Ferries
Ao
Thammachat (Thammachat Bay) has 2 piers. Koh Chang Ferry (Tel: 039-518-588) and
Ferry Koh Chang (Tel: 039-518-528) operate from 6.30 am till 7.00 pm. The ferries
depart every ? hour during the high season (November to April) and on long weekends
landing at Ao Sapparos (Sapparos Bay). Both charge 50 baht per person and 150
baht per car for a one-way trip. Travelling time is approximately 25 minutes.
Centre Point Ferry (Tel: 039-538-196) starts at 6.00 am until 7.00 pm. Travelling
time is about 40 minutes and it lands at Dan Kao Cabana. The fare is 90 baht per
person but there is no cost on the vehicle. There is no discount for a round trip
ticket. The frequency lessens during other times of the year depending on the
crowd and weather. On arrival at Koh Chang, you will find some Songthaew ready
to take you to anywhere on Koh Chang. The fare ranges from 40 to 80 Baht per person
depending on the distance. This applies to other piers as well.
Travellers
should take note that no Songthaew is available at Tha Thammachat after 6.00 pm.
Passengers taking the last public ferry at 7.00 pm from Koh Chang may find themselves
stranded without any means of getting into Trat city. However, if there are enough
passengers, people who work at the pier with private cars may be willing to charge
a fee for bringing people into Trat.
| Beaches |
Fare
from Ao Sapparos Pier / Centre Point Pier
to various beaches |
| White
Sand Beach | 40
Baht per pax per way |
|
Klong
Prao Beach | 50
Baht per pax per way |
|
Kai
Bae Beach | 60
Baht per pax per way |
|
Lonely
Beach | 70
Baht per pax per way |
|
Bang
Bao | 100
Baht per pax per way |
To
Other Islands
Near
Laem Ngob Pier, which serves only fishing boats, is the Kromluang Chumphon Pier.
This is the jumping-off point to other islands including Koh Kood, Koh Maak, Koh
Wai, Koh Kham and Koh Laoya. Wooden taxi-boats, speedboats and chartered boats
are available. About 18 km from Trat town is Laem Sok Pier, also called Siriwhite
Pier (Tel: 086-126-7860, 081-377-6475). Here, only taxi speedboats to Koh Kood
are available.Carry up to 30 passengers, they leave daily at 1.00 pm, and arrive
Koh Maak at 1.40 pm and then Koh Kood at 2.10 pm. The fare is 400 baht to Koh
Maak and 500 baht to Koh Kood. The fare between Koh Kood and Koh Maak is 300 baht.
You can also charter a speedboat at 8000 baht to Koh Maak and 9000 baht to Koh
Kood. Return trip from Koh Kood is at 10.00 am and Koh Maak at 10.30 am. It arrives
Laem Sok at about 11.15 am.
It
is advisable to check the rate and schedule of the ferry services before embarking
on the trip because of possible changes due to the season, passenger load and
competition amongst the ferry and boat operators. The rates and schedules supplied
here is effective at the time of writing and should serve as a guide only.
| Trat
to Koh Kood (Ko Kut) |
|
Depart
Laem Ngob
09.00 hr (Tue, Fri and Sat) |
Arrive
Koh Kood
(Ao Nam Leuk Pier) 11.30 hr |
Fare
/ Trip
500 Baht |
|
Depart
Koh Kood
(Ao Nam Leuk Pier)
12.30 hr (Thu and Fri)
10.00 hr (Sun) |
Arrive
Laem Ngob
15.00 hr
12.30 hr |
Roundtrip
1,000 Baht |
| Trat
- Koh Mak (Ko Maak) - Koh Kood (Ko Kut)
Laem Sok Pier by Speedboat |
| Depart
Laem Sok
13.00 hr (Daily) |
Arrive
Koh Mak
(Ao Nid Pier)
13.40 hr |
Arrive
Koh Kood
(Klong Mard Pier)
14.10 hr |
Fare
/ Trip
400 Baht (Koh Mak)
500 Baht (Koh Kood)
300 Baht (Koh Mak -
Koh Kood) |
| Depart
Koh Kood
(Klong Mard Pier)
10.00 hr (Daily) |
Arrive
Koh Mak
10.30 hr | Arrive
Laem Sok
11.15 hr | Roundtrip
1,000 Baht |
| Dan
Kao Pier by Speedboat
Traveling time 1 hr 20 min |
| Depart
Dan Kao
09.00 hr (Daily) |
Arrive
Koh Kood
10.20 hr | Fare
/ Trip 550 Baht |
|
Depart
Koh Kood
13.00 hr (Daily) |
Arrive
Trat
(Dan Kao Pier) 14.20 hr |
Roundtrip
1,100 Baht |
| Koh
Mak (Ko Maak) - Koh Kood (Ko Kut)
Koh Mak Pier (Ao Nid) - Koh Kood |
| Depart
Koh Mak
Koh Mak Pier 11.00 hr (Daily) |
Arrive
Koh Kood
Klong Mard Pier 11.35 hr |
Fare
/ Trip 300 Baht
Roundtrip 600 Baht |
