★★Worth it·River pier
Tha Chang Pier
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The Grand Palace pier — the classic arrival for old-town sightseeing, named for the royal elephants once bathed beside it.
The Grand Palace pier, named for the royal elephants once bathed beside it — the classic arrival for the palace circuit. Express boats, tourist boats and the Wang Lang ferry all call. The amulet market spreads just north.
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Visiting
- Open
- daily
- Entry
- ฿19–24 express (orange/yellow flag)
No official opening hours published — check on the day.
Checked 10 Oct 2026 against chaophrayaexpressboat.com, chaophrayatouristboat.com, thethaiger.com, openstreetmap.org. Things change: closures for royal ceremonies and holidays are common.
Using it
- Rail and boat services run to headways rather than published minute-by-minute timetables; the atlas quotes typical times, never a schedule.
- Stored-value cards work within a single operator, not across all of them.
Check fares, first and last service, and ticket types when you arrive — we have no verified official site for this one.
Getting there
- Tha Chang·Chao Phraya Express Boat~1 min walk
- Tha Chang·Cross-river ferries~1 min walk
- Tha Chang·Chao Phraya Tourist Boat~1 min walk
- Maharaj pier·Chao Phraya Tourist Boat~4 min walk
Typical times, not a timetable · rail, boat and BRT routing runs right in the atlas.
While you're here
- Art Centre, Silpakorn University·University art gallery~2 min walk
- Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles·Textile museum~4 min walk
- Tha Maharaj·Riverside mall~4 min walk
- Grand Palace·Palace~7 min walk
The neighbourhood
Tha Chang Pier sits in Old Town · Rattanakosin — Where Bangkok began.