--- title: "Koh Chang to Bangkok: speedboat and bus options (2026)" description: "Koh Chang to Bangkok in 6h40–8h by bus + ferry (one ticket), from ฿895 one way — 3 options with operators, frequency and 2026 fare bands." url: https://bestofthailand.org/routes/koh-chang-to-bangkok locale: en --- # Koh Chang to Bangkok: speedboat and bus options (2026) 3 ways to make this trip, from ฿895 one way, and 6h40–8h on the quickest, direct. Below: what each costs, who runs it, how often it goes and the pier or station it actually leaves from. Fares checked 7 September 2026 and quoted as one-way bands per adult. They move with season, fuel and demand — the flight bands move fastest of all. Our pick for time Bus + ferry (one ticket) 6h40–8h · ฿895–฿1,250 · Boonsiri High Speed Ferries Our pick for budget Bus + ferry (one ticket) ฿895–฿1,250 · 6h40–8h · Boonsiri High Speed Ferries Same option twice: on this pair the quickest way is also the cheapest, which is rarer than it sounds — it usually means one operator has the route to itself. ## All options **Koh Chang to Bangkok: every option with mode, time, fare, operators and frequency** | Option | Time | Fare | Operators | How often | Change | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Bus + ferry (one ticket) | 6h40–8h | ฿895–฿1,250 | Boonsiri High Speed Ferries | One combined departure from Khao San at about 07:00 | Direct | | Bus + ferry (one ticket) + Bus | 7h45–12h | ฿830–฿1,250 | Boonsiri High Speed Ferries, Local minivan operators, Roong Reuang Coach (from Ekkamai and both airports) | Roughly one combined morning departure · Every 30–60 minutes through the day | via Pattaya | | Speedboat / catamaran + Bus + ferry (one ticket)Reduced or suspended in the June–September low season | 9h45–14h30 | ฿1,620–฿2,370 | Boonsiri High Speed Ferries, Ko Kut Express, Suvarnabhumi Burapha Bus | Once or twice daily depending on season · Morning departures; the catamarans leave Laem Sok pier around midday | via Koh Kood | ## Booking notes ### Bus + ferry (one ticket) · 6h40–8h · ฿895–฿1,250 One ticket covers the air-conditioned coach to Ao Thammachat pier in Trat and the crossing to Ao Sapparot on Koh Chang, arriving around 14:00. Check-in closes 45 minutes before departure and the ferry does not wait for a late bus that isn't its own. ### Bus + ferry (one ticket) + Bus · 7h45–12h · ฿830–฿1,250 Koh Chang → Pattaya: Skips the Bangkok backtrack if you are already on the eastern seaboard. Departures are morning-only, so an afternoon start means an overnight in Trat. Pattaya → Bangkok: Ekkamai's Eastern Terminal is on the BTS, which makes this the rare intercity bus you can reach without a taxi. Airport services run direct from Suvarnabhumi. ### Speedboat / catamaran + Bus + ferry (one ticket) · 9h45–14h30 · ฿1,620–฿2,370 Koh Chang → Koh Kood: Sailings thin out in the June–September low season and some drop entirely; check the current timetable before planning an island-to-island hop rather than a mainland backtrack. Koh Kood → Bangkok: Longest of the eastern-island runs and the one most sensitive to a missed connection — the Laem Sok catamarans are twice-daily, not hourly. Book the bus and boat as one ticket so a late coach is the operator's problem. ## Both ends of the trip ### Koh Chang Thailand's second-largest island: jungle interior, west-coast beaches, no airport of its own. Airport TDX: Bangkok Airways only, then a 30-minute road transfer to the ferry pier. Koh Chang has no weather station of ours; the nearest one we track is driest Nov–Apr and wettest May–Oct. ### Bangkok The arrival point for most trips and the hub every rail and bus line runs back to. Airport BKK / DMK: Two airports 50km apart on opposite sides of the city; a domestic connection between them needs 3 hours, not 1. Bangkok is driest Nov–Apr and wettest May–Oct on its own monthly rain-day normals. [Bangkok weather](https://bestofthailand.org/weather/bangkok) · [Bangkok guide](https://bestofthailand.org/guide/bangkok) ## Frequently asked questions **How long does it take to get from Koh Chang to Bangkok?** 6h40–8h on the quickest option we hold — bus + ferry (one ticket) with Boonsiri High Speed Ferries. The slowest of the 3 options here takes 9h45–14h30, so the spread between them is about 4h48. Times are for the scheduled leg and exclude the transfer at either end. **How much is Koh Chang to Bangkok?** From ฿895–฿1,250 one way by bus + ferry (one ticket), checked 7 September 2026 — and on this pair that is also the quickest way, so there is nothing to trade off. The dearest of the 3 options here runs to ฿1,620–฿2,370. That band comes from a dated route listing rather than a published tariff, so treat it as indicative. **What else runs between Koh Chang and Bangkok?** 2 other options. The next one after bus + ferry (one ticket) with Boonsiri High Speed Ferries is bus + ferry (one ticket) + bus with Boonsiri High Speed Ferries at ฿830–฿1,250 and 7h45–12h, changing at Pattaya — cheaper and slower. All of them are in the table above with their operators and frequency. **Does the Koh Chang to Bangkok route run all year?** Not every leg of it. 1 of the legs behind these options carries a season note — Koh Chang to Koh Kood by speedboat / catamaran: Reduced or suspended in the June–September low season. At least one option on this page runs year-round, so the route itself does not close — but the choice narrows in the monsoon. **Where does the Koh Chang to Bangkok service leave from, and how often does it run?** One ticket covers the air-conditioned coach to Ao Thammachat pier in Trat and the crossing to Ao Sapparot on Koh Chang, arriving around 14:00. Check-in closes 45 minutes before departure and the ferry does not wait for a late bus that isn't its own. One combined departure from Khao San at about 07:00. ## Going the other way, or further The return trip is on the [Bangkok to Koh Chang](https://bestofthailand.org/routes/bangkok-to-koh-chang) page — fares are the same in both directions on almost every leg here, but the timetables are not. To string this hop into a longer trip with a pace check, use the [route planner](https://bestofthailand.org/routes?stops=koh-chang,bangkok&nights=3,4), and see the [island comparison](https://bestofthailand.org/islands) for which coast is dry in the month you are travelling. The Bangkok end of this leg starts at a station or a terminal rather than a hotel door: [getting around Bangkok](https://bestofthailand.org/getting-around) has the BTS, MRT and boat fares for reaching Hua Lamphong, Krung Thep Aphiwat and the two bus terminals, and [airport to city](https://bestofthailand.org/airport) covers the Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang runs if the leg is a flight. ## Sources - [FerrySamui Bangkok–Koh Chang route page](https://www.ferrysamui.com/route-bangkok-koh-chang.html) — a dated route reference. - [Boonsiri High Speed Ferries route and season pages](https://www.boonsiriferry.com/) — the carrier's own fare board. - [12go.asia route listings (band from what was on sale, not a tariff)](https://12go.asia/en/thailand) — aggregator listings, not a published tariff. - [Bookaway Bangkok–Koh Kood route listings](https://www.bookaway.com/routes/thailand/bangkok-to-koh-kood) — aggregator listings, not a published tariff. Checked 7 September 2026. Every figure on this page is a range, because every one of them moves. Best of Thailand https://bestofthailand.org/routes/koh-chang-to-bangkok Scan or type the address for opening hours, phone numbers and the map.