There are over 40,000 temples in Bangkok and they are some of the most adorned and well maintained in the world – don’t skip a day or two of temple hopping if you are visiting. Here’s a quick guide to Bangkok temples and what you need to know to visit:
The Grand Palace – don’t miss this place
💰 500thb entrance for foreigners/ free for Thai people, tickets available for advance purchase online
⏰ Open 08.30-15.30 daily
🕰️ Visit duration: 2-4 hours to visit the complex
🎶 Audio guide 200thb
👋🏻 Free English tour available at daily at 10.30 and 13.00
This place is a must visit, whether you have 5 hours or 5 days in Bangkok.
When to visit? First thing in the morning
Dress code: temple attire (cover your knees and shoulders)
How to get there: Tuk Tuk or @grabth (it’s in central Bangkok so won’t cost much)
Wat Pho
💰 200thb
⏰ Visit duration: 1.5hr
🕰️ Open every day 8.30-18.00
Wat Arun
💰 100thb entrance
🛥️ Get there by shuttle boat for 4thb
⏰ Open everyday 8.00-18.00
🕰️ Visit duration: 1hr
Wat Saket / The Golden Mount
❣️Wat Saket or the Temple of the Golden Mount, Bangkok, is an ancient temple dating back to the Ayutthaya Period, it is located on the only hill in Bangkok and offers panoramic views from the top.
💰 100thb entrance
⏰ Open everyday 07.00-19.00
🌅 Recommend for sunset
📌344 Chakkraphatdiphong Road Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok
🧗🏻♀️ 320 steps up to the temple
🕰️ Visit duration: 1-2hrs
💫Wat Traimit / Golden Buddha Temple
💰 40thb entrance
⏰ Open 08.00-17.00
🕰️ Visit duration: 30mins
🐉 Wat Samphran
💰 Free entrance, donations welcome
🚗 45-60 mins from Bangkok, get there by taxi using @grabth or @bolt
⏰ Open 09.00-17.00
🕰️ Visit duration: 1-2hours (plan a half day trip from Bangkok)
Ayutthaya Ancient City
(Think 9 Angkor Wat-style ancient temples)
💰free-50thb depending on temple
🚗 Get there by bus, train, taxi, car, boat or organised tour. The trip takes roughly one hour by taxi from Bangkok
🛺 Get around the site by tuktuk (200-400thb per hour)
⏰Plan to spend half a day here
🕰️ 08.00/08.30-16.30/17.00
Which temple would you be most excited to visit?
