Ao Thammachat Pier
The mainland car-ferry pier for Koh Chang at Laem Ngop, with boats from 06:30 to 18:30 for ฿90 and the 999 bus from Bangkok's Ekkamai.
Bangkok → Koh Chang
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About Ao Thammachat Pier
Ao Thammachat is the pier in Laem Ngop, Trat, where the car ferries to Koh Chang leave, and it's the crossing every bus, minivan and car from Bangkok uses. Ferry Koh Chang sails to Ao Sapparot on the island between 06:30 and 18:30, taking 25 to 35 minutes, for ฿90 an adult, ฿40 a child between 110 and 150 cm, ฿90 a motorbike and ฿200 a car, paid in cash, one way only. Between the first and last boats the ferries sail when they are full.
The government 999 bus from Ekkamai stops here at about 13:30 and leaves for Bangkok at 14:30, and songthaews run from Trat town for about ฿60 a person.
Written by Mac Kiley · Updated Oct 2026
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Koh Chang, Thailand
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