Frequent buses also leave for Trat from the Eastern Bus Terminal (Ekamai) and the Northern Bus Terminal (Mor Chit). Ekamai is located on the route of the Bangkok Skytrain whilst Morchit is slightly closer to Khao San road. The journey takes 4-6 hours & costs 190-220 Baht.

Return buses leave from the bus companies located on both sides of Sukhumvit Road in Trat.

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.