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Chao Phraya Express Boat - Thailand's Supatra Dynasty

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Updated: Jun 2, 2024

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.



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.


  • 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

  • N31 /

  • N32 / Wat Klangkret Pier – koh kret

  • N33 / Pakkret Pier


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