Chinatown by night
Two temples before they close, then dinner along Yaowarat as the lights come on.
- Time
- About 4 h at the sights, from the first stop
- Walking
- About 1.3 km between stops
- Start
- 15:00 at Wat Mangkon Kamalawat
- Latest start
- 15:15
- Days
- Daily
- Tickets
- ฿200 per adult, foreign-visitor prices (reported, not official)
- Transport
- On foot between the stops
- Dress
- Cover shoulders and knees at both temples. Shoes come off inside Wat Traimit. Temple etiquette →
Stops
- Stop 1:
Wat Mangkon Kamalawat30 min here
วัดมังกรกมลาวาส
A Chinese Mahayana temple from 1871–72: incense, red lanterns and fortune sticks, 100 m from the MRT.
Use MRT Exit 3: the gate is on Charoen Krung Rd. Keep bags in front in the smoky inner halls.
Hours not published, check on the day · Free
Walk ~10 min · 710 m
Stop 2:Wat Traimit1 h here
วัดไตรมิตร
The 5.5-tonne solid-gold Buddha on the top floor, plus two floors on how Chinatown grew.
See the Golden Buddha first, the museum floors on the way down. Buy tickets at the hall only.
Hours not published, check on the day · ฿100 hall; ฿100 exhibition (reported)
Walk ~1 min · 110 m
Stop 3:Chinatown Gate10 min here
ซุ้มประตูเฉลิมพระเกียรติ
The red-and-gold gate at Odeon Circle where Yaowarat Road starts; a quick photo stop.
Take the photo from the pavement on the Wat Traimit side, not from the roundabout.
Hours not published, check on the day · Free (reported)
Walk ~6 min · 470 m
Stop 4:Yaowarat night street food2 h here
เยาวราช
From 17:00 cooks set up along Yaowarat Road; walk the strip once, then eat as you go.
Walk the whole strip once before you buy. For anything sold by weight, ask the price first.
Hours not published, check on the day · Free
Before you go
- Wat Mangkon's closing time is unconfirmed (16:00 or 18:00): be there before 16:00.
- If someone says a temple is closed today and offers a cheap tuk-tuk tour, walk on.
- For anything sold by weight, ask the price first. Keep phones and bags in front.
Plan B
- After 16:00: Skip Wat Mangkon. Start at MRT Hua Lamphong Exit 1, 6 min from Wat Traimit.
- Rain: Stay longer in Wat Traimit, then eat in the shophouse restaurants, not at the kerb.
- Monday: Wat Traimit's museum floors are shut. See the Golden Buddha, then Hua Lamphong station.
Typical times, not a timetable. Researched .
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