# Sattahip (TH SAT)

**UN/LOCODE:** TH SAT  
**Country:** Thailand  
**Water Body:** Gulf of Thailand; South China Sea; North Pacific Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Medium  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** 12.6167, 100.9167

Roll-on/roll-off cargo — vehicles and heavy machinery — rather than containers defines the commercial side of Sattahip on Thailand's eastern seaboard. The port pairs the Royal Thai Navy's largest base with a commercial deep-water facility, the Jucksamet (Chuk Samet) terminal, one of the country's few naturally deep berthing areas. For containerised liner trade, shippers use nearby Laem Chabang about 50 km north, Thailand's principal box port, while Sattahip handles specialised and project cargo as a complement. Rail access exists via the branch to Chuk Samet station, but most distribution moves by road through the Eastern Seaboard industrial belt toward Bangkok, 184 km away. The civilian terminal is increasingly being developed as a ferry and tourism gateway, with planned ro-ro and passenger services to Koh Samui, Hua Hin and the islands of Trat province (Koh Chang, Koh Kood, Koh Mak). High-volume container processing and customs clearance are better routed through Laem Chabang or the Bangkok Port at Klong Toey.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Bangkok → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/bangkok-shanghai)
- [Bangkok → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/bangkok-shenzhen)
- [Bangkok → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/bangkok-guangzhou)
- [Bangkok → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/bangkok-hong-kong)
- [Bangkok → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/bangkok-tokyo)
- [Bangkok → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/bangkok-busan)

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