Directions to the resort on Koh Kood Island
TIP! Even though we think of our resort as on of the most relaxing places on earth, we would like to recommend that you not make the long journey from your own front door all the way to the resort non-stop. Ko Kood is located in the South East part of Thailand, near the martime border with Cambodia. We see many guests arrive completely exhausted and nearly ready to explode due to sleep deprivation and the frustrating nature of traveling to far away destinations. This can often completely ruin their first day in paradise and their first impression of the resort and her beautiful surroundings. Others that may have been forced to spend a night in Trat city or Bangkok or have been traveling around other parts of Thailand / Cambodia / other islands in the area tend to arrive with a happy smile on their faces and are usually out on the beach or having fun snorkeling in our bay within minutes, while other couples may still be arguing in their bungalow.
FROM THE MAINLAND: The Koh Kood resort has joined forces with the Siriwhite speedboat services, which sail from the Laem Sok pier on the mainland, to ensure our guests a safe journey all the way from the mainland to Ko Kut island. Siriwhite speed boats / Laem Sok Group Speedboat currently offer twice daily speed boat or ferry boat transfers to Koh Kood island. The first boat departs from Laem Sok pier at 09:00 to take you to the Koh Kood Resort, while the second speedboat or power ferry departs from Laem Sok at 13:00 stipt to take you nearly direct to our own pier in Bang Bao Bay. A free pick up service from the S.A hotel, the bus station or any of the hotels in downtown Trat is available at one hour prior to departure, but it will have to be requested at least 24 hours in advance. If you are staying at the Koh Kood Resort, you will NOT have to book the speedboat tickets via the Koh Kood boat website: we will gladly do that for you once your reservation is final.
BUS FROM BANGKOK TO TRAT Only by riding the first bus out of Bangkok (at approximately 06:00 - 06:15) from either Ekkemai Station or Mor Chit station, you will you be able to make the Siriwhite pick up in Trat City at Noon. Catch the last bus (approximately 23:00) from the Ekkemai or Mor Chit bus terminals in Bangkok to make it very on time for the early pick up from the bus station in Trat. The shuttle will be waiting at "gate" number 25 at the bus station. During the low season these times may differ, so may sure to indicate that you will be traveling to Trat by bus.
TRAT AIRPORT PICK UP'S are now available, but only by using the private Limousine or paid Song Teaw service that is being provided by the Siriwhite speedboat company. If you arrival time is after 12:00, or if you have enough time or prefer to pay a little less, you can also take an airport limousine or (shared) taxi to Trat City and / or spend a night in the very affordable, yet comfortable S. A. hotel to find some of the cheapest sea food in the country in an open air restaurant next to the street, nearby.
BANGKOK AIRPORTS or DOWNTOWN BANGKOK PICK UP'S are available, but note that if your flight lands after 07:30 you will have to spend a night in a hotel in Trat or in a simple bungalow at the Laem Sok pier, as the minibus won't be able to get you to the pier before 13:00 (last departure from the mainland to Koh Kood island). The chauffeur driven Siam Beach Resort minibus, which seats approximately seven persons comfortably, can be booked for 4500 baht (Suvarnabhumi Airport) and 5000 baht (other Bangkok locations) all-inclusive. For more comfortable Limousine transfers from Bangkok, contact the Siam Resorts Bangkok Limousines. There is also the 07:30 Bangkok airport to Koh Chang bus that makes a scheduled stop at Trat's bus station, but that won't allow you to make it on time for the 13:00 departure of the speedboat.
FROM KOH CHANG ISLAND there is a daily speedboat service from Koh Chang to Koh Kood that takes guests directly to our own pier in Bang Bao Bay on Ko Kood island. Departure is around 12:00 (noon) and free pick up service by car is provided by the Bang Bao Speedboat company and is available from any of the resorts on the west coast of Koh Chang, starting pick ups around 11:00. This speedboat service from Koh Chang to Ko Kut is currently not available during the low / "green" season.