This itinerary volition encompass Bangkok, Kanchanaburi together with Pattaya over five days. To run across some other related itinerary, delight banking concern gibe out the 9 twenty-four hours itinerary for Ayutthaya, Bangkok & Hua Hin
Trip Summary
- Trip length together with when did I go? 5 days inwards September 2013
- How much did it cost me? MYR 900
At H5N1 Glance
- Day 1 - Kuala Lumpur ‣ Bangkok
Fly from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok ‣
Chatuchak nighttime market ‣
Overnight inwards I Residence Silom
- Day 2 - Bangkok
Day trip yesteryear boat along the Chao Phraya ‣
Wat Arun ‣
Lunch at Khaosan road ‣
Evening at Skybar at Lebua State Tower ‣
- Day 3 - Bangkok ‣ Kanchanaburi ‣ Bangkok
Day trip to Kanchanaburi yesteryear tour ‣
- Day 4 - Bangkok ‣ Pattaya ‣ Bangkok
Bus from Bangkok to Pattaya ‣
- Day 5 - Bangkok ‣ Kuala Lumpur
Itinerary Map (click to catch POIs together with routes)
Arrival & Chatuchak Market
- 5.00 pm - Arrival at Don Mueang International airport
- Immigration clearance
- 6.00 pm - Ride A1 autobus to Mo Chit BTS station - 30 baht
- 6.30 pm - Hopped off at Mo Chit. Walked to Chatuchak Market (under 10 minutes)
- Chatuchak marketplace was already closing, but fortunately there's even so the nighttime market. Decided to pass some fourth dimension inwards the nighttime market
- Light dinner - Pork satay (10 baht) & orangish juice (20 baht)
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| Taking the A1 autobus to Mo Chit |
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| Chatuchak marketplace was already closed yesteryear the fourth dimension nosotros were there, but the nighttime marketplace is even so every bit as interesting |
Hotel Check-In
- 8.00 pm - Ride the MRT from the nearby Kamphaeng Phet station to Silom station - 42 baht
- 8.30 pm - Walk from Silom station to Sala Daeng BTS station (under fifteen minutes). Took skytrain to Chong Nonsi station - 15 baht
- Walk to I-Residence Silom, which is located correct inwards front end of Chong Nonsi
- 9.00 pm - Check-in to I Residence Silom. Staying for 4 nights - accommodation together with flying was booked amongst Expedia (total cost - 5,500 baht)
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| The identify nosotros stayed for the entire duration of our see to Bangkok. Very conveniently located, it's correct inwards front end of Chong Nonsi BTS station |
Patpong
- 10.00 pm - Ride skytrain from Chong Nonsi to Sala Daeng BTS station - 15 baht
- Dinner - Thai pork noodles (60 baht)
- 10.30 pm - Walk or so Patpong cherry-red low-cal district together with market. Plenty of touts, simply ignore when you lot run across them unless you lot desire to jeopardy getting scammed
- Patpong nighttime marketplace stays opened upwards until two am. Items sold at that topographic point are pretty pricey inwards my opinion. Decided to piece of occupation out our shopping until our lastly twenty-four hours hither as at that topographic point are meliorate places to larn souvenirs
- 12.00 am - Walk dorsum to hotel (under thirty minutes)
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| Patpong, ane of Bangkok's infamous cherry-red low-cal districts |
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| Patpong nighttime market |
Pre-day
- 7.30 am - Wake upwards together with breakfast at hotel
- Walk to Chong Nonsi BTS station together with bought the one-day piece of occupation yesteryear for BTS (allows unlimited rides on skytrain for ane day) - 130 baht
- 8.30 am - Ride skytrain to Saphan Taksin BTS station - 25 baht
- 9.00 am - Walk to Sathorn pier (under 10 minutes) together with bought one-day piece of occupation yesteryear for tourist boat for 150 baht (allows unlimited rides on tourist boats for ane day)
Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn)
- 9.15 am - Ride tourist boat to Tha Thien pier. Wat Arun is located across the river from Tha Thien.
- Take a ferry from Tha Thien to Wat Arun - 3 baht
- 10.00 am - Arrival at Wat Arun. Bought ticket for entry into Wat Arun - 50 baht
- Quick photograph ops at the top. Exit Wat Arun together with explored the surrounding areas
- 11.00 am - Ride ferry dorsum to Tha Thien - 3 baht
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| Wat Arun, the Temple of Dawn |
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| The catch from the top of Wat Arun |
Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha)
- 11.30 am - Walk from Tha Thien pier to Wat Pho (under fifteen minutes)
- Paid for admission into Wat Pho - 100 baht (inclusive of gratis drinking water)
- Visited points of interest, including the Reclining Buddha, Phra Buddha Theva Pattimakorn together with the surrounding areas inwards the temple complex
- 12.40 pm - Exit Wat Pho together with proceeded on pes to Grand Palace
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| The large reclining Buddha inwards Wat Pho |
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| Phra Buddha Theva Pattimakorn |
The Grand Palace
- 1.10 pm - Quick photograph stops along the means together with arrival at Grand Palace entrance. Admission is 400 baht together with there's a strict wearing clothing code for those who wishing to motion into the palace grounds
- Travel partner wasn't likewise corking on entering, hence decided to catch solely from the outside
- 1.30 pm - Exit Grand Palace together with photograph ops inwards the surrounding areas earlier heading to Tha Chang pier (under fifteen minutes)
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| The entrance to the Grand Palace. Proper attire is required for entry |
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| The Grand Palace grounds |
Khaosan Road
- Arrival at Tha Chang pier. Walk or so the marketplace nearby the pier earlier taking the boat to Phra Athit pier
- 2.00 pm - Arrival at Phra Athit pier. Walk or so Soi Rambuttri to await for inexpensive tour packages to Kanchanaburi.
- Managed to notice ane for 1,300 baht, but decided to banking concern gibe out Khaosan route start earlier deciding
- Lunch at Khaosan route - Economy rice (40 baht)
- 2.30 pm - Walk or so Khaosan road, but cipher much is going on at the moment. Decided to come upwards dorsum hither ane time again at a afterward time
- Head dorsum to Soi Rambuttri together with bought the Kanchanaburi tour parcel after bespeak or so inwards Khaosan route - 1,300 baht
- Went dorsum to Phra Athit to ride the boat to Yaowarat road
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| Walking or so Soi Rambuttri |
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| The footing famous Khaosan Road, a mecca for backpackers from all or so the world |
Yaowarat Road
- 4.00 pm - Hopped off at Rajchawongse pier
- Walk to Yaowarat Road (under fifteen minutes). Made several quick photograph stops along the way
- Grabbed some quick snacks at Yaowarat Road
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| Yaowarat Road, Bangkok's Chinatown |
Back to the hotel
- 5.00 pm - Ride boat to Sathorn pier from Rajchawongse
- Ride skytrain to Chong Nonsi from Saphan Taksin BTS station - 25 baht
- Quick shower together with relax at hotel
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| Taking the boat dorsum to Sathorn pier |
Skybar at Lebua State Tower
- 6.00 pm - Get dressed together with depart hotel for Lebua State Tower
- Dress inwards smart casual attire as there's a rather strict wearing clothing code to adhere if you lot wishing to motion into the skybar
- Ride skytrain to Saphan Taksin from Chong Nonsi BTS station - 25 baht
- Walk to Lebua State Tower from Saphan Taksin station (under 10 minutes)
- 6.30 pm - Arrival at Lebua State Tower. Took the get upwards up to the top flooring from the hotel lobby. Was asked yesteryear waiting staff whether you lot came hither for drinks or dinner. Just answered "drinks" together with was brought to a waiting surface area where I could companionship drinks. Ordered expensive orangish juice - 350 baht
- Sunset views at the skybar. The views you lot larn hither are pretty amazing. Wait till nightfall to run across the existent magic
- 9.00 pm - Return to hotel yesteryear walking dorsum to Saphan Taksin BTS station together with and then taking the skytrain dorsum to Chong Nonsi - 25 baht
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| The golden dome of Lebua State Tower. The skybar has a strict wearing clothing code, brand certain you lot wearing clothing appropriately or you lot mightiness live denied from entering |
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| The catch from Skybar at Lebua State Tower |
Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
- 5.00 am - Wake upwards together with quick shower. Bought a tour parcel to Kanchanaburi together with had to live at the move agent's role inwards Khaosan route yesteryear vii am
- 5.45 am - Walk to Chong Nonsi BTS station and ride the start skytrain out to Saphan Taksin station - 25 baht
- Walk to Sathorn pier (under 10 minutes)
- The ticketing booth was closed (tourist boats solely start their operations at ix am). Asked or so together with I took a taxi boat to Phra Athit - 15 baht
- 6.30 am - Arrival at Phra Athit pier. Walk to Khaosan route (under fifteen minutes) together with waited at the move agent's office
- 7.30 am - Pick upwards at the move agent's role yesteryear van. There was a curt delay as it even so needed to ferry some passengers around
- 10.00 am - Arrival at Damnoen Saduak floating market
- Breakfast - Pork satay (50 baht)
- 10.20 am - Floating marketplace sightseeing on rowboat (included inwards tour package)
- 11.00 am - Ride longtail boat to surrounding villages nigh the floating marketplace (included inwards tour package)
- 11.30 am - Van pickup, heading to Kanchanaburi district
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| Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. The identify felt overly touristy to me, every few minutes you'll live prompted to purchase something together with it does larn annoying at times |
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| Riding a longtail boat to the surrounding villages |
Bridge on the River Kwai
- 12.00 pm - Stopover for dejeuner enroute to Kanchanaburi district
- Lunch - Rice amongst mixed dishes (included inwards the tour package)
- 1.00 pm - Arrival at the Bridge on the River Kwai
- Photo op at the duo together with the JEATH state of war museum
- Admission into JEATH state of war museum is solely thirty baht, but didn't motion into as I didn't lead maintain much involvement for museums
- 2.00 pm - Van pickup, heading to Tiger Temple
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| Bridge on the River Kwai, Kanchanaburi |
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| Walking over the duo to the other side |
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| JEATH Museum, Kanchanaburi |
Tiger Temple
- Updated inwards 2016: The Tiger Temple was closed downward of late due to creature abuse together with trafficking, so you lot tin piece of occupation out off this constituent of the itinerary
- 3.00 pm - Arrival at Tiger Temple entrance
- Admission into Tiger Temple is 600 baht (included inwards tour package)
- Some unproblematic tips to follow: Try non to have on brilliant have on (especially red) together with don't effort to taunt the animals as they may assault when threatened
- Tiger temple sightseeing. Nothing much to run across inwards the temple though, as it was even so undergoing heavy renovation. Had a once-in-a-lifetime adventure to touching on an actual tiger
- 5.00 pm - Van pickup, depart for Bangkok
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| Just a tiger taking a nap inwards Tiger Temple, Kanchanaburi |
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| A monk feeding the largest tiger inwards the sanctuary |
Back at Khaosan Road
- 7.00 pm - Arrival inwards Khaosan road. It was already black yesteryear then, which is rattling adept timing as I've wanted to run across Khaosan route at night
- Dinner - Padthai (40 baht)
- Khaosan route & Soi Rambuttri sightseeing
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| Night fourth dimension inwards Khaosan Road |
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| An even out walk or so Soi Rambuttri |
Back to hotel yesteryear boat
- 8.00 pm - Walk to Phra Athit pier (last boat is at 8.00 pm, whatever afterward than this, you lot may lead maintain to grab a tuk-tuk back)
- 8.20 pm - Boat arrives. Ride boat dorsum to Sathorn pier - 15 baht
- 8.50 pm - Ride skytrain dorsum to Chong Nonsi from Saphan Taksin station - 25 baht
- Walk to hotel from Chong Nonsi station
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| Rama VIII duo at night, seen from Phra Athit pier |
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| View of Wat Arun at nighttime time |
Pattaya to Bangkok yesteryear bus
- 7.00 am - Wake upwards together with breakfast at the hotel
- 8.00 am - Ride skytrain from Chong Nonsi to Ekkamai station (transit at Siam station) - 42 baht
- 8.45 am - Arrival at Ekkamai BTS station. Walk to Ekkamai autobus station (under five minutes)
- Bought ane means ticket for the 9.30 am autobus to Pattaya - 124 baht
Arrival inwards Pattaya
- 12.00 pm - Arrival inwards Pattaya. The autobus stops at Roong Rueang autobus terminal. Enquired almost the deviation times, the lastly autobus to Bangkok leaves at 11.00 pm
- Ride songthaew to Pattaya beach - 35 baht. Hopped off nigh the Royal Cruise hotel (building that looks similar a ship). You tin accept the songthaew all the means to Walking Street if you lot like.
- Walk along Pattaya beach to Walking Street (30 minutes)
- Walking Street sightseeing. Not much going on at the moment, so decided to create a side trip to Koh Larn first
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| Walking along Pattaya beach |
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| Pattaya Walking Street. Nothing much to run across during the twenty-four hours though |
Pattaya to Koh Larn together with dorsum yesteryear ferry
Big Buddha Hill - Wang Sam Sien & Wat Phra Yai- 1.30 pm - Walk to Bali Hai pier from Walking Street (under five minutes)
- Bought ticket for 2.00 pm ferry to Koh Larn - 30 baht
- 2.45 pm - Arrival at Naban port inwards Koh Larn
- Walk or so Naban port and rented a scooter for a twenty-four hours - 200 baht
- Visited the next points of involvement (mainly beaches) inwards Koh Larn: Nual, Samae, Thien together with Tawaen beach. My personal favorite is Thien beach
- Ride the 5.00 pm ferry dorsum to Bali Hai pier inwards Pattaya - 30 baht (tickets tin live bought direct at the Naban port pier)
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| Taking the ferry to Koh Larn island, simply 45 minutes away from Pattaya |
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| Thien Beach, my favorite beach inwards Koh Larn |
- 5.45 pm - Arrival at Bali Hai pier
- Walk to Big Buddha colina (under 20 minutes). The means upwards wasn't just slowly to find, had to inquire or so together with finally managed to notice it after a few lawsuit together with errors
- 6.20 pm - Quick photograph halt at Wang Sam Sien temple
- Sightseeing inwards Wat Phra Yai. Very adept views of Jomtien together with Pattaya from upwards here
- 7.00 pm - Head downward to Pattaya Walking Street
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| Interesting depictions of Chinese folklore inwards Wang Sam Sien Temple |
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| Stairway to Wat Phra Yai. You tin larn a pretty adept catch of Jomtien at the top |
Pattaya Walking Street & Back to Bangkok
- 7.30 pm - Quick photograph halt at Bali Hai pier (good views of the Pattaya metropolis skyline from here) & sightseeing inwards Walking Street
- 8.15 pm - Meet upwards amongst move partner together with ride a cab dorsum to the Roong Rueang autobus station - 200 baht. Tried to accept a songthaew dorsum to the autobus station but the driver wanted to accuse 150 baht per person
- 8.35 pm - Arrival at autobus station. Bought ticket for the 9.00 pm autobus dorsum to Bangkok - 124 baht
- 11.00 pm - Arrival at Ekkamai autobus station. Ride skytrain dorsum to Chong Nonsi (transit at Siam station) - 42 baht
- Walk dorsum to hotel from Chong Nonsi station
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| Pattaya Walking Street at night |
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| Pattaya beach road |
DAY 5
Lumpini Park
- 8.00 am - Wake upwards together with breakfast inwards the hotel
- 9.00 am - Hotel check-out
- Ride skytrain from Chong Nonsi to Sala Daeng station - 15 baht
- Walk to Lumpini Park from Sala Daeng (under fifteen minutes)
- 9.30 am - Photo ops inwards Lumpini Park
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| Lumpini Park, Bangkok's largest park |
Siam Paragon & Siam Center
- 10.30 am - Walk dorsum to Sala Daeng BTS station. Ride skytrain to Siam station - 22 baht
- Last infinitesimal shopping inwards Siam Paragon
- Walk to Siam Center together with Discovery Mall for some sightseeing
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| The entrance to Siam Paragon, ane of Bangkok's most pop shopping malls |
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| Siam Center, located simply side yesteryear side to Siam Paragon |
MBK Center
- 12.00 pm - Ride skytrain to National Stadium station - 15 baht
- Walk to MBK Center (under five minutes)
- Last infinitesimal shopping inwards MBK. One of the best places inwards Bangkok to larn souvenirs
- Lunch - Fried rice (50 baht)
MBK Center to Don Mueang international airport
- 2.00 pm - Ride skytrain to Mo Chit station (transit at Siam station) - 42 baht
- Ride A1 autobus dorsum to Don Mueang international aerodrome to grab flying habitation - 30 baht
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| MBK Center, ane of the best places inwards Bangkok for souvenir hunting |
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| Last infinitesimal shopping earlier the flying home |
Trip Cost & Expenses
How much? | What for? |
THB 2,868 | Ground Cost |
THB 60 | A1 autobus to & from Don Mueang international airport |
THB 615 | Transportation or so Bangkok (by MRT, skytrain & boat) |
THB 50 | Entrance ticket – Wat Arun |
THB 100 | Entrance ticket – Wat Pho |
THB 1,300 | Floating market, Kanchanaburi & Tiger Temple tour package |
THB 248 | Bus from Bangkok to Pattaya together with back |
THB 235 | Transportation or so Pattaya |
THB 60 | Ferry to & from Koh Larn island |
THB 200 | Scooter rental inwards Koh Larn isle (1 day) |
THB 5,500 | Flight & Accommodation |
THB 5,500 | Accommodation (4 nights) & furnish flying from & to Bangkok |
THB 620 | Misc |
THB 620 | Food & Drink |
THB 8,988 | Total |
How much did it cost me?
- In local currency: THB 8,988
- Conversion charge per unit of measurement (at the time): MYR 1 = THB 9.80
- After conversion: MYR 917 (for five days)