★Local·Bell temple
Wat Rakhang
วัดระฆัง
The riverside Temple of Bells opposite the Grand Palace — Thais come to ring the bells for good name and reputation. Pair with the Wang Lang crossing.
The temple of bells across from the Grand Palace — Thonburi riverside, resonant with struck bronze, home to a jewel-box scripture library where Rama I once lived.
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Visiting
- Open
- daily
- Dress
- Shoulders and knees covered
- Allow
- 30–45 min
No official opening hours published — check on the day.
Checked 10 Oct 2026 against openstreetmap.org, commons.wikimedia.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.
watrakang.com · verified against Wikidata Q1395072
Getting there
- Wat Rakhang pier·Cross-river ferries~3 min walk
- Tha Wang Lang·Chao Phraya Tourist Boat~8 min walk
- Tha Wang Lang·Chao Phraya Express Boat~8 min walk
- Tha Wang Lang·Cross-river ferries~9 min walk
Typical times, not a timetable · rail, boat and BRT routing runs right in the atlas.
While you're here
- Wang Lang Pier·River pier~8 min walk
- Wang Lang Market·Street food~10 min walk
- Wat Arun·Temple~16 min walk
- Siriraj Medical Museum·Medical museum~13 min walk
The neighbourhood
Wat Rakhang sits in Bangkok Noi & Wang Lang — Student food and river ghosts.