Getting to Koh Chang
There are several ways to go to Koh Chang from Bangkok. Depending on your convenience and budget, you can choose to go either by bus, by plane, or by car to Trat Province and take the ferry to Koh Chang. You want to get the fastest way, or you want the cheapest way, which will decide what suits you the best.
By Plane
You can fly to Trat Province (Trat airport) from Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok, then take the ferry from Trat to Koh Chang. The flight schedule varies with the duration of 60 min. All flights to Trat are operated by Bangkok Airways, you can book and check their updated flight schedule via their website https://www.bangkokair.com/
After your arrival at Trat Airport, you can hop on a van/minibus to get transferred to Koh Chang. The price including ferry tickets is around 700 THB per way. Bangkok Airways also runs a minibus service for passengers. From the airport to your hotel on Koh Chang is usually around an hour and a half to 2 hours. The last ferry is 18:30 pm from the mainland. Then it will take about 30 min to Koh Chang Pier and about 30 minutes from the pier to the hotel arranged by S.E.A. Kayaking.
If you plan to arrive Koh Chang on the familiarization day, you will need to choose the morning flight. With the latest Bangkok Airway flight schedule, there is no morning flight anymore. The earliest flight is 12:40 pm which means you will arrive at your hotel in Koh Chang around 15:40 pm. So if you need to Koh Chang on the familiarization day, please let us know in advance. We may be able to reschedule our meeting from 15:00 to 16:00 pm.
By Bus
Going to Koh Chang by bus is a very cheap and popular way. It will be slower than the plane option around 2-3 hrs. You can go to Ekkamai (Eastern) Bus Terminal where you can go by taxi or sky train and take the #999 bus to go to the piers to Koh Chang in Trat where you can take the ferry to the island. The cost is 260 THB per way and the bus schedule is 7:45 every day. Total traveling time is 5-6 hours to the pier. The estimated arrival to our office is about 15:30 pm depending on the traffic.
You can also depart from Mochit Terminal (Northern Bus Terminal) and catch the #9908 bus. This bus can also be caught at Ekkamai Terminal as well. The price and the travelling time are similar to the #999 bus, but this bus only takes you to Trat town. From here, you will need to take a Songthew to go to the pier to take a ferry to Koh Chang. The Songthew cost is 100 THB per person but if there is no other passengers, you will be charged about 200 THB
Another option is that you can catch the Cherdchai Private bus with first-class service and an air conditioner. This bus departs from the Ekkamai terminal at 23:30 (Friday night only) and arrives at Trat town at 5:00 the next day. This would help you have a lot of traveling time.
The last option is to catch the Boonsiri VIP bus from Khaosan Road which departs at 5:00 AM and arrives at the Laem Ngop pier at 11.45. The Price is 850 THB including the ferry fee & transfer to hotel/ person. https://boonsiriferry.com/en
By minibus
Another great way to go to Koh Chang is by minibus. It is easy to make a booking online with several companies like Koh Chang Minibus. You can search for many options on Google, The expected price will be from 950 THB – 1200 THB/ person including ferry fees. They can pick you up at your hotel in central Bangkok as well.
Except for Bangkok, you can go to Koh Chang directly from Suvarnabhumi Airport with two options.
The first one is to take the ‘Lonely Beach Express’ officially known as the Koh Chang Suvarnabhumi Burapha Bus. https://www.swbbustour.com/index.html This bus will bring you directly to Lonely Beach in Koh Chang. You can request to stop at any hotel along the way to its final terminal. Departure times are 7.00 and 10:00 which will coincide with the ferry schedule so that you can catch the last ferry to Koh Chang. The price is 700 THB/ person with the ferry fee included. You can catch this bus on the ground floor of the airport. Booking service can be made at Entrance 8 on Level 1 of the airport terminal.
The estimate arrival time to the hotel in Koh Chang in Klong Prao – Kai Bae Area is about 3:00 PM.
These tickets can also be booked online through https://12go.asia/en/travel/suvarnabhumi-airport/koh-chang/
By Car
You can rent a private car from Bangkok to Koh Chang. https://www.kohchangminibus.com/ or https://12go.asia/en/travel/suvarnabhumi-airport/koh-chang/
The cost is 3,500-4,500 Baht for the one way.
