Weekend market morning
Breakfast among the fruit stalls, the weekend market, then shade in the park.
- Time
- About 5 h at the sights, from the first stop
- Walking
- About 1.3 km between stops
- Start
- 08:30 at Or Tor Kor Market
- Latest start
- 11:00
- Days
- Sat–Sun
- Tickets
- Free entry
- Transport
- On foot between the stops
- Dress
- No dress code. The market asks for no shirtless men and no swimwear.
Stops
- Stop 1:
Or Tor Kor Market45 min here
ตลาด อ.ต.ก.
A government-run fresh market at MRT exit 3, with fruit, ready-to-eat dishes and Thai snacks for breakfast.
Come up MRT Exit 3 and you are at the market. Ask the price per kilo before fruit is cut.
Hours not published, check on the day · Free
Walk ~7 min · 550 m
Stop 2:Chatuchak Weekend Market3 h here
ตลาดนัดจตุจักร
More than 15,000 stalls on one site, open Saturday and Sunday only: clothes, crafts, plants, food.
Note your section number and meet at the clock tower. Carry cash, and bargain with a smile.
Open Sat–Sun 09:00–18:00 · Free
Walk ~9 min · 710 m
Stop 3:Chatuchak Park trio45 min here
สวนจตุจักร
Shade, a lake and benches beside the market, with BTS Mo Chit and MRT Chatuchak Park for the ride home.
Cool down by the lake, then leave by the south side for BTS Mo Chit, about 190 m away.
Hours not published, check on the day · Free
Before you go
- Carry cash in baht.
- The market is packed from about midday: keep your bag in front and pick a meeting point.
- Start by 09:30, carry water and take air-con breaks in the MRT Kamphaeng Phet concourse.
Plan B
- Rain: Wait out showers in the MRT Kamphaeng Phet concourse. Swap the park for Central Ladprao.
- Park closed: Walk on to Rot Fai Park instead, about 14 min.
- Short on time: Breakfast at Or Tor Kor, then 75 min around the clock tower, and the MRT home.
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