Koh Chang is Thailand's second-largest island, stretching 30 km along the Gulf of Thailand in Trat Province. The west coast road connects a succession of beaches from the busy resort strip at White Sand Beach in the north to the laid-back backpacker favourite of Lonely Beach and the stilted fishing pier of Bang Bao in the south. Most of the island's interior is protected national park rainforest. Arrivals come by car ferry from Laem Ngop (30–45 min) after flying into Trat Airport (TDX) — there is no bridge to the island.