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AIR
Direct flights leave daily from bangkok, Phuket and Koh Samui directly
to Trat on the mainland. The ferry pier for Koh Chang is just 20km
from the airport and transfers can be arranged inside Trat airport.
FLIGHT
SCHEDULES
from Bangkok: 8.30am, 4.10pm
from Phuket:
from Koh Samui:
to
Bangkok: 9.40am, 5.20pm
to Phuket:
to Koh Samui:
BY
BUS
Thailand has a superb bus network covering the whole country. From
the eastern bus terminal in Bangkok (Ekkamai), buses leave every
half hour for Trat. You can get to the bus terminal in Bangkok either
by taxi or Sky Train.
BY
TAXI
A more expensive way to travel by road, but certainly quicker than
the bus. Depending on your bartering skills you should be able to
get a taxi from Bangkok to Trat for around 2,500 - 3,500 Th.Baht.
A good idea is to get a Thai to help you bargain with the taxi driver.
BY
CAR
If you're driving yourself, you need to head out of Bangkok following
the signs for Chonburi By-Pass along Highway 3. Take the exit for
Highway 344 which will then lead you back to Highway 3 avoiding
the road into Pattaya. To leave Highway 3 a second time take the
exit for Highway 3156 for Laem Ngop coastal road.
FERRY
TIMES
There are three main piers from Trat on the mainland for crossing
to Koh Chang. Boats leave every half hour between 7.00am - 7.00pm.
The
three piers are:
Tha Thammachat
(Crossing 30-40 min.)
Center Point Pier (35-45 min.)
Laem Ngop (45-55 min.)
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