Chao Phraya Express Boat - Thailand's Supatra Dynasty

SATHORN PIER / Central Pier -2 minute walk from BTS Saphan Taksin. It is convenient for walking to temples and local areas when staying at a hotel along the river. If you go to the left back, there is a free SUTTLE BOAT to ICONSIAM, which is especially recommended. There is almost no waiting time [Gold LINE has a long waiting time...] It takes about 5 minutes. Sit back and move comfortably.

You could buy ticket online https://www.chaophrayaexpressboat.com/

Chao Phraya Tourist Boat: If you are looking for a sightseeing pass, the Chao Phraya Tourist Boat is a separate service. Tickets for this tourist-specific line are typically purchased at designated tourist piers or online through their specific website, but they are distinct from the regular express boat service

Grand palance – chang ta piers Open daily 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m1 Baht coin (The Temple of the Emerald Buddha and the Grand Palace)

wat arun - ta tien ---- opposite wat pho

10 Baht coin (Wat Arun or the Temple of Dawn)

2 Baht coin (The Golden Mount) wat saket

An interesting and cheap way is taking the Saen Saeb canal boat from the pier at Sukhumvit Soi 3 all the way to the terminus at Panfa Leelard. You have to switch boats at Pratunam but the same ticket is valid. You can then walk to the wat.

Coming from the Sukhumvit side of town, one of the easiest ways to get there is by taking the convenient Khlong Saen Saeb public speed boat service.

Not only do you skip the traffic, which can be horrendous in central Bangkok at times, but the boat drops you off just a 5 minute walk from the entrance.

If you’re coming from the Khao San Road area, simply walk towards Democracy Monument, go straight past the roundabout followng Thanon Ratchadamnoen Klang, cross over the canal and make a right on Thanon Boriphat and you’ll be there.

If coming from Sukhumvit or Siam, walk down Phaya Thai Road until you reach Saphan Hua ChangPier on the Saen Saeb Canal. Wait for the speed boat and ride it all the way to the end Panfa Pierstation. Get off he boat, make your first left down Thanon Boripaht, and you’ll be there in 5 minutes.

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1. Take BTS train and get off at Saphan Taksin station2. Walk (about 1 min) to Central pier (or Sathorn pier) and take Chao Phraya Tourist Boat to No.9 Maharajl pier (the fare is 40 Baht)3. Get off at No.9 Maharajl, walk out the pier (you should now see the Grand Palace just few steps away) and take taxi from there, tell the driver to go to Wat Saket and remember to pay NO MORE THAN 80 Baht4. Return cost to No.9 Maharajl pier is around 60 Baht by tuk tuk car.

Full list of Chao Phraya Express Boat piers is as follows (South to North):

• Asiatique The Riverfront Pier – open-air shopping mall Asiatique the River front. nearby for the rest of the evening

S3 / Wat Rajsingkorn Pier Low-key temple complexes serving local communities

• S2 / Wat Worachanyawas Pier Low-key temple complexes serving local communities

• S1 /Wat Sawetachat Pier

• Central Pier / Sathorn Pier – connection with BTS Saphan Taksin station

• Hotels including Shangri-La Bangkok and Lebua at State Tower

• Shuttle boats to hotels like The Peninsula Bangkok, Millennium Hilton Bangkok, Menam Riverside Hotel, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Bangkok and Bangkok Marriott Resort & Spa.

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• Shuttle boat to Asiatique the Riverfront

• Lines: tourist, local, orange, yellow, green-yellow, blue

• N1 / Oriental Pier

• The colonial atmospheres and period architecture of the old Western quarter

• The venerable Mandarin Oriental Hotel Bangkok, an excellent place for literary nostalgia and afternoon tea on the Author's Lounge

• OP Place, an upmarket antiques arcade housed in a period building

• N2 / Wat Muang Kae Pier

• N3 / Si Phraya Pier – starting point of Lord Nava Dinner Cruise

• River City, a modern shopping complex selling pricey antiques

• Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers

• Bustling Charoen Krung Road

• Bangkok Folk Museum

• ICONSIAM Pier – the newest shopping mall ICONSIAM
  

• River City Pier – shopping complex River City specializing in arts and antiques

• N4 / Harbour Department Pier

• Lhong 1919 Pier - 19th century Chinese mansion Lhong 1919

• N5 / Rachawongse Pier – Chinatown, Sampheng Market

• Chinatown, one of the city's most evocative and historic enclaves (walk up Ratchawong Road)

• Wat Traimit - 5.5 tons Golden Buddha statue

• Offbeat shopping: used amulets, Guan Yin statues, gold, and Chinese medical herbs

• Sampeng Lane, a charismatic alley lined with cheap clothes, food and household items

• Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, a Chinese temple with Buddhist, Taoist and Confucian shrines

• N6 / Memorial Bridge Pier – Memorial Bridge

• Saphan Phut Night Market

• King Rama I Monument

• Sampeng Lane, a narrow old alley lined with cheap clothes, food and household items

• Pahurat Road/Little India, the Indian enclave famed for its Hindu iconography and fabrics

• N6/1 / Pak Klong Talad Pier – Flower Market

• N7 / Rajinee Pier –Ferry Crossing to the Old Portuguese Quarter and Santa Cruz Church

• Wat Arun Pier -Wat Arun (Temple of the Dawn)

• N8 / Tha Tien Pier – Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha)

• Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha)

• Cross-river ferry to Wat Arun

• Dried seafood market found along a parade

• King Rama V-era shophouses

• Restaurants and bars overlooking Wat Arun

• N9 / Tha Chang Pier – Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha)

• A leafy old enclave brimming with atmosphere and King Rama V-era shophouses

• Maharaj Road's pavement market selling everything from used Buddhist amulets and phallic charms to old religious texts and false teeth

• The city's most venerable temples (Wat Phra Kaew, Wat Mahathat)

• The Grand Palace

• The National Museum

• Sanam Luang, the old, oval-shaped Royal park

• Authentic local food at the pedestrianised market in front of the pier

• Tha Maharaj Pier - Tha Maharaj shopping mall with open-air riverfront restaurants

• N10 / Wang Lang (Prannok) Pier – Wang Lang Market

• Patravadi Theatre, a riverside playhouse staging traditional/modern performing arts

• Wat Rakhang Khositaram, an ancient Ayutthaya temple with 5 bells inside

• Siriraj Hospital

• N11 / Thonburi Railway Station Pier – Bangkok Thonburi train station

• N12 / Phra Pinklao Bridge Pier – National Museum of Royal Barges

• Southern Bus Terminal

• The Royal Barges Museum

• N13 / Phra Athit Pier – Khao San Road

• Phra Athit Road's tree-shaded atmosphere, hip shophouse boutiques and cafes

• The nearby backpacker area of Khao San Road (10-minute walk)

• Banglamphu clothing market

• Wat Chana Songkram

• National Art Gallery

• Santiphap Park

• Phra Sumen Fort

• N14 / Rama 8 Bridge Pier – Rama 8 Bridge

• Bank of Thailand Museum

• King Rama VIII bridge

• Samsen Road – home to guesthouses and a few decent live music bars

• Kin Lom Chom Saphan, a relaxed open-air restaurant overlooking the river (Samsen Soi 3)

• N15 / Thewes Pier

• To make merit by releasing fish into the river

• To witness the feeding frenzy as people feed catfish beneath the pier

• To visit the lively wet market beside the canal (walk 100 metres, turn left over the footbridge)

• To get to the nearby Royal district of Dusit (Wat Benchamabophit, Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall).

• N16 / Krung Thon Bridge (Sung Hi) Pier

• N17 / Wat Thepnahree Pier

• N17/1 / Wat Thepakorn Pier

• N18 / Payap Pier

• N19 / Irrigation Department Pier

• N20 / Kheaw Khai Ka Pier

• N21 / Kiak Kai Pier

• N22 / Bang Po Pier

• N23 / Wat Soi Thong Pier

• N24 / Rama 7 Bridge Pier

• N25 / Pibul 1 Pier

• N26 / Wat Khema Pier

• N27 / Wat Tuek Pier

• N28 / Wat Khien

• N29 / Pibul 2

• N29/1 / Rama 5 Bridge Pier

• N30 / Nonthaburi (Pibul 3) Pier

• Nonthaburi, a charming provincial town

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• N32 / Wat Klangkret Pier – koh kret

• N33 / Pakkret Pier

At MRT Bang Khun Non, take Exit 3 to street level. You will see the bus stop straight away

Khlong Song Floating Market.

My first floating market was only 7 minutes away and so no problem standing.

A good tip for riding any bus in Bangkok which has GPS is to download the app ViaBus(apps.apple.com/th/app/viabus/…) and then scan the QR Code at the bus stop. You can then see how many minutes you have to wait. In my case only five minutes.

My third stop was only ten minutes away by electric bus with a brief stop outside Bangkok Bus Terminal.Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market is one of my favourite riverside markets but best to go early before it gets too crowded.

My fourth and last stop was at Wat Saphan Floating Market. This is a quieter riverside market compared to the others but worth visiting if you’ve never been before. It was certainly busier than last year which is good.