By Car
The best way to get to Koh Chang requires a 4 to 4 1/2 hours trip to Trat province. Once you are in Trat, ferry services are available at three main piers to go to the island.
Route 1 : Bangna-Chonburi-Ban Bung-Klaeng-Chantaburi-Trat. Distance: 315 km.
(a) Take Highway No. 3 (Bangna-Trat Road) until you reach the Chonburi bypass.You can either take the normal road or the elevated Bangkok- Chonburi tollway which is right above it. Toll fee is 55 Baht.
(b) Exit from the main road, head to the left and follow the Chonburi bypass that reads Pattaya-Rayong.
(c) Head for Rayong until you see the Ban Bung-Kleng- Chantaburi and the Bang Saen- Pattaya signboards.
(d) Take the Ban Bung-Klaeng- Chantaburi route on your left. You are now on Highway No. 344.
(e) Take the right route at Ban Bung-Klaeng junction and head for Klaeng only until you reach the Chantaburi-Rayong junction. Turn left to Chantaburi but do not enter the town which is on your right. This is again Highway No. 3. Go forward until you reach the Sa Kaew-Trat junction.
(f) Take the right turn to the town of Trat.
(g) Alternatively, you can head directly to the 3 piers without passing through Trat town. Look for the Laem Ngob signboard at
the Laem Ngob-Trat junction. Notice there is a PTT petrol station on your left just after a police checkpoint followed by another PTT station exactly 1 km away. This is the Laem Ngob-Trat junction. Turn right to Laem Ngob. This is Highway No. 3156 (Laem Ngob-Sahn Tung Road). You will reach Ao Thammachat followed by the Centre Point and Kromluang Chumphon Piers. |
