How to get to Koh Chang from Pattaya. Taxi and private transfer to Koh Chang Koh Chang from Pattaya on your own

Koh Chang is wonderful. This is one of the most picturesque and big islands Thailand.

However, to enjoy this island it is not enough to come here with an organized excursion for one night, because all you will really see is 6-8 hours of travel, several attractions (waterfalls and temples), the hotel is not really best beach and not even the best dinner.

The first time I came to Koh Chang was with an organized excursion: we were picked up from the hotel at 6 am, and we were on the island at 4 pm. It was very tiring excursion, although interesting. We were taken to the Erawan waterfall (here you could swim with carps. The water, by the way, is icy)

To the temple on Monkey Mountain. The temple is beautiful and big. The monkeys are hungry and angry. Especially the big ones. One even attacked my friend and bit her finger (my friend is alive) because she unknowingly walked toward the monkeys cheerfully waving a bag of food (monkey food is sold nearby in a store).

In general, don't wave food at hungry monkeys. This is fraught.

Despite the interesting and educational excursions, almost 10 hours on the road is a very, very long time. Especially if you only have to spend a night on the island and the next morning it’s time to go way back, albeit with a stop at beautiful Koh Wai.

The best thing to do is to organize a train to the island yourself.

It's not difficult.

There are many hotels on Koh Chang Island; you can choose any one, depending on your financial capabilities. Most of them are presented on booking.com, [link] or on the website [link]

Organizing a transfer is also not difficult, you can order it from [link]

or at any of the transport agencies, of which there are a great many throughout Pattaya or Bangkok. And there is a bus from Suvarnabhumi Airport.

We usually stay at some hotel in Pattaya, live there for a couple of days, and then order a transfer and leave for Koh Chang.

The transfer is a small minibus that arrives at the hotel at the agreed time and takes you to the ferry with one stop.

The stop is a small road complex - a couple of shops, a restaurant, a toilet, a parking lot. Even organized excursions stop here.

The toilet is very picturesque, it is impossible not to show it. It is very clean (they even ask you to take off your shoes and put on “duty” slippers) and free (there is a modest tip jar on the tables near the entrance)

On the ferry, everyone gets out of their cars. People ride on the upper deck, buses and cars on the lower deck. It is better to take bags with valuables (recommendation of all the drivers and guides with whom we traveled).

There is a shop on the ferry. You can buy shakes, ice cream, something to snack on.

When ordering a transfer, be careful. Sometimes you can buy cheaper delivery just to the ferry. Further around the island you will have to move around on your own. We usually buy delivery directly to the hotel. It costs a little more, but saves the hassle of finding a tuk-tuk near the ferry. You are unlikely to reach the beach you need on foot. Those. , of course, if you set your mind to it, you will get there, but still, Koh Chang is one of the largest islands and it will be very tiring.

In addition to the fact that Koh Chang has beautiful beaches, there are also many excursions that you should definitely visit.

What I liked most were the excursions coral islands and elephant swimming.

Before your excursion to the coral islands, you will be picked up by a transfer (usually an open songthaew) and taken to one of the piers.

This is the kind of sump we sailed on.

they show us the route (probably, in case we got lost, they knew which way to swim back)

During the trip, the boat stopped periodically and we swam with masks. There really is something to see there. The corals and fish are almost more beautiful than those that can be seen in the Red Sea.

The funniest thing is the organized groups of Chinese - they float like a train - holding on to each other's vests.

For lunch they land on one of the islands. Lunch is meager - rice with vegetables, bread, tea/coffee, fruit - but it is quite enough.

The excursion takes approx. 4 hours. Then everyone is taken to their hotels.

Swimming with elephants made an indelible impression on me. To this day, my friend and I don’t understand how we decided to get into the dirty muddy water with a crowd of elephants. But we got a lot of bright emotions (it’s good that there were only emotions and no infection - I probably won’t dare to repeat it)

It all starts simply with an elephant ride through the jungle. The walk is generally normal (I’ve already ridden in other places several times), the only thing they ask is to take off your shoes

And then they bring them to the shore of a muddy and shallow river, everyone strips down to their swimsuits and, sitting on the necks of the elephants, go to the middle, where the elephants, under the supervision of their mahouts, begin to frolic - they pour on those who sit on their necks, try to throw them into the water, or dive under water with the rider.

An amazing adventure, but I definitely won’t repeat it. I don’t dare anymore.

In the evenings, most coastal hotels bring tables to the shore. Somewhere there is live music, and somewhere there is a fire show, and somewhere you can just lie on the sun loungers and smoke a hookah. A great end to a hot and busy day.

Having become completely carried away by the Khmer Country, I pull myself together with an effort of will and return, at least for a short while, to my native Thailand and some of the features of this glorious town. And in passing I continue the topic of travel, which I now love so much, and propose brief overview one of the most trump cards, in my opinion, transport companies in the country - 35 Group Pattaya.

35 Group: islands and a little more

For several years now, 35 Group has been offering high-quality transfer services to millions of tourists on nimble, air-conditioned minibuses on land and ferries on the Gulf of Thailand.

If you are taking a roundtrip with an open date, the organization asks to notify you at least a day before the return trip by phone. See all numbers below in the photo of the business cards.

The company operates in the following areas:

1. From Pattaya to the islands - Koh Chang, Mak, Kud, Vai, Samet, as well as to the cities of Ban Phe and Trat.
2. Suvarnabhumi Airport - Koh Chang.
3. In the new season 2016 - 2017, it is planned to open the direction - Chang, from Victory Monument and from Khao San Road.

The quality of the transfer and the well-coordinated work of the carrier are evidenced by hundreds of reviews on the Internet and many years of work - a farang will usually always recommend that a fellow countryman choose this particular office for all kinds of Island Trips.

An interesting feature. Pattaya travel agencies often sell the same 35-group services under the name “Transfer to the Islands.” but with some extra charges. This makes sense: after all, travel agencies are located close to the tourist, and the only office of the carrier is located in a place that is not the most touristy from the point of view of a Russian. However, buying directly will still save travelers a hundred or two baht, especially if we are talking about a group of riders.

How to order a transfer

At the time of writing this article, the official website The company was under reconstruction, and after its launch it will be clear whether it is possible to book tickets for buses and ferries online.

Unfortunately, 35 Group does not currently cooperate with the Internet service , through which it is so convenient to reserve transfers by buses and ferries throughout Southeast Asia. And it's a shame.

However, even now I see two ways to order a transfer to the so-called Pattaya Islands.

1. 35 Group Pattaya Office
   Located on Third Street, Buokhao Soi District, where the famous . A point on the map will not let you lie:
   
   Easy to find through the route in the app - a free offline navigator. The office is open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; employees speak English.
2. Through a Russian-speaking employee
   Since last 2015, the transporter has acquired a Russian-speaking manager who works through a page on social networks. You can ask all organizational questions, clarify prices and details in our native language, and also order transfers.
   Just in case, I’ll explain that I don’t personally know the group administrator, but when corresponding with my clarifying questions, he behaved tactfully, and the reviews in the community were mostly positive. As for tactfulness, believe the old barangay: when our people in Asia behave cautiously, this is already a lot. It is with great regret that I have to admit this unfortunate fact.
   You can reserve tickets in advance for minibuses and ferries by phone, WhatsApp, Viber and Telegram.

Approximate prices 35 Group

All routes below operate daily.

When buying 35 group tickets through various third-party travel agency sites, it is worth comparing the prices with the original ones: they sometimes resell them at almost twice the price. Ordinary street people on Beach Road or Jomtien Beach get much less impudent - only fair agent markups of 20-30 percent.

Prices in baht. If you need to go both ways, simply multiply by two - no discounts are provided.

• From Pattaya to Koh Chang one way: 400 - to the island pier; 600 - to the hotel itself.
• At Koh Kood: 1700 with return.
• Samet - 350/700;
• Koh Mak and Koh Wai - 1,800.

Return tickets without a date must be used within a month before becoming invalid. If the reggae bars and deserted beaches of “Elephant Island” are delayed for a longer period, you will simply have to purchase the same tickets at local travel agency offices. Of course, the cost will be higher.

With wishes to discover Thailand only from the best sides, sincerely yours, an Asian woman of almost Slavic appearance, Marta.

Many tourists soon after arrival cannot withstand the intensity of passions and strive to leave somewhere. Where there is silence, sea, palm trees, sand and nothing more. For example, on . Just a few days of relaxation on its beaches have a beneficial effect on both body and soul. By the way, the sea there is much cleaner than here. Therefore the question is: “ How to get from Pattaya to Koh Chang on your own,” is very relevant.

Getting to Koh Chang on your own is quite possible. Especially because this destination is very popular among tourists and there are many offers to deliver there, varying in price and degree of extremeness. The distance from Pattaya to Koh Chang along the road to the pier is about 230 km; you can see the entire route on the map below.

Through a travel agency

This way to get to the island can only conditionally be called “independent”, because transfer Pattaya – Koh Chang(also called Mall Tour) consists of delivery from porch to porch. By contacting a local travel agency, of which there are many, you can be sure that you will get there and back to Pattaya without any problems - the price tag includes bus and ferry tickets. If you want, you can buy a return ticket right away. This way to get to Koh Chang will cost depending on the degree of luxury of the bus, they ask for it from 600 to 1000 baht, and this is one way!

Through a transport company

Tour Pattaya – Koh Chang You can buy without intermediaries - through a transport company. This way to get to Koh Chang allows you to save a couple of hundred baht. To do this, you need to find their office (will be indicated on the map at the end of the article). There are many similar carriers in Pattaya. The most proven and reliable - 35 Group Pattaya and their VKontakte group. The only limitation is that you need to make arrangements to purchase a ticket at least 24 hours in advance, as they sell out too quickly.

Search tickets and flight schedules

Alternatively, you can book a minibus ticket online through any device with Internet access. To do this, you need to go to the 12 Go Asia website (or in the search form below), enter the points of departure and destination, the required date and click on the “Find” button. Read how to use the service.

By taxi

This is the most comfortable way to get to Koh Chang island. The delivery price just to can reach 3000-5000 baht. Taxis can be hailed on the street. Then you will negotiate everything with the driver yourself (it’s good if both he and you). A less extreme option is to order taxi Pattaya – Koh Chang via the KiwiTaxi.ru website. There are several advantages: you don’t need to negotiate anything with the driver, the car is yours, you can order it for the whole company at once (they will offer a minibus) and divide the price of the trip equally, which will be quite reasonable for the price. Also, if you do, they will provide him with a child restraint seat. Detailed instructions, read in a separate article, and you can also use the taxi search form below:

By bus

If you want to get from Pattaya to Koh Chang by bus (read about), the road will seem like a real adventure.

To do this, you need to go to (Nakhon Chai Bus), which is located on Sukhumvit Road 100 meters from Central Pattaya Street, and buy a ticket for a comfortable bus there, or do it on the 12Go.Asia website.

Features of the return transfer from Koh Chang to Pattaya

If you decide to get to Koh Chang using travel company, then you should be aware of the peculiarities of landing on ferry Pattaya - Koh Chang. A company representative will meet you at the Trat pier 35 Group Pattaya(usually a girl). She will arrange for you to board the ferry, and if you have a return transfer booked (tell her about it), she will also give you a receipt that will be exchanged for a ticket on the day of departure from the island.

If you know exactly when you will go back, you can order a transfer to Pattaya with a fixed date through the same company. In this case, at the Koh Chang pier on the day of departure, change your receipt for a ticket and calmly sail to the mainland, knowing that a bus is waiting for you there.

This is what the minibass 35 Group Pattaya looks like

A return transfer with an open date requires you to call the office 35 Group Pattaya two days before departure and reserve your seat. Without doing this, you may see the tail of the bus in the province of Trat. This, of course, is not a disaster, but no one will compensate you for the cost of returning to Pattaya.

Ferries run frequently, but you need to choose a flight so that you can return to Trat in advance. After getting off the ferry, you must present your sea ticket at the office of the transport company from which you ordered the transfer. Try not to confuse the carrier. All minibass are white, so read the company names.

You can get to Koh Chang from Bangkok, Pattaya and Trat. Let's consider all the options.

Koh Chang is a great holiday destination at any time of the year. The daytime temperature here does not fall below 30°C; the water temperature at any time fluctuates between 28-29 degrees. Only during the rainy season is the island not crowded. But due to the fact that prices during this period are greatly reduced, including for accommodation, tourists continue to go to Koh Chang even in August and September. Moreover, getting to this island is not difficult. Koh Chang belongs to the province of Trat, the capital of which is followed by everyone who wants to get to the island. Koh Chang. After this, you should take the ferry, which takes tourists to fabulous places.

How to get there from Bangkok

The capital of Thailand and amazing islands Koh Chang is separated by only 300 km, making the island popular not only among foreign tourists. Thais also prefer to spend their holidays in these places. The easiest way to cover these 300 km is to take a bus from Bangkok to Trat. The travel time by bus will be about 5-6 hours. Since tourists are offered very comfortable transport, time on the bus will fly by quickly. And the exotic landscapes outside the window will add to the impressions of your holiday in Thailand. Much more expensive, but much faster, you can get from Bangkok to Trat by plane. Thanks to direct message The travel time will be only 50 minutes. In addition, planes fly quite often - every day, twice a day.

There is another way to arrive from Bangkok to Koh Chang - rent a car. For a large company you can rent a minibus. This can be a vehicle for individual use or a car with a driver. Accordingly, the price of such transport can be very different. The journey in this case will take no more than 5 hours.

After arriving in Thorne, you can get to Koh Chang by ferry.

How to get there from Pattaya

Pattaya and Koh Chang are separated by only 270 km, and making a corresponding trip is not difficult. The same system is used here as in Bangkok. Initially, you should arrive before Trat, and then take a ferry directly to the island. To do this, you should take a bus from Pattaya to Trat. This process is somewhat complicated, since there is no clear departure point for the bus, and you need to “catch” it along the way. The bus runs twice a day. They don't sell tickets for it. Travel time will be 5 hours. This type of transport is not suitable for everyone. The second option is a taxi. Expensive, but comfortably in 3-4 hours you can get to the pier in Trat.

Those traveling to Koh Chang from Pattaya have one very good option– in almost every kiosk and in various shops and travel agencies on the street you can buy the appropriate transfer. You will be picked up from your hotel, airport, train station and taken to the appropriate hotel or directly to the beach, depending on your wishes. This is very convenient, especially for those who are not well oriented in foreign territory. In this case, you do not make a stopover in Trat. A small extra payment for comfort is worth it to get to the desired facility without unnecessary problems.

Trat – Koh Chang

A trip to Koh Chang is complicated by several issues. Those who arrive in Trat by any means of transport need to get to the pier from which the ferry departs to the island. There are two piers in the city, but they differ only slightly, and for tourists it doesn’t really matter which one to land on. It will take about 30 minutes to get to the island. Ferries run very frequently, every 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Upon arrival in Koh Chang, all that remains is to get to your hotel or get to the desired beach. To do this, you should use machines marked “Taxi”. These are multi-seat cars, so most likely you won’t be able to drive away in splendid isolation. It is required that all seats be occupied (12 people) or you will have to pay for everything yourself seats. Those who purchased a transfer are spared the need to get to their hotel on their own.

Koh Chang is one of the largest islands in Thailand, ranking third in area after Phuket and Samui. "Koh Chang" means "Elephant Island" in Thai. The island is part of the National Marine Sanctuary. Unique nature: beautiful waterfalls, tropical forests, coral reefs, palm groves.
Located 350 kilometers from Bangkok and 260 kilometers from Pattaya.

Taxi and private transfer to Koh Chang

Some tourists get to the island by air: to Trat airport and then by ferry. However, the number of flights is limited: Trat is domestic airport Thailand. The vast majority of passengers prefer a private transfer to Koh Chang from Bangkok and Pattaya.

Pattaya Express provides taxi services to Koh Chang. We provide transfer to the hotel itself.
When ordering a taxi to Koh Chang, you should remember that the last ferry to the island leaves from Trat Pier at 19:00. Therefore, we recommend leaving Pattaya no later than 14:00, and leaving Bangkok no later than 13:00. If you need a transfer to Koh Chang from Suvarnabhumi Airport and your flight arrives after 12:00, we recommend staying until the next morning in Bangkok or spending the night in Pattaya.
Accordingly, when ordering a return transfer from Koh Chang, you should leave the hotel no later than 17:00 - 17:30 in order to catch the last ferry.

• The prices below are final. NO ADDITIONAL PAYMENT REQUIRED.
• The price also includes a ferry ticket for each passenger.
• There is no additional charge for a child seat.
• A car of any class is provided: Toyota Camry sedan, Toyota Inova minivan, Toyota Fortuner SUV, Toyota Commuter minibus, Hyundai H1 de Luxe luxury minibus.
• You can order a car 24/7 by phone: +66-8-00023377, filling out, writing by email:

	Toyota Camry sedan	MPV Toyota Inova	SUV Toyota Fortuner	VAN Toyota Commuter	VAN Hyunday H1 Deluxe
	3,900 THB	4,000 THB	4,200 THB	4,900 THB	7,800 THB
(plus 100 THB/person for ferry ticket)	4,100 THB	4,200 THB	4,400 THB	5,100 THB	7,800 THB
(plus 100 THB/person for ferry ticket)	3,700 THB	3,800 THB	4,000 THB	4,700 THB	7,600 THB