Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting There & Away
To/From Mainland
Ko Chang-bound boats depart from the mainland piers collectively referred to as
Laem Ngop (
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for more information), southwest of Trat. You'll arrive in Ko
Chang at either Tha Sapparot or Tha Centrepoint, depending on which pier and
boat company you used on the mainland.
Tha Sapparot is the closest to the west coast beaches and receives vehicle ferries
from the mainland pier of Tha Thammachat.
Koh Chang Ferry
(
0 3955 5188)
runs this service (one-way 80B, 30 minutes, hourly 6.30am to 7pm).
At the time of writing, the car ferry associated with Tha Centrepoint was competing
aggressively for business by offering cheaper prices, more commissions and a
Bangkok-Laem Ngop bus service. You cut out some of the land transfers with the
new bus service but Tha Centrepoint (on Ko Chang) is further from the west coast
beaches, so the time-saving is negligible.
Centrepoint Ferry
( 0 3953 8196)
runs this service (one-way/round-trip 80/100B, 45 minutes, hourly 6am to 7.30pm).
Weekend service in high season runs until 9pm.
There is also a new bus route directly from Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi (Airport) sta-
tion to Ko Chang (308B, six hours) via the car ferry with stops on the mainland at
Trat. Another option is a minivan service from Bangkok's Victory Monument that
goes all the way to Ko Chang's Tha Sapparot (one-way 300B, four hours, hourly
departures).
To/From Neighbouring Islands
Tha Bang Bao in the southern part of the island is the pier used for boat trips to
neighbouring islands. There is a daily inter-island ferry (known conflictingly as 'ex-
does a loop to Ko Wai, Ko Mak, Ko Kut and back. Faster and more frequent speed-
boat departures do the same circuit.
Getting Around
Shared
sŏrng·tăa·ou
meet arriving boats to shuttle passengers to the various
beaches (Hat Sai Khao 50B, Khlong Prao 60B and Lonely Beach 100B). Most hops
between neighbouring west coast beaches should cost around 40B to 50B.
