This place should be checked when arrive at. Several transportation can be selected for moving to next destination here.
Let's take a walk around this facility. There is also a market here.
The result that checked about transportation.
TukTuk & motorcycle
Here is useful for going to Rong Kluea Market.
The fare I confirmed. TukTuk : 130 B motorcycle : 60 B I chose motorcycle to go to the market.
Minivan Station
I found two ticket desk on this aisle side.
The destination were displayed only in Thai language.
For Chonburi area
พัทยา : Pattaya
ศรีราชา : Sriracha
ชลบุรี : Chon Buri
ม.บูรพา : Burapha
อ่าวอุดม : Ao Udom
For Bangkok area หมอชิต2 : Mo Chit2 รังสิต : Rangsit ฟิวเจอร์ : Future นครนายก : Nakhon Nayok
Bus Station
I found three ticket office.
B1
This office handled large buses and minivans. Details are unknown because they were displayed only in Thai language. I post the information I understood.
Minivans are often used as transportation for Thai local peoples. The fare is reasonable and many vans are available on each route. If these can be used, moving conveniently to Thai local area is possible. However, most of the explanatory notation is Thai word. This is a difficult for foreign tourists.
Therefore I post information collected in local.
ท่ารถตู้
Station 1 (On Sukuhmvit Rd)
Information
Destination Cambodia-Thai Border in Aranyaprathet (via Aranya Prathet Transport Station) fare : 240B TimeTable 4:00 - 18:00 every 20 minutes
This is on Sukuhmvit soi 48 and is nearby Esso gas station.
Destination can not be recognized from outside.
Went inside and get information from staff.
Station 2 (On South Pattaya Rd)
Information
Destination fare Ekkamai (เอกมัย) 140B Chonburi (ชลบุรี) Bang Na (บางนา) Sam Rong (สำโรง) Mo Chit (หมอชิต)
TimeTable 6:00 - every 30 minutes
Station 3 (Behind Big C.)
Information
Destination Nakhonpathom(นครปฐม)
fare : 210B TimeTable 6:00,8:00,10:00,12:00,14:00,16:00
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.
