Airport to island · Eastern Gulf
Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi) to Koh Chang
Koh Chang is reached by road to Ao Thammachat in Trat province and a short car ferry to Ao Sapparot on the island. Joint bus-and-boat tickets leave from Suvarnabhumi Airport itself; or take a private car to the pier and buy the ferry there.
- Drive 240 min
- Boat 30m – 45m
- Land by 13:30 for the last boat
- One ticket from €29.46
✓ Checked 3 Nov 2026 against the operators’ and partners’ own pages
Updated 3 Nov 2026 · Sources · How we check
Book Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi) → Koh Chang
One ticket: bus from Suvarnabhumi + car ferry, one ticket.
Tickets from €29.46 per person, seen 3 Nov 2026
- E-ticket on your phone
- 1 operator, 1 departure listed from Bangkok
- Quickest door to door 5h
Songkran (Thai New Year), 13 Apr – 15 Apr 2027 (Nationwide). Ferries and boats are busy with Thai holidaymakers in the days around Songkran; book ahead. Events calendar
High season: boats on popular Eastern Gulf routes can sell out in December, January and around holidays. Book a day or more ahead.
The short answer
The drive from Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi) to Ao Thammachat Pier takes about 240 minutes; Kiwitaxi lists private cars from US$135 per car. The boat: About every hour, daily 06:30–18:30 from Ao Thammachat. The last boat is at 18:30 (Ferry Koh Chang car ferry, about hourly from 06:30, operator timetable): to make it, land by about 13:30. One ticket from Bangkok (bus from Suvarnabhumi + car ferry, one ticket) is listed from €29.46, leaving at 09:30.
Your trip, step by step
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Step 1 · Land
Arrive at Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)
Allow about 30 minutes to collect your bags and meet your driver or van. A pre-booked car meets you in arrivals; one-ticket vans name their meeting point on the ticket.
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Step 2 · By road
Suvarnabhumi Airport → Ao Thammachat Pier
- About 240 min
- Private car from US$135 per car (≈ €120)
- Minivan 4PAX US$135 · Comfort US$166 · Minibus 10PAX US$186
Kiwitaxi’s fixed price per vehicle with meet & greet, read 3 Nov 2026 (“Taxi Transfer from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Ao Thammachat Pier”).
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Step 3 · By boat · Runs all year
Ao Thammachat Ferry Pier → Ao Sapparot Pier, Koh Chang
- 30m – 45m
About every hour, daily 06:30–18:30 from Ao Thammachat
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Step 4 · Arrive
On Koh Chang
- Ao Sapparot pier is on Koh Chang’s north-east coast, near Khlong Son
- Boonsiri’s catamarans to Koh Mak and Koh Kood leave from Bang Bao at the southern end of Koh Chang
Time and cost at a glance
| Option | Time | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Private car to Ao Thammachat Pier | about 240 min | from US$135 per car |
| Boat Ao Thammachat Ferry Pier → Koh Chang | 30m – 45m | – |
| One ticket from near the airport | from 5h | from €29.46 per person |
Car prices are Kiwitaxi’s per vehicle in US dollars (converted at ECB rates); boat and one-ticket fares are per person as listed on our booking partner for the date shown. “Two travellers” is half the cheapest car plus the cheapest fare from that pier.
One ticket from the airport
Bus from Suvarnabhumi + car ferry, one ticket. Departures listed for 6 Nov 2026 (checked 3 Nov 2026); the ticket names the meeting point.
| Depart → arrive | Operator & from → to | Time | Fare | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:30 → 14:30 | Seudamgo Catamaran Suvarnabhumi Airport Gate 3 → Koh Chang any hotel transfer | 5h | €29.46 | Book |
See every operator, seat availability and the live price.
When to book
Book the boat when your flight is fixed
- Pick a boat that leaves after your “land by” time with room to spare: if your flight is late, a boat you booked may leave without you.
- In December, January and around holidays, boats on popular Eastern Gulf routes can sell out: book a day or more ahead.
- Booking the car and the boat separately? Book the car for your landing time, and the boat with the buffer above.
Season and sea
Car ferries to Koh Chang and boats to Koh Samet and Koh Larn run all year. Speedboats between Koh Chang, Koh Wai, Koh Mak and Koh Kood are mostly high-season services, roughly November to May.
Good to know
- Boonsiri’s joint ticket also leaves from Suvarnabhumi Airport (05:30, 09:00) and Don Mueang Airport, per its timetable for 1 October 2026 – 31 May 2027; it asks passengers to check in 30 minutes before departure.
- The car ferry to Ao Sapparot is bought at the pier; cars and foot passengers use the same boats.
- At busy holiday times the return queue at Ao Sapparot can take 1.5–2.5 hours (operator reports, July 2026): allow extra time before a flight.
Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi) to Koh Chang: questions
How do I get from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Koh Chang?
Koh Chang is reached by road to Ao Thammachat in Trat province and a short car ferry to Ao Sapparot on the island. Joint bus-and-boat tickets leave from Suvarnabhumi Airport itself; or take a private car to the pier and buy the ferry there. The drive from Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi) to Ao Thammachat Pier takes about 240 minutes; Kiwitaxi lists private cars from US$135 per car. The boat: About every hour, daily 06:30–18:30 from Ao Thammachat. The last boat is at 18:30 (Ferry Koh Chang car ferry, about hourly from 06:30, operator timetable): to make it, land by about 13:30. One ticket from Bangkok (bus from Suvarnabhumi + car ferry, one ticket) is listed from €29.46, leaving at 09:30.
How long does it take from Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi) to Koh Chang?
About 240 minutes by car to Ao Thammachat Pier, then 30m – 45m on the boat, plus the wait for your departure. The quickest one-ticket trip from the airport listed 5h door to door.
How much does it cost to get from Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi) to Koh Chang?
A private car to Ao Thammachat Pier: from US$135 per car on Kiwitaxi (read 3 Nov 2026). One ticket from the airport: from €29.46 per person (listed 3 Nov 2026).
What time does my flight need to land to reach Koh Chang the same day?
The last boat from Ao Thammachat Pier is at 18:30 (Ferry Koh Chang car ferry, about hourly from 06:30, operator timetable). With about 240 minutes’ drive, 30 minutes through arrivals and 30 minutes’ check-in at the pier, land by about 13:30. Later than that, stay near the pier and take a morning boat. Times change by season: pick your date for live times.
Is there one ticket from Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi) to Koh Chang?
Yes: 1 departure combining the road and the boat are listed (Seudamgo Catamaran 09:30), from €29.46 per person on 3 Nov 2026.
Sources and checks
- Trat to Koh Chang ferry: operator, port and timetable sources listed on that page
- Booking partner (12Go) public page for suvarnabhumi airport → koh chang, one-ticket departures read 3 Nov 2026
- Kiwitaxi public transfer page “Taxi Transfer from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Ao Thammachat Pier”: drive time and per-car prices read 3 Nov 2026
- “Land by” times and per-person totals are our arithmetic on those figures, as explained above.
Photo: Bang Bao Bay and pier on the south coast of Koh Chang, with the island's forested hills behind (Taweelarp Prasittinawa, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).
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