Visit 8 tourist attractions in Bangkok for only 14 baht
The Tourism Division of Bangkok has released this ticket for the number 53 bus which passes many well-known tourist attractions in the old city. The cost is only 8 Baht per trip. An easy way to access this route is from Hua Lamphong MRT station.
🚌 1. National Museum, Phra Nakhon (National Museum) • Open to visitors: Wednesday-Sunday 08.30-16.30 • Entrance fee: For Thai people 30 baht and for foreigners 200 baht
🚌 2. Phra Sumen Fort • Open to visitors: 05.00-21.00 • Admission: Free
🚌 3. Pipit Banglamphu (PipitBanglamphu) • Open to visitors: 08.30-16.30 and Saturday-Sunday from 10.00-18.00 • Entrance fee: For both Thai people and foreigners 30 baht
🚌 4. Wat Bowonniwet Vihara Ratchaworawihan (Wat Bowon Niwetwihan) • Open to visitors: Every day from 06.00 – 18.30 • Admission: Free
🚌 5. Wat Intharawihan (Wat Intharawihan) • To visit: Every day from 8:30 am – 20:00 pm • Admission: Free
🚌 6. Nang Loeng Market • Opening hours: Monday-Saturday 08.00 – 15.00 / Sunday 8.00-17.00
🚌 7. Bobae Market • Opening hours: Monday-Friday from 11:00 AM to 18:00 PM / Saturday-Sunday open until 12:00 PM
🚌 8. Wat Thepsirintrawat Ratchaworawihan (Wat Debsirin) • Open to visitors: Monday – Saturday from 8:00 AM – 17:00 PM • Admission: Free
🚌 9. Traimit Wittayaram Worawihan (Wat Trai Meet) • Open to visitors: open daily from 09.00-17.00 • Entrance fees: Free for Thai people / Foreigners pay 100 baht
🚌 10. Yaowarat (Chinatown) Market • Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday (closed Monday) from 8:00 AM to 17:00 PM
🚌 11. Samppeng Market • Opening hours: Open every day from 08.00-17.00
🚌 12. Phahurat Market • Opening hours: open daily from 7:00 AM – 16:00 PM
🚌 13. Pak Khlong Talat (Flower Market) • Opening Hours: Open 24 hours a day
🚌 14. Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimol Mangkalaram Ratchawora Mahawiharn or Wat Pho (Wat Pho) • Open for visit: Every day from 8:00 – 18:30 • Entrance fee: For Thai people free / Foreigners pay 100 baht
Source: Richard Barrow in Thailand
This line still has the 30 year old red NON-AC buses, these unfortunately Isuzu-noisy and basically trucks and very uncomfortable. Attention! so there is a transfer point in both directions - there is a rest break for staff - your ticket remains valid, so keep it safe!
Thus, this line also serves that much praised Banglamphu aka KhaoSarn Road. ON very long stretches, due to 1 direction of traffic, there is a search for another street for the opposite direction
I tested that route again, it remains worthwhile, see my impressions here:
https://www.art58koen.net/single-post/riding-the-53-circle-around-town
Hi kuhn oil,
I have a short question:
Suppose you get off at every attraction and then get on again at a later 53… so 10 times in and 10 times out, then it seems to me that you pay 10 baht 8 times, then you have lost 80 baht, which is still little ??
Or am I wrong ..
Greetings, Joe
PS. Nice photos you took
That is still nothing, a single ride to 1 attraction is already more expensive with a tuk-tuk and by taxi you will soon be above 2 with 80…
9 sights are fairly close to almost directly on the Chao Phraya River.
Then as an alternative to an old bus without air conditioning: the bus boat;
enjoy the wind in your hair and do not have to buy a separate ticket every time, because you can get on and off along the way.