★Local·Prang temple
Wat Phichaiya Yatikaram
วัดพิชยญาติการามวรวิหาร
Rama III's under-visited royal temple in Khlong San — a tall prang with Chinese styling, none of the crowds.
Wat Phichaiyat's white prangs rise on the Thonburi side, about 700 m from Memorial Bridge. It's a Rama III Chinese-influenced complex most tourists photograph without ever crossing to.
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Visiting
- Open
- daily
- Dress
- Shoulders and knees covered
- Allow
- 20–30 min
No official opening hours published — check on the day.
Checked 10 Oct 2026 against openstreetmap.org, wikidata.org. Things change: closures for royal ceremonies and holidays are common.
Visiting a temple
- Shoulders and knees covered, for everyone. Sarongs are usually available at the gate, sometimes for a small deposit.
- Shoes come off before you step into an ordination hall — watch what everyone else is doing at the threshold.
- Most compounds open early, around 08:00, and close by 17:00–18:00; the major ones charge foreign visitors a small entry fee.
- Early morning is cooler, quieter and far better light than midday.
Check current entry fee and today's closing time when you arrive — we have no verified official site for this one.
Getting there
- Santa Cruz Church pier·Cross-river ferries~14 min walk
- Khlong San·BTS Gold Line~19 min walk
- Wat Thong Thammachat pier·Cross-river ferries~20 min walk
- Itsaraphap·MRT Blue Line~22 min walk
Typical times, not a timetable · rail, boat and BRT routing runs right in the atlas.
While you're here
- Wat Prayoon·Turtle temple~8 min walk
- Princess Mother Memorial Park·Heritage park~9 min walk
- Memorial Bridge·Historic bridge~13 min walk
- Santa Cruz Church·Portuguese church~13 min walk
The neighbourhood
Wat Phichaiya Yatikaram sits in Khlong San · Riverside West — Icon of the west bank.