Driving in Koh Chang

[somchai jones]

Hi ,

I'll possibly be driving over to Koh Chang fom Petburi at New Year and haven't been for several years. I understand there are public car ferries now. My question is, do they get very full and if so should/can I book in advance.

What are the driving conditions like on Koh Chang now?

Thanks for any advice.

[zyphodb]

You can normally drive straight on without booking no problem, The driving conditions are bad on Koh Chang unless you like narrow, windy roads with lots of steep hills & near hairpin bends,would be ok if it was a one way system but of course it isn't...

[mrtoad]

Then roads are ok, but if you are t used to real driving, which means changing gear a doing up and down winding hills gi might be difficult.

[somchai jones]

Thanks for your replies. No problems changing gear Toady, I learned to drive in the UK in the 1980s.........didn't even know what an 'automatic' was

[mrtoad]

Thanks for your replies. No problems changing gear Toady, I learned to drive in the UK in the 1980s.........didn't even know what an 'automatic' was

You'll be fine then. I don't find the roads bad, although see some comical manoeuvres particularly from Bangkok drivers.