In this work, a series of poly(1,4-cyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate-co-1,4-cyclohexylene dimethylene 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylate) (PCTN) copolymers with different compositions of two diacids: terephthalic acid (TPA) and 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid (NDA), and stoichiometry matched 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM) were synthesized directly by a melt polymerization technique. Thermal properties of synthesized copolymers were measured by a differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The incorporation of either NDA or CHDM improved the glass transition temperature (T g) of PCTN compared to poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET). Thermal degradation behaviors were analyzed using a thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Chemical structures of the obtained copolyesters were investigated by a nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1 H NMR). Our results showed that the thermal and optical properties (determined by UV-Vis spectrophotometer) of the PCTN copolyesters were directly dependent on the ratio of TPA and NDA. It was also found that PCTN films have superior optical, thermal, and barrier (reduced water absorption) properties than PET and poly(ethylene naphthalate) (PEN) films.