Koh Chang Travel Information, Koh Chang Location, Koh Chang Map
Getting to Koh Chang is really easy from Bangkok. Please contact us if you need any help. You'll find below some detailed directions which we hope you will find helpful.
By Air
Trat Airport, owned and operated by Bangkok Airways, is located on the mainland near to Laem Ngop. At the moment flightsoperate to and from Bangkok taking about 40 minutes.There are two daily flights to Trat from Bangkok. The Trat office of Bangkok Airways can be reached on 039 525 299 and the number of the airport is 039 525 767-8.
By Car :
Eastern Thailand and its islands can be easily reached by road and three regular car ferries operate to Koh Chang.
There are two main driving routes from Bangkok, both around 310km long.
The first route is to take Highway 3, the Bangna - Trat road. There is a quicker elevated tollway running above Highway 3. Continue until the Chonburi Bypass and here turn off onto Highway 344. Follow this road past Ban Bung and when you reach the Klaeng Crossroads turn back onto highway 3 and continue on towards Trat.
Alternatively you can leave Bangkok on the Motorway that is a continuation of the Rama IX, Srinikarin road. This road goes onwards and meets highway 344 where you can continue to Trat as detailed above.
To avoid Trat and go directly to the ferry departure points turn right onto the well-signposted Laem Ngop road about 20km outside Trat.
Driving from Pattaya take Highway 36 which joins Highway 3 heading towards Trat shortly after Rayong.
Buses From Pattaya/Koh Samet
Daily minibus services operate from Pattaya via Ban Pae (ferry port for Koh Samet) to the ferry departure point at Laem Ngop. The cost is around 400B from Pattaya or 300B from Ban Pae and the journey takes 4 or 2.5 hours respectively.
Going to Laem Ngop the service leaves Pattaya at 8am. It picks up in Ban Pae at 11am.
A return service leaves Laem Ngop at 1pm daily.
Public buses leave for Pattaya from Sukhumvit road in Trat at 05.00, 09.30, 12.00 and 15.00 daily. The trip costs 160B and takes 5 hours.
Boats To The Islands
Koh Chang, Koh Wai, Koh Maak and Koh Kham can be reached by ferry from the nearby port of Laem Ngop. To get there from Trat take a share Taxi for 20B or, if you don't want to wait until it fills up, hire a full taxi for 120B.
A regular ferry service goes to Koh Chang year round. However, services to the other islands can be less frequent or stop altogether during the June to October wet season. Many resorts on these islands close during the rains anyway so enquire before you travel there at this time of year.
Getting Around
On Koh Chang hourly share taxis run between all the beaches as far as Lonely Beach and the ferry terminals from 6am to 8pm. They can be flagged down anywhere and used to travel around the island.
Alternatively cars, motorcycles and bicycles can be hired from many hire firms and resorts.
Dolphin Dive Center Address
Dolphin Dive Center - Dolphin Diving School:
38/7 Moo 4, Klong Prao - Koh Chang, Trat, Thailand
Mobile: English, French : 0 870 281 627 -
Fax/Tel: 039 55 70 30