Koh Kood Travel Guide: Getting There, Bays and Seasons

Koh Kood (Ko Kut) is an island in the Gulf of Thailand, in Ko Kut District of Trat Province, and you can only reach it by boat. Take a bus, a car or a flight to Trat, go on to Laem Sok pier, then cross by passenger ferry or speedboat. The crossing is about an hour, and a ferry guide says the last scheduled boats from November to May leave at 16:00, so most travellers either start early from Bangkok or spend a night in Trat.

This guide uses only facts we could check on 16 October 2026 on the sources listed below, and it says where they disagree. For hotel choices, read where to stay on Koh Kood, or the Thai version, ที่พักเกาะกูด.

What Koh Kood is like

Wikipedia calls Ko Kut the largest of the dozen islands in its district, with an economy built on fishing, agriculture and tourism, and notes that some sources describe it as relatively remote and underdeveloped. A hotel site on the island gives its size as 105 square kilometres, the fourth largest island in Thailand, and places it 50 kilometres from the mainland; the ferry guide says about 45 km. Each source rounds its figures.

Shantaa, a resort on the west coast, says there is no real nightlife and no entertainment complex, and that the island has 24-hour electricity that at times may not be enough for the whole island. Plan for a slow, simple trip: beaches, waterfalls, kayaking and sunsets. If you want shops, bars and many restaurants, read our Koh Chang guide for the bigger island in the same province.

Getting to Koh Kood

Every route ends at Laem Sok pier, on the mainland tip of a peninsula. The ferry guide says it is about 20 minutes' drive from Trat town and that Trat Airport is about an hour away. The guide also says there is no airport on the island and no vehicle ferry.

Four boat companies run from Laem Sok, according to the ferry guide: Koh Kood Princess, Koh Kood Express, Seudamgo and Boonsiri. The same guide describes the Seudamgo catamaran as the fastest at about 45 minutes and the Koh Kood Princess as the cheapest. Boats carry passengers only. The guide says the transfer from the Koh Kood pier to your resort is included in the boat ticket.

Where the sources disagree

We recommend you treat the shortest times as best case and check fares with the operator on the day. The ferry guide says that outside the New Year and Songkran holidays advance booking is not usually required, and a resort page says to book in advance at weekends, holidays and high season; take the more careful advice if your dates are fixed.

Booking the trip

The 12Go page for Bangkok to Koh Kood lists Boonsiri High Speed Ferries and Seudamgo trips when we opened it in a browser on 16 October 2026. We link it as a convenient place to compare, and some links on this site may earn us a commission; this does not change the times or fares you see. We do not repeat 12Go's prices here because they change daily. Tickets can also be bought from the boat companies or from your hotel in Trat, according to the ferry guide.

The seasons

The ferry guide publishes two timetables: a high season from 1 October to mid May and a low season from 16 May to 15 October, and says that in the low season speedboats are not used and only the larger passenger ferries run. Koh Kood Resort says one or two boats a day run in the green season and that it has been able to keep its doors open all year; another group publishes separate green-season prices. Check each resort's own opening dates before you pay. Look at the Thai Meteorological Department forecast for the dates you choose, and our guide to Thailand's best time by region.

Beaches, waterfalls and villages

Resort sites describe several areas worth a day out. Peter Pan Resort's site describes Klong Chao Beach as the longest and most pristine stretch of white sand on the island, the Klong Chao waterfall, reached by a jungle walk and described as having three cascading levels, and a mangrove canal that runs from the waterfall to the sea. Captain Hook Resort's site describes a waterfall in Klong Yai Kee, the Klong Yai Kee mangrove canal for kayaking, and Yai Kee Bay on the western side of the island, where low tide reveals a wide sandy beach. The same site describes Ban Ao Salad, a fishing village in the north that serves as the hub for passenger boats between Koh Kood and Trat.

We could not verify entrance fees or opening hours for the waterfalls, so ask your resort. Many resorts sell their own snorkelling and waterfall trips as packages.

Where to stay

The stay guide compares four bays on the west side, with every hotel fact checked on the hotel's own website:

• Bang Bao Bay: calm water in the south-west, with simple bungalows and hill villas.
• Ao Ta Pao: small resorts beside a working community pier.
• Klong Chao Beach: private-pool villas on the long white-sand beach.
• Klong Yai Kee and Klong Hin: mangroves, a lagoon and a promontory view in the north-west.

Open where to stay on Koh Kood for the area table and the 12 hotel cards.

Nearby destinations

• Koh Chang: the bigger island and the gateway to Koh Kood in the high season
• Which Thai island suits you
• Getting around Thailand
• Thailand overview

FAQ

Prices, schedules and entry rules change. Figures here are approximate as of 2026; always confirm on the official or operator page before you book. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.