Bangkok to Koh Kood: bus options (2026)

2 ways to make this trip, from ฿1,020 one way, and 7h30–9h30 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)

7h30–9h30 · ฿1,020–฿1,470 · Ko Kut Express, Boonsiri High Speed Ferries, Suvarnabhumi Burapha Bus

Our pick for budget

Bus + ferry (one ticket)

฿1,020–฿1,470 · 7h30–9h30 · Ko Kut Express, Boonsiri High Speed Ferries, Suvarnabhumi Burapha Bus

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

Bangkok to Koh Kood: every option with mode, time, fare, operators and frequency
Option	Time	Fare	Operators	How often	Change
Bus + ferry (one ticket)	7h30–9h30	฿1,020–฿1,470	Ko Kut Express, Boonsiri High Speed Ferries, Suvarnabhumi Burapha Bus	Morning departures; the catamarans leave Laem Sok pier around midday	Direct
Bus + ferry (one ticket) + Speedboat / catamaranReduced or suspended in the June–September low season	8h55–13h	฿1,495–฿2,150	Boonsiri High Speed Ferries, Ko Kut Express	One combined departure from Khao San at about 07:00 · Once or twice daily depending on season	via Koh Chang

Booking notes

Bus + ferry (one ticket) · 7h30–9h30 · ฿1,020–฿1,470

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.

Bus + ferry (one ticket) + Speedboat / catamaran · 8h55–13h · ฿1,495–฿2,150

Bangkok → Koh Chang: 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.

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.

Both ends of the trip

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 Bangkok guide

Koh Kood

The far end of the eastern chain — fewest roads, fewest beach bars, longest journey.

Airport TDX: Then Laem Sok pier for the catamaran; the transfer is part of most combined tickets.

Koh Kood has no weather station of ours; the nearest one we track is driest Nov–Apr and wettest May–Oct.

Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to get from Bangkok to Koh Kood?

7h30–9h30 on the quickest option we hold — bus + ferry (one ticket) with Ko Kut Express. The slowest of the 2 options here takes 8h55–13h, so the spread between them is about 2h28. Times are for the scheduled leg and exclude the transfer at either end.

How much is Bangkok to Koh Kood?

From ฿1,020–฿1,470 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 2 options here runs to ฿1,495–฿2,150. That band comes from a dated route listing rather than a published tariff, so treat it as indicative.

What else runs between Bangkok and Koh Kood?

1 other option. The next one after bus + ferry (one ticket) with Ko Kut Express is bus + ferry (one ticket) + speedboat / catamaran with Boonsiri High Speed Ferries at ฿1,495–฿2,150 and 8h55–13h, changing at Koh Chang — dearer and slower. All of them are in the table above with their operators and frequency.

Does the Bangkok to Koh Kood 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 Bangkok to Koh Kood service leave from, and how often does it run?

Going the other way, or further

The return trip is on the Koh Kood to Bangkok 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, and see the island comparison 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 has the BTS, MRT and boat fares for reaching Hua Lamphong, Krung Thep Aphiwat and the two bus terminals, and airport to city covers the Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang runs if the leg is a flight.

Sources

Bookaway Bangkok–Koh Kood route listings — aggregator listings, not a published tariff.
FerrySamui Bangkok–Koh Chang route page — a dated route reference.
Boonsiri High Speed Ferries route and season pages — the carrier's own fare board.

Checked 7 September 2026. Every figure on this page is a range, because every one of them moves.

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