 Trat
and Koh Chang Transportation and transfer guide
There are no flights
to Trat at all, so the best bet is to make your way here by
bus or by renting a vehicle elsewhere and drive here yourself.
Both air and non-air conditioned
buses leave from the eastern Bus Terminal (Ekamai) in Bangkok.
Non air-conditioned buses leave many times daily, starting
from 07.00-23.00 hrs. Air-conditioned buses leave every one
and a half hours, starting from 07.00-23.00 hrs.
From Bangkok the buses to Trat cost around 200 Baht depending
on whether it is air-conditioned or not. The trip takes five
to six hours one way by air-con bus or about eight hours by
ordinary bus. From Chanthaburi to Trat, the ordinary buses
take about 30 minutes. If one goes by taxi from Chanthaburi
to Trat, it takes around 45 minutes
The only
other way to get to Trat is by hiring a vehicle yourself and
driving there.
The best
bet is to hail either a songtaew (taxi/truck/bus) or a samlor
(motorbike/sidecar/taxi) for a minimal cost of around 10 Baht
per person within the city limits for the samlor and 5 Baht
per person for the songtaew or 20 to 40 Baht for the vehicle.
Local bus routes
- Trat-Laem Ngob is 17 Km Long. Buses will leave the munipal
food market since 06.00. It cost about 15 baht for a person.
- Trat-Laem Sok is 28 Km long. Buses depart from the municipal
food market since 06.00 the fare is 25 baht.
- Trat-Klong Yai route is 75 Km in length. Buses will leave
the food market since 06.00 and the fare is 25 baht.
- Trat-Borai is 53 km long since 06.00 buses depart from the
food market. The trip costs 35 baht Taxis running between
Chanta buri and Trat will leave the fountain circle in Chanta
buri and the municipal food market in Trat from 06.00 to 17.00.
Each trip will take about 1 hour and 20 minutes. The trip
(5-6 persons per a taxi) costs 50 baht each.
NOTE: The above time-tables and costs are a guide
only as they are subject to change at any given time.
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