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ThailandIn the article we talk about a new modern walking area in Bangkok – R-Walk or Ratchaprasong Skywalk. From the article you will learn what it is and what is interesting, what time it works and how to get to it from different parts of Bangkok. Well, if something remains unclear or you just want to talk about a holiday in Thailand or share your experience, we invite you to our 💬 Thailand travel chat.
Description and is it worth a visit
The R-Walk walking Area or Ratchaprasong Skywalk is a network of concrete pedestrian crossings in the Pratunam district 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.
Actually, it is primarily for moving between large shopping centers that this walking area will be convenient. Concrete paths are equipped with a roof and stairs, have transitions at the skytrain station, so you can get around all the coolest shopping malls and almost half of the Pratunam district without even setting foot on the ground. It is also convenient to use these crossings just for walking around the area, especially since in some places it is almost impossible to walk on foot on the sidewalks because of the shops and cars and motorbikes parked at the wrong place.
In addition to shopping centers, R-Walk is interesting because there are 8 important city shrines along it. Among them is the famous Erawan shrine, as well as the shrine of Ganesha, Lakshmi and others. You can see information about these shrines on information boards during a walk, there are maps with their location, pointers and QR codes to sites with their description.
🕐 Working hours
It is open from 06:00 to 24:00.
💵Entrance fee / ticket price
Free of charge.
🚶 How to get there
The R-Walk or Ratchaprasong Skywalk walking area is located in the center of Bangkok in the Pratunam district, and passes 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 at a hotel in the pratunam area, then it will not be difficult to walk to the R-Walk from almost anywhere in the area, landmarks for entering it are the Erawan shrine, the big supermarket Big C, MBK, Gaysorn Plaza, CentralWorld, Siam Square and the two metro stations mentioned above.
If you stay at a hotel in Khaosan tourist area, it will be a little more difficult to get here, since there is no metro in Khaosan. The easiest way to get there is by taxi, a trip through the Grab, taxi Maxim or InDrive applications will cost within 200 baht.
If you need cheaper, you can take city buses that cost from 8 to 32 baht. To select a bus and build a route, you can use Google Maps or the local public transport application ViaBus.
And finally, if you don't mind taking a little walk, then from Khao San Road you can walk to the final pier of Panfa Leelard Pier of regular boats along the canal, and by boat to Pratunam Pier in the center of the district for 20 baht.
Learn more about you can read how to use Bangkok public transport in a separate article.
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: