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Travel guide with information
about communication, post, money, exchange and internet on Koh Chang
in Thailand |
Koh Chang,
Koh Kood and more islands between Bangkok, Pattaya and Cambodia
in Thailand. With pictures, maps and information
- not only from hotels, bungalow resorts and accommodation. Travel
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(River estuary east of Baan Bang Bao)
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Post
office:
The only licensed post office on Koh Chang is located
at Ko-Chang-Resortel on the road between White Sand
Beach and Khlong Prao Beach, 1.7 kilometres off
the southern end of White Sand Beach on the sea
side.
Tel. 01/878 43 37, opening-hours: Daily of 8.00
am - 6.00 pm. |
The receiving of letters and
packages is possible:
First name, name / Poste Restante / Ko-Chang-Resortel
/ 13/5 Moo. 4 T. Ko Chang / Whitesand-Khlongphid
/ Ko Chang D.T. / Trat P.V. 23120 / Thailand |
At some resorts or
supermarkets it is also possible to post letters.
(The addresses and opening-hours of the post offices
on the mainland in Laem Ngop and Trat you will
find under 'Ko-Chang-Information',
'Useful Addresses & Telephone Numbers')
Money, Exchange
There is still no bank or official exchange office
on Koh Chang, but already a teller machine at
White Sand Beach. And in many hotels and bungalow
resorts cash and travellers cheques can be exchanged,
occasionally up to a 10-per cent fee. Also it
is possible to obtain money with credit cards
(Visa, American Express) at some resorts. There
are several banks located in Trat and also on
the main street in Laem Ngop there is a branch
of the Thai Farmers Bank. (For changing travellers
cheques don't forget your passport!)
Opening-hours are Monday - Friday from 8.30 am
- 3.30 pm except on holidays.
Rate of exchange
Best to check with the 'Currency-Converter-Button'
(see navigation) directly in the internet. You
can expect roughly between 65 and 70 Baht for
a Pound, between 37 and 42 Baht for a US-Dollar
and between 45 and 49 Baht for a Euro.
Click here for exact foreign exchange rates: BangkokBank.com.
Communication: Telephone, Internet
You can find Internet-cafés at all of the
4 largest beaches on Koh Changs west coast (White
Sand Beach, Khlong Prao Beach, Kai Bae Beach and
Lonely Beach).
Because internet connection must be made with
either mobiles or satellites, the fees are far
more expensive than on the mainland, expect to
pay between 5 and 8 Baht per minute. At the post
office and in some resorts and restaurants, overseas
and mainland telephone calls can be made. The
prices range from 15-25 Baht per minute for a
mainland call and 50-80 Baht for an overseas call.
In some villages on Koh Chang there are telephone
boxes to make overseas calls, which work with
Pre Paid cards. These however are frequently broken.
At all beaches on the west coast except Lonely
Beach, mobile reception is ensured, as well as
in many other locations around Koh Chang.
Telephone area codes and Postal
zip codes

| Telephone area
codes of Koh Chang/Laem Ngop/Trat: |
039 |

| Postal zip code
Trat: |
23000 |
| Postal zip code Koh Chang and
Laem Ngop: |
23120 |
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