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The express boat on the Chao Praya River goes up and down the various piers for just 4 to 10 baht.
If you get yourself a map of the piers you will see that a lot of them are close to a temple or one of the other attractions Bangkok has to offer.
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There are many ways to travel in Bangkok. Some prefer the meter taxi which should start from 35bath. Others prefer the sky train & bought themselves 'tourist tickets' (250bath for 10 trips). Many hate the tuk- tuk because the drivers always try to overcharge the tourist while others like it so much. You'll have to negotiate the price before you jump in to one & I guess that's one of the reason most people avoid the tuk-tuk .We use all & enjoy the boat service most. We paid only 10bath per person from Pratunam to Bobae...They are faster & cheaper with no traffic jam! Theme: Ship/Boat
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There are various types of boat identified in color flags. Boat service on the Chao Phraya River connects Bangkok with the northern neighbouring province of Nonthaburi, starting from the Tha Nam Non Pier and ending at Saphan Taksin Pier (Sathorn).
Boat (no flag) stop at all pier, has a minimum fare of 8 baht.
Rapid boat (orang flag) has a fare of 10 baht all routes.
Express boat (yellow flag) stop at only on crowded and main piers. www.chaophrayaboat.co.th
The Express boat has a fare of 15 baht all routes. After rush hour, these boat are used for tourist purpose. There are guide boats for travellrs with guide to give information about the riverside.
The boat with blue flag, is the fastest stopping only on 3 pier, ThaNamNon Pier, Siriraj Pier and SaphanTaksin (Sathorn) Pier.It has a minimum and maximum fares from 25-35 baht. (For trial period, it just newly had this type)
Boats run daily from 06.00 A.M-06.40 P.M.
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Chao Phraya Express Boat Co.,Ltd. www.chaophrayaboat.com
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Fareasttour www.fareasttour.co.th
River King Cruise & Jak Kaew Boat www.riverkingcruise.net
River Side Bangkok www.riversidebangkok.com
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The river taxis are a great alternative to the roads. Traffic is awful in Bangkok. If you want to go in the northern part of the city and see Wat Pho, Wat Phra Kaew, dusit park or some others it's faster to take a river taxi up the Chao Phraya. Wat Phra Kaew and Wat Pho are right near the river. Other sites, such as Dusit Park-you can take a river taxi to Tha Thewet pier and then a tuk tuk from there.
There is a faster river taxi, that hits the main attractions-Chao Phraya Express. More expensive, but it's possible to get a day pass. Local river taxis cost just a few baht.
For a little bit more, but a lot of fun -you can take a longtail boat. It's usually 40-120 baht. Depending on route and such. You can also hire these guys to take you to the barge museum or a khlong tour. They go quite fast and you will get a tiny bit wet. Great when you are hot and tired. Since it's going fast -you will keep hitting the river (bump bump thud noises). They will appropriately slow down near other ferries/boats and the Thai coast guard is nearby. Leave a Comment Theme: Ship/Boat
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With small boat, you can find this Chao Phraya river and the klong in shallow water. Beware your butt about sitting there. Sometimes not so comfy and the views was coverage by the soft top of the boat. I have my own way by sitting on top of the seat!!! Oh!!! Leave a Comment Theme: Ship/Boat
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The canal buses that run along Klong Sen Seb are an impressively quick way of getting from one side of town to the other.
For tourists they usefully run from near the Democracy monument a 10-minute walk from Khasaon Road to the main shopping area around Thanon Rama. The stop at Tha Saphan Hua Chang is usefully close to the skytrain stop at Ratchathevi and the Jim Thompson house.
These little boats come by every few minutes - just jump on and find a seat in the serried rows. Several men in bicycle type helmets dance along the side of the boat to collect fares.
Don't think this will be scenic canal trip however - the boats set off at a furious pace as the plastic sheeting on both sides is lifted to avoid the worst of the splashes.
At one point (beware if you are tall and standing up) the whole roof is lowered without warning to get under and especially low-slung bridge - duck ! Leave a Comment Theme: Ship/Boat
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We had seen the water taxis on the Chayo Praya and the canal near our hotel and decided we must try this form of transport. We were informed to avoid peak hour when all the business people are going to/ returning from work as it gets very hectic at the wharf as there is very little time to get on and off the boat. Our trip proved that advice.
We had been at River City and decided to walk through the streets to a nearby canal and catch the water taxi back to our hotel on Phayathai Road. After a 15 minute walk we reached the wharf and managed to get on board, a little difficult as I am very tall and my wife also experienced trouble, the seating was very tight but once aboard it was good. The conductor walks along the outside rail and collect the fare, in our case 8 baht, but really 10 baht as you do not get change. It was 5:00pm peak hour and the boat quickly filled, most likely 100 people crammed in, they worked the side pulley and "side curtains" came up on the outside and stayed up for the duration of the trip. This is to keep the water from splashing you as there is much activity on the water and at times rough. The trip was at high speed and we made 4 stops, at our stop it was difficult to get out as we had to step over the "side curtains". The trip along the canals gave us an insight as to how local people lived, I think the location would be upper class suburb. A most enjoyable mode of travel. Leave a Comment Theme: Ship/Boat
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Always good for a laugh this one. A great one to pull from your bag of show your mates around Bangkok tricks. Hire your own long tail boat (you’ve no doubt seen them in the guidebooks, all colourful and they have an engine on a stick) and tour the back khlongs of Thon Buri.
You can pick up these longtail boats for 500THB for an hour, up to 1000 THB for two. Though to be honest one and a half hours give you long enough to see the back canals of Thon Buri, the royal Barges, some slummie looking areas, some decent house boat areas, and the boat driver’s mates who surprisingly appear from nowhere to sell you luke warm cans of Singha Beer. The bloke driving often steers with his feet… while drinking Red Bull, snorting on menthol nasal sticks and taking Muay Thai bets on his mobile).
As you get the boats to yourself you can chat the driver up to go as fast as you like, stop for photos when you want and on a few occasions they’ve given me a go on the engine on a stick. (Though they rarely, if ever, let you do this on the main Chao Phraya.)
Lonely Planet implies you can pick these up from Silpakorn University. Nup, that’s pants – you’ll get ripped off. Best to get them from the Number 8 ferry stop on the main Chao Phraya - two stops upstream from River City, the one downstream from Taksin Bridge. Where this bloke sits. Leave a Comment Theme: Ship/Boat
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It’s dead easy to get Chao Phraya River Buses up and down the river, look for the pier with other tourist Caucasian people on, and ensure that the boat has a pointy front, a flat back and is coming from either up or down stream.
This then is a Chao Phraya river taxi / public bus.
Right. Transport Tips.
One. Let the buggers off first. We ain’t dealing with “mind the platform gap” on the London Underground here. “Oh dear you slipped! Oh did you bash your bag?” Nup, we’re talking, “Oooops you is in the Chao Phraya, getting squashed between the boat and the pier. You are mouth washing with the world’s most toxic raw sewage, don’t swallow!” (OK Thai fish can swim in it, but then prawns are also known to hang around toilet cistern outlets heh?). And you’ll have a film of grease in your hair that Procter & Gamble’s lab team can’t assist with. I have seen folk fall in – and it is quite a fiasco.
So let them off first!
Two: Then jump on quick like buggery before the boat pulls away as the Thai bloke peeps his whistle. (also see tip one)
Three: The fare? Daft variations on 2 THB, 3 THB and 7 THB. Personally, I rarely pay for anything less than a bottle of Heineken at 35 THB from 7-Eleven, so I find this rather quaint. Try and have some shrapnel / change.
Four: Using the river is the best way to get around the bits of Bangkok …that are close to the river. Leave the cabs and tuk tuks for the non river bits.
Five: Using Humphrey Bogart phrases (African Queen, 1951) are rarely understood by the conductoress / fare taker… “I asked you on board ‘cause I was sorry for you on account of your losing your brother and all. That’s what you get for feeling sorry for someone. Well, I ain’t sorry no more, you crazy psalm-singing, skinny old maid!” ...Shame, it's not a bad one liner. Leave a Comment Theme: Ship/Boat
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Many of the hotels offer cruises at all times of the day up and down the river. I'm not sure of the cost as I've never taken one. But a day on the river can be beautiful!! Also many of them offer sunset cruises. How romantic would that be?? Leave a Comment Theme: Ship/BoatOther Contact: Your hotel
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