Chatuchak Bangkok

Everything you Need to Know about Chatuchak

The Chatuchak area acquired its name from the large public park of the same name. However, the area is best known for the largest market in Asia, the Chatuchak Weekend Market. Chatuchak also provides a convenient gateway to other areas like Vipawadee Rangsit, Ladprao and Saphankwai with a variety of public transportations such as the Bangkok Skytrain (BTS), the underground (MRT), and countless of bus lines.

Where to Stay in Chatuchak - Editor's Hotel Guide

If shopping at a labyrinthine open-air weekend market teeming with exotic bargains is your idea of bliss, then a stay in Chatuchak may be for you. Once you're all shopped out, the naturalist in you will be grateful the pretty Chatuchak Park is equally close by. The area is well served by both the Skytrain and underground. (Read More)

Chatuchak Attractions

The sheer size of Chatachak is hard to comprehend until faced with it. First and foremost market goers should seriously consider buying a Nancy Chandler map if they prefer organized madness over the disorientated kind. Home to more than 15,000 shops and stalls, you can pretty much buy anything the heart desires. Demarcated into colour zones with household goods as one, while the clothing and fashion are grouped together.

Chatuchak Food

Many tasty eats can be found at Chatuchak Weekend Market and Or Tor Kor Market. Try the refreshing grass jelly in iced syrup or go for old-fashioned popsicles to help you cool off amidst the market madness. Or Tor Kor Market also boasts some of the most luscious traditional Thai sweets you'll ever taste. Central Plaza Ladprao and Union Mall also offer a wide range of local and international fast food chains as well as food courts.

Chatuchak Market and Shopping

If you're in the Chatuchak area, you simply can't miss Chatuchak Weekend Market. Boasting over 15,000 stalls specialising in everything you could imagine - from clothing, fresh and dry food, pets, plants and used books to furniture and even fighting roosters - Chatuchak should be a must-do on any visitor's shopping itinerary.

Getting Around Chatuchak

Equipped with two of the most advanced transportation systems like the Skytrain (BTS) and underground (MRT), Chatuchak has easy access to many of Bangkok's prime areas. If you want to take a trip to the outskirts of Bangkok (Don Muang and Rangsit areas), Chatuchak is a good starting point as there are many outbound buses, mini-vans, and taxis around. Also in the area is Mo Chit 2, where buses leave the city for all destinations in the north and northeast of Thailand.

Chatuchak Map

Our interactive map (and satellite views) displays all available hotels with photos, facilities and guest comments as well as attractions, landmarks and other items of interest with links to relevant information pages. The perfect way to find your way around and see where everything actually is. (Read More)

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