak

Between Koh Kood and Laem Sok Pier, Koh Kut Express and Seudamgo run daily mini catamarans which call in at Koh Mak on their way through. With a duration of 40 minutes, times are 11.30 (Koh Kut Express) and 12.00 (Seudamgo) from the mainland or 10.00 (Koh Kut Express) and 14.40 (Seudamgo) from Koh Mak.

It’s 500bt per person on Koh Kut Express, kids 4 and over pay full price. Seudamgo is 550bt per person, kids 5 and over adult price. Not available in rainy season, June to September.

Island Hopping

Bang Bao Boats offers a wooden passenger boat service at 400bt to Koh Kood (1 hour), 11.00 daily or from Koh Kood to Koh Mak at 13.00. It’s 500bt to Koh Chang (2 hours), 14.00 daily or 09.00 from Koh Chang to Koh Mak. 

They also run a speeboat at 700bt from Koh Mak to Koh Kood (30 minutes), 13.00 daily or 09.00 going the other way. To Koh Chang, it’s at 10.00, 900bt (30 minutes) or at 12.00 from Koh Chang. Kids 4 to 6 are 1/2 price, 3 and under free.

Kai Bae Nor Nou’s speedboat service is at 10.00 from Koh Mak to Koh Kood (1 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 1 to 9 are 1/2 price.

Boonsiri’s catamaran service is at 10.00 to Koh Kood (400bt) or 14.30 to Koh Chang (600bt).

Koh Mak and Koh Kood Extra

Koh Kut Express and Seudamgo operate daily mini catamaran services between Koh Mak and Koh Kood only. Koh Kut Express is at 09.30 from Koh Kood and 12.00 from Koh Mak, Seudamgo is at 13.50 from Kood and 12.50 from Mak. Koh Kut Express costs 500bt per person, Seudamgo 400bt, kids policy as above.

Note: The island hopping services do not run in low/rainy season, May/June to September/October depending on the company – check ahead always and head here for the rainy season options. 

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

From 29/10/23 to 31/3/24 (winter timetable), the  lunchtime flight, PG305, lands at 13.40,  which makes it very tricky to make the 14.00 Leelawadee boat.  Instead, you will need to fallback on the 15.00 M Marine (high season only) or the 16.00 Panan .

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

For the return lunchtime flight, PG306, at 14.10, you take the Panan speedboat at 10.00 or at a push the 11.30 Leelawadee, docking at 12.30.

The Panan at 13.30 with a 14.30 arrival at Laem Ngop Pier allows you to connect to the afternoon flight, PG308, which departs at 17.45. Or you could use the Seudamgo 14.40 to Laem Sok Pier, docking at 15.20. Both are 550bt per person.

To travel between Trat Airport and Laem Ngop Pier, you can use a private transfer or an open sided  songthaew share taxi – there are no share minibuses operating this route. We can organise the private transfer for you, please contact us or use the form here.

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


Public Bus – How to Get to Koh Mak

Public transport is the cheapest option on how to get to Koh Mak.

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, 292bt 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.

The return bus is also from Ao Thammachat at 14.30 but you can pick it up at Laem Ngop – confirm on booking. 

Also from Ekamai, you could take the night bus or very early morning public bus (Cherdchai) at 05.00 to Trat, 279bt 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 or 14.00 boat but have the 15.00 (high season only) or 16.00 to fallback on if there is a delay.

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.

Other Bangkok Companies

Boonsiri operates an 07.00 service from near Khao San Road to Koh Chang. It’s 900bt per person and heads to Thammachat Pier. From there, you can hop out, ditching the final part of the ticket and then take a songthaew to Laem Ngop Pier.

From 1/11/23, Seudamgo will run a bus at 05.00 from Bangkok (Khao San Road, Rama 9 and BKK Airport) to Laem Sok Pier for the 12.00 boat to Koh Mak (12.40) and Koh Kood at 13.20. It’s 1,100bt per person all in for both bus and boat.

We can organise either the Boonsiri or Seudamgo bus for, so please do contact us with your requirements.

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.