Chao Phraya River Transportation in Bangkok

City : Bangkok (Krung Thep), Thailand

Created a plan to use the ferry efficiently in the Bangkok sightseeing schedule.
Of course it includes to visit upstream and downstream terminal piers.

  Master Plan  

Day 1 : Pak Kret Pier to Phra Arthit Pier

          (The hotel was near Khaosan Road.)

Day 2 : Phra Arthit Pier to Wat Rajsingkorn Pier

  Basic Information of River ferry  

No Flag : Nonthaburi - Wat Rajsingkorn

            10B - 14B (Fare depends on boarding distance)

Orange Flag : Nonthaburi - Wat Rajsingkorn

            15B

Green Flag : Pakkret - Nonthaburi - Sathorn

            13B - 32B (Fare depends on boarding distance)

Yellow Flag : Nonthaburi - Sathorn

            20B

Green Flag : Mon - Fri 06.10 - 08.10  16.10 - 18.05

Orange Flag : Everyday 06.00-19.00

For more detail please access "Chao Phraya Express Boat" website.

  Day 1  

Pak Kret Pier

It is terminal pier of Green Flag Boat.
Here is the farthest end of this Boat Line.
Arrived by MRT and public bus.

Got off the bus under the Rama Ⅳ Bridge.

There is a pier ahead of this.

There is a toilet.
The price is 3B.

Took a walk to the pier.

After this I noticed a big problem.
It was already passed 12 o'clock at that time.
So, the next boat to leave here is at 16:10.
I could not wait until then and had to change the plan.
But I didn't have information how to go to Nonthabri which was terminal pier of Orange Express Line.

Lunch

If this kind of situation happened, acting calm is necessary.
A local restaurant is in front of the pier.
I decided to consider about measures while eating here.

MENU

Noodle soup

The price is 30 B.

I was a little surprised at the low price.

As a result of thinking calmly, I made a new plan to arrive at the destination.
It is an approach to river boat from MTR Tao Poon Station.
The plan is based on the information in my smartphone.

Bang Po Pier

Walk along Pracha Rat Sai Rd from Tao Poon MRT station.
This pier can be find at the end of the road.
But this pier was not available.

I felt lost what should I do.
I had no more information.
So tried to get information from local people.
And I heard that a pier exist in upstream direction.

Wat Soi Thong Pier

About 20 minutes on foot.
Found the pier under Rama VI Bridge.
It was a long way to reach.

Heading to Phra Arthit Pier

Let's start to enjoy long-awaited river cruising.

Today's schedule did not go as planned.

  Day 2  

Reflecting on the events of the previous day, reconfirming the boat operation schedule.

Phra Arthit Pier

In the early morning, arrive at the pier as planned.

Orange Flag boat came soon.
The fare is 15 B.
Let's enjoy river cruise until terminal pier.

I got lucky with great weather and enjoyed it very much.

Wat Rajsingkorn Pier

A Pier where a lot of boats are anchored appeared.
It was an impression different from Pak Kret Pier.

I was able to act on schedule today.