Chao Phraya Express Boat - Thailand's Supatra Dynasty
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.
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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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