Pattaya and Coral Island Day Trip from Bangkok
Highlights
- Shared speedboat to Coral Island, Koh Larn
- Clear water and swimmable beaches, unlike the mainland
- Several hours of free time on the island
- Lunch on the island included
- Back in Bangkok by early evening
Description
Coral Island is the reason people bother with Pattaya on a day trip from Bangkok. The water out there is a different proposition from the mainland beach, clear and calm and genuinely worth swimming in, and the crossing from the pier only takes about fifteen minutes by shared speedboat. Thais call the island Koh Larn. You reach the pier at about 09:00 after the early pickup and cross straight over. The bulk of the day is then yours on the island, with lunch at a local restaurant included at 12:30 and the hours either side free for swimming, lying on the sand, or paying for parasailing, a banana boat or a jet ski if that is your kind of thing. For more background and practical advice, see our Pattaya guide.
Pricing
This tour requires a minimum of 2 persons per booking
- Step 1
06:15 to 07:00 Hotel pickup
Pickup from your hotel in the central Bangkok area, then on to the meeting point at Khaosan Road.
Leave Khaosan Road and drive south-east to Pattaya, about two hours.
Arrive at the pier in Pattaya and take the shared speedboat across to Koh Larn.
Swim, relax on the beach, or add water sports at your own cost.
Thai lunch at a local restaurant on the island.
Boat back to the mainland and a stop at Pattaya Beach.
Depart Pattaya for the drive back.
Drop-off at Khaosan Road, or Sam Yot MRT station on request.
Included
- Return trip by air-conditioned minivan
- English-speaking local guide
- Shared speedboat transfer both ways
- Coral Island, Koh Larn
- Pattaya Beach
- Thai lunch, vegetarian on request
Not included
- Drinking water
- Travel insurance (can be added for 100 THB per person)
- Hotel drop-off (100 THB per person)
- Water sports on the island such as parasailing, jet ski and banana boat
- Sun loungers and beach umbrellas
- Swimwear and a towel
- Sandals with a grip for wet rock
- Sun protection and a hat
- Cash for water sports and sun loungers
This tour starts at one of these meeting points. Pick the one that suits you when you book. No extra charge.
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Khaosan / Chana Songkhram Police Station
Check-in 07:15
In front of Chana Songkhram Police Station at the end of Khaosan Road, opposite Wat Chana Songkhram.
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Korea Town / Sukhumvit Plaza fountain
Check-in 06:30
At the fountain in front of Sukhumvit Plaza (Korea Town), between Sukhumvit 10 and 12, ~200 m from Asok BTS exit 2.
A driver collects you where you're staying. Your area sets the collection time.
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Your exact pickup time depends on your area and departure time. You'll see it at checkout and we confirm it with your booking.
The speedboat lands at Tawaen, the busiest beach on the island. That is where the loungers, the umbrellas and all the water sports are, and every one of them costs extra and is paid in cash, with prices quoted per ride, so agree the number before you get on anything. Nothing on the island takes cards reliably. If you want quiet instead, Samae and Nual beaches are about ten minutes over the hill by songthaew and much emptier, and you have enough free time to go and come back without missing lunch.
FAQs
No. Parasailing, jet skis, banana boats, sun loungers and umbrellas are all paid separately on the island and are cash only. Agree the price before you start, as rates are quoted per ride rather than per hour.
Tawaen, the main beach on Koh Larn, which is where the speedboats dock and where the water sports run. Samae and Nual beaches are about ten minutes away over the hill by songthaew and are considerably quieter if you want somewhere calmer.
Around fifteen minutes each way by shared speedboat. It can be bumpy in rougher weather.
Yes, if your hotel is in the central pickup area. Pickup times are set by area: Khaosan Road and the old town 06:50 to 07:15, Chinatown and Hua Lamphong 06:40 to 06:50, Sukhumvit, Silom, Sathorn and Pratunam 06:30 to 06:40, and Siam 06:30 to 06:45. If you are staying outside that area you make your own way to the meeting point on Khaosan Road, in front of the Chana Songkhram police station, for 07:15, or to Korea Town at Sukhumvit Plaza for 06:30.
Yes, this tour needs at least two people to run. Group sizes vary with the season, from about two to nine people on a quiet day up to twenty or more in high season.
You can cancel free of charge up to 24 hours before the tour starts and get a full refund. Inside 24 hours the tour is non-refundable, because the seat and the guide are already committed.
