Continuing the theme of moving between Chang and Bangkok. How to get from Bangkok to Koh Chang, I have already written, today I will tell you how to go in the opposite direction. In principle, if you read the article above at the link, then you yourself will understand the whole algorithm of actions. Everything will be the same only in the opposite direction. I will dwell only on some of the nuances, and let all the basic information be in that article.
Koh Chang - Bangkok on your own
Let me remind you that Koh Chang is connected to the mainland by ferries that run from two piers. Read more about ferries here - Ferry Trat - Koh Chang. Therefore, if you want to leave for Bangkok on your own, then you will first need to take a minibus from your beach to Koh Chang Ferry Pier or Center Point Ferry Pier, buy a ferry ticket, cross to the mainland, and buy a bus ticket at the mainland pier, or minibus to Bangkok. Moreover, minibuses may be different, some will go to East Station Ekkamai, others in Suvarnabhumi airport, the third to the Victory Monument metro. This whole journey can be done without preparation, just get up early and go.
Estimates for the price will be something like this: from the beach 50-200 baht to the pier (depending on the distance of the beach), 80 baht ferry, 300-400 baht minibus or bus. Travel time from the mainland pier to Bangkok is about 5 hours by bus and 4 hours by minibus.
If, for some reason, there are no minibuses from the mainland berths, then you can take a minibus to the bus station in Trat, where you can buy a bus ticket to Bangkok, they run quite often, there are night buses, they come to the Ekkamai bus station.
In this case, the cost of moving will be as follows: from the beach 50-200 baht to the pier (depending on the distance of the beach), 80 baht ferry, 50-100 baht minibus to Trat, 250-300 baht bus.
Koh Chang - Bangkok transfer
For me, this option is much more convenient at a very similar price. The easiest transfer option is to buy it at the nearest travel agency in Koh Chang, prices may vary, points of arrival in Bangkok too. I noticed that if you ask for a transfer at your guesthouse, then the price is slightly higher, apparently they take for mediation. The transfer can be different, with or without transfers. They can be taken to the pier, transplanted, after the ferry, they can be put on a bus or minibus, or they can be taken directly from the hotel in one minibus.
Timetable for buses and minibuses in travel agency on Koh Chang
I liked the office called SWBtour, which is actually this one http://www.bussuvarnabhumikohchang.com/. And the previous site, which was written on the glass of the office, does not work, and apparently for a long time. Well, Thais don't care about such trifles. They have two offices on Koh Chang, one in Klong Son, which is between Koh Chanf Ferry Pier and White Sand Beach, and the other on Lonely Beach..
The cost of the transfer from Klong Son Bus Station to Suvarnabhumi Airport is 400 baht. From White Sand Beach - 500 baht, from other beaches even more. The price includes a ferry ticket. In principle, no one bothers to get to their office on their own by minibus songteo.
There are only 3 minibuses per day (departure time - arrival time):
7.00 - 13.00
13.00 - 20.00
17.00 - 00.00
If there are too many people, then a bus is formed, at least they told me so, and indeed, once I went by bus instead of a minibus.
If you think this option is inconvenient, buy other transfers, but my advice is to go exactly before Suvarnabhumi airport, if you need to go to Bangkok itself. The fact is that in any scenario, you pass Suvarnabhumi, from which there is a direct metro line to the city center. It may well turn out that it will be faster than driving through the city in traffic jams..
The Bus Station on Koh Chang is actually just a company office
The Bus Station on Koh Chang is actually just a company office
The inscriptions are outdated, and the site is different, and the time is not the same
If upon arrival in Bangkok you need to stay somewhere for the night, you can find a hotel at RoomGuru, it is a service where it is convenient to compare hotel prices in different booking systems.
I have stayed in Bangkok many times and in different hotels. I will not provide links to all my reviews, I will give only a few. Nasa vegas - convenient for stopping near the airport and metro, Rajata - good place to spend the night near Khaosan, S3 Residense located in the center next to the park.
