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ThailandIt is believed that Bangkok is not a place for walking at all, especially for tourists. The city is really too noisy, hectic, and even very big. However, despite this, there are some very pleasant areas for walking. We present to your attention a selection of the best walking areas and parks in Bangkok:
Lumpini Park (Lumpini park)
For a hundred years, the most popular and largest park in Bangkok has been Lumpini Park. Its area is more than 57 hectares. In this green area there are two lakes where you can go boating; paths for running, cycling and roller skating; fountains; monuments; playgrounds; swimming pool; stage for events. Large monitor lizards live here, turtles and fish live in the pond. If you are used to thinking that a city park is a boring place to walk, then everything is different here, something often happens: mass sports exercises, performances of artists, traditional shows, competitions are held. Read more about Lumpini Park here...
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: from 4:30 to 21:00.
💵Entrance fee / ticket price: free.
🚶 How to get there: located in the city center on the border of Silom and Siam districts (park on the map). You can get there by underground metro to MRT Silom Station or by skytrain to Sala Daeng Station.
Benjakitti Park (Benchakitti Park)
Benjakitti Park is relatively new: it was founded in 1992, and it officially opened only in 2004. And this, by the way, is felt, since landscaping works are still being carried out in some parts of the park. However, if you have already visited Lumpini Park and seen all the interesting places in Bangkok, then you can come for a walk here. There is a large lake with fountains, a running track around the perimeter, benches for relaxation and beautiful views of the skyscrapers of Bangkok. There are sports grounds, bicycle rental And catamarans for riding on the lake, a free toilet, and for walking along the green part of the park there are special paths-bridges that pass over canals and glades. There is also the building of the old tobacco factory of the Tobacco Authority of Thailand, which used to own this land, and there is a free exhibition of antique tobacco machines. And during feasts and fetishes, the park becomes a venue for festive events. Read more about Lumpini Park here...
Practical Information
🕐Working hours: from 05:00 to 21:00.
💵Entrance fee / ticket price: free.
🚶 How to get there: located in the center of Bangkok in Sukhumvit district (Benjakitti Park on the map). The most convenient way to get here is by Bangkok Metro to the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre underground metro station or to the Asok skytrain station. From Lumpini Park, you can get here via a 1.3-kilometer-long footpath bridge.
Khao San Road
This is the main tourist street of Bangkok, around which the most popular tourist area of the capital has been formed with a large number of budget accommodation options and a developed tourist infrastructure for independent travelers. However, do not think that this is such a local "Arbat" for quiet walks and shopping for souvenirs. After all, Khao San Street is the noisiest and most popular place in the capital, especially in the evenings. And if during the day you can still take a quiet walk and go shopping, then in the evening you should forget about such walks, because it turns into the epicenter of tourist fun and debauchery, and so every evening without days off and rest all year round. So to visit Bangkok and not go at least one evening to Khao San Road will be simply unforgivable. Learn more about Khao San Street here...
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: around the clock, walking is most interesting in the evening.
💵Entrance fee / ticket price: free.
🚶 How to get there: located in the historical or old part of Bangkok on the Ratanakosin Peninsula (Khao San Road on the map). It is a little difficult to get here from other popular tourist areas of Bangkok, since there is no metro here, so the easiest way is to take a taxi, the trip will cost about 200 baht. However, if you wish, you can get here in the afternoon by public transport from only 8 baht, read more at the link with a full description.
Adult Street Soi Cowboy
This is a small street in Sukhumvit district, one of the most famous adult entertainment streets in Bangkok. Of course, this is far from the place where you should go to see something interesting or beautiful, or just to take a walk, i.e. it's not a tourist attraction at all. But if you are looking for a place where you can have fun in the evening in an adult way, then this is one of the best options. It is packed with bars, Go Go clubs and other facilities for adults. Moreover, it is not necessary to go here solely in order to finish the evening in the room with a girl (well, or with a boy, who likes what). In fact, it's quite good to spend time here and just have a beer at the bar and enjoy chatting with other tourists, expats or successful Thais. Learn more about Soi Cowboy street here...
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: around the clock, it's best to spend time here in the evening.
💵Entrance fee / ticket price: free.
🚶 How to get there: located in the central part of Bangkok in the Sukhumvit district next to the Sukhumvit road of the same name (Soi Cowboy on the map). You can take the subway to the Asok Skytrain station, or to the Sukhumvit Underground subway station.
Patpong Adult Street
This is a legendary street with entertainment for adults, with which the development of the sex industry in Bangkok began in the middle of the last century. It consists of several streets with adult entertainment and bars with girls and boys. Most of them are concentrated on Soi Patpong Lane 2. There is also Soi Jaruwan Street, where there are establishments for lovers of ladyboys and boys, and Soi Thaniya Street with very expensive night spots for straight people. In addition to nightlife, the area is known for its tourist night market at Soi Patpong 1, where you can buy all kinds of consumer goods from clothes, bags, souvenirs and fakes. Learn more about Soi Patpong Street here...
Practical Information
🕐Working hours: it's best to visit Soi Patpong in the evening after dark, it's after about 18:00. There is absolutely nothing to do here during the day, since all bars and establishments are closed, the night market does not work.
💵Entrance fee / ticket price: free.
🚶 How to get there: located in the central part of Bangkok in the north of the greater Silom business district (Soi Patpong on the map). Sala Daeng BTS Skytrain Station and Silom MRT Underground Subway Station are nearby.
Walking area R-Walk or Ratchaprasong Skywalk
The R-Walk walking Area or Ratchaprasong Skywalk is a network of concrete pedestrian crossings in the Pratunam and Siam area in the heart of Bangkok, located above the highways and streets of the area for moving and walking. If you suddenly don't know yet, then the Pratunam district is the main shopping district of Bangkok, modern and noisy, built up with skyscrapers and huge shopping malls. It is here that such shopping centers and malls as CentralwOrl, MBK, Gaysorn Plaza, Siam Paragon, Big C hypermarket, and a huge number of street markets are located. In general, if there is anywhere to go shopping in Bangkok, it's definitely best to go here. In addition to shopping centers, R-Walk is interesting because there are 8 important city shrines along it. Among them is the famous Erawan, as well as the shrine of Ganesha, Lakshmi and others. Learn more about R-Walk or Ratchaprasong Skywalk here...
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: from 06:00 to 24:00.
💵Entrance fee / ticket price: free.
🚶 How to get there: The R-Walk is centrally located in Pratunam district, and runs over Ratchadamri, Rama I and Phloen Chit streets (Walking area R-Walk or Ratchaprasong Skywalk on the map). The easiest way to get to it is by metro, two stations Siam and Chit Lom are located directly on the R-Walk and are connected to it by transitions. Well, if you are staying in the Pratunam area, then walking to the R-Walk will not be difficult from almost anywhere in the area.
Amulet Market Amulet Market
There are many places in Bangkok where you can buy amulets, but the largest and most interesting of them is the amulet market next to the Grand Royal Palace and opposite the Mahatat Temple on Maha Rat Street. This is a truly unique and worth visiting place, and we recommend that every guest of the city visit here if possible. And it's definitely worth coming here if it's not the first time you've been to Bangkok. Here you can not just walk among the rows of amazing crafts and souvenirs that smell of religion, mysticism and antiquity, but also buy yourself an amulet (if you believe) or a souvenir (if you don't believe). By the way, amulets are very inexpensive here, prices start from 20 baht. Learn more about the amulet market here...
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: there is no exact time of the market, but most traders work from about 08:00 to 16:00.
💵Entrance fee / ticket price: free of charge, prices for amulets and souvenirs start from 20 baht.
🚶 How to get there: located in the historic district of Bangkok, a few minutes from the Grand Royal Palace opposite the Mahatat Temple on Maha Rat Street (amulet market on the map). To get here from the main tourist area of Khao San Road, the easiest way is to walk, walk about one and a half kilometers or 20 minutes. From other areas, you can take city buses or a boat along the Chaopraya River to Tha Maharaj Marina. Read more at the link with the full description.
Chatuchak Market
This is a place that can be attributed not only to shopping, but also to the category of attractions or entertainment of the capital, worth visiting by tourists. Of course, to be honest, you should not try to get to the market on your first trip to Bangkok, but it is better to see the temples and palaces of the city for the first time. But if you are not coming here for the first time, then Chatuchak is worth a visit and can definitely surprise you. Moreover, it is not necessary to go to Chatuchak just for the sake of shopping, or you can just walk between the shopping malls. After all, according to some estimates, this is the largest city market in the whole world! Therefore, it will surprise and delight even sophisticated tourists and seasoned travelers. Learn more about the Chatuchak market here...
Practical Information
🕐Working hours: Monday and Tuesday - closed; Wednesday and Thursday 07:00-18:00 (only a small part of the market is open); Friday - from 18:00 to 24:00; Saturday and Sunday - 09:00-18:00.
💵Entrance fee / ticket price: free.
🚶 How to get there: located in one of the central urban areas of Bangkok, but quite far from the popular tourist areas for accommodation (Chatuchak market on the map). You can take the metro to BTS Mo Chit or MRT Kamphaeng Phet stations, taxi from 200 baht (from 6.1 USD), on city buses. Read more at the link with the full description.
Yodpiman Embankment (Yodpiman River walk)
Yodpiman River walk is a small tourist recreation area, something like a pedestrian street or a promenade with a couple of restaurants and cafes, and a great view of the Chaopraya River. It is little known, and it is rare to see foreigners here, but if there is absolutely nothing to do in Bangkok, you can stop by and have dinner at one of the restaurants overlooking boats passing along the river and the other side of the river burning with lights. There are probably no other such quiet and romantic places in Bangkok. Read more about the Yodpiman embankment here...
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: around the clock, it is better to visit in the evening. Attention! As of 2023, the embankment is temporarily closed for repairs.
💵Entrance fee / ticket price: free.
🚶 How to get there: the Yodpiman embankment is located on the banks of the Chaopraya River in the Chinatown area (embankment on the map). The easiest way to get here is by regular boat on the Chaopraya River to the Yodpiman Pier (boats without a flag), or to Memorial Bridge and Rajinee (boats with an orange flag), and 5 minutes on foot. However, keep in mind that boats only run until 19 o'clock, after which you can only leave here by taxi.
Asiatique Embankment and Ferris Wheel (Asiatique Riverfront and Asiatique Sky)
Asiatique Riverfront is a recreation, entertainment and shopping area on the banks of the Chaopraya River in the Riverside district. There is also a small amusement park with Thailand's highest Ferris wheel Asiatique Sky height of 60 meters (it's about 20 floors), which offers great views of the city and the river. Like many other similar places in Bangkok, Asiatica was conceived as a zone where guests and residents of the city can recover to relax from the hustle and bustle of the city in a relaxed atmosphere, eat at one of the local restaurants, go shopping and have some fun. Read more about Asiatics and the Ferris wheel here...
Practical Information
🕐Working hours: from 11:00 to 24:00, seven days a week. But in practice, it's best to come here in the evening, because almost nothing works during the day and there is no feeling of fun.
💵Entrance fee / ticket price: Admission to Asiatique Riverfront is free. Asiatique Sky Ferris Wheel adults - 500 baht (approximately 15.25 USD); children up to 120 centimeters tall - 200 baht (approximately 6.1 USD).
🚶 How to get there: Asiatique is located on the banks of the Chaopraaya River in Riverside district (Asiatique on the map). It is relatively far from the center of Bangkok and the tourist area of Khao San, however, it will not be difficult to get here to the Saphan Taksin metro station and then by free boat on the river, and from other coastal areas by regular boat along Chaoprai under the orange flag to the final pier Wat Rat Singkhon.
Flower Market (Pak Khlong Talat)
This is the largest flower market in Thailand. The counters here are littered with roses, lilies, chrysanthemums, exotic orchids and other unknown flowers. There is also a vegetable market under the same roof.
This is not to say that this place is worth a mandatory visit, but if you have already seen everything in Bangkok or want something unusual, then you should look here. Learn more about the Bangkok flower market here...
Practical Information
🕐 Working hours: around the clock.
💵Entrance fee / ticket price: free.
🚶 How to get there: The market is located on the banks of the Chaopraya River on the outskirts of Chinatown Chinatown (market on the map). You can get here without a taxi only by city buses or boats along the Chaopraya River. You need to sail on orange line boats or boats without a flag to the Yodpiman Peir pier. You can take the MRT underground subway to Hualamphong Station, and from there by taxi at a meter of about 80 baht. The same amount will cost a trip to the market from the tourist Khao San Road district.
Friends, we remind you that it is much more interesting to get acquainted with the sights of Bangkok with the help of excursions, and therefore we advise you to look at options with online booking and reviews on these excursion aggregators: