Khlong Thom, Bangkok

Name: Khlong Thom
Address: Bangkok, Thailand

#505 among attractions in Bangkok

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Khlong Thom is a neighbourhood in Bangkok, mainly in Pom Prap Sattru Phai District. It is located along Mahachak Road around its intersection with Charoen Krung, on the periphery of Bangkok's Chinatown in Samphanthawong District. Mahachak Road was built around 1930 on the site of the former Khlong Sampheng. The canal was filled in to make way for the road, hence the name Khlong Thom, which means "filled canal". ()

Coordinates: 13°44'39"N, 100°30'22"E

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กรุงรัตนโกสินทร์ (สัมพันธวงศ์)Bangkok Thailand

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Khlong Thom – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Old Siam Plaza, Wat Chai Chana Songkhram, Rommaninat Park, Nightingale–Olympic.

0.4 miW
13°44'44"N • 100°30'0"E
Old Siam Plaza, Bangkok
11 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
~150 ftNW
Temple
Wat Chai Chana Songkhram, Bangkok
1 min walk • Wat Chai Chana Songkhram, or written as Wat Chaichana Songkhram is a Thai Buddhist temple located in the area of Khlong Thom not far from Chinatown, or popularly known as Yaowarat.
0.4 miNW
Park
Rommaninat Park, Bangkok
11 min walk • Rommaninat Park or spelt Romaneenart Park, commonly known as Khuk Kao is a public park in Bangkok. Located between Siriphong and Maha Chai Roads, Samran Rat Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District between Giant Swing, Wat Suthat and Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre.
0.5 miW
Shopping, Department store
Nightingale–Olympic, Bangkok
13 min walk • Nightingale–Olympic or The Nightingale–Olympic Co.LTD. Thai: ไนติงเกล-โอลิมปิก; or Nightingale is a department store in Thailand. It is the oldest shopping mall that still operating in Bangkok and all of Thailand, located at Tri Phet Road, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok's Wang Burapha and Phahurat neighborhoods.
~1810 ftSW
Temple, Buddhist architecture
Wat Bophit Phimuk, Bangkok
9 min walk • Wat Bophit Phimuk Worawihan, or simple known as Wat Bophit Phimuk is a second grade royal temple in Bangkok, located on Chakkrawat Road, Chakkrawat Sub-district, Samphanthawong District near the foot of Phra Pok Klao Bridge on periphery of Chakkrawat Sub-district, Samphanthawong...
~930 ftSE
Temple, Buddhist architecture
Wat Kanmatuyaram, Bangkok
5 min walk • Wat Kanmatuyaram, or written as Wat Kanma Tuyaram is a small Thai civilian temple in Bangkok, located on Mangkon Road, Samphanthawong Sub-district, Samphanthawong District, regarded as another Thai temple located in the area of Bangkok's Chinatown, in addition to Wat Traimit.
0.5 miSE
Temple, Buddhist architecture
Wat Samphanthawongsaram, Bangkok
12 min walk • Wat Samphanthawongsaram Worawiharn, also known in short Wat Samphanthawongsaram is a third grade royal Buddhist temple of Worawihan in Dhammayuttika Nikaya sect. It is situated in the area of Sampheng, also known as Bangkok's Chinatown.
~1770 ftW
Sacred and religious sites
Chao Mae Thapthim Shrine, Bangkok
9 min walk • Chao Mae Thapthim Shrine is a historic Chinese joss house located at 257 Chakkraphet Road, Wang Burapha Phirom Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok near foot of Phra Pok Klao Bridge and Phahurat area, also known as Little India.
~930 ftNW
Shopping, Market
Thieves' Market, Bangkok
5 min walk • Woeng Nakhon Khasem is a market in the Samphanthawong District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is popularly known as the "Thieves Market" as formerly mostly stolen goods were sold there.
~1350 ftE
Buddhist temple with New Year's festival
Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, Bangkok
7 min walk • Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, previously known as Wat Leng Noei Yi, is the largest and most important Chinese Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand.
~1470 ftE
Street
Phadung Dao Road, Bangkok
8 min walk • Phadung Dao Road is a road in the area of Bangkok's Chinatown, which can be considered a soi. The road is made up of two short roads, the first part: from right side of Charoen Krung Road toward to Yaowarat Road, the second part: that extended from Yaowarat up till Phat Sai Roads, its total length is about 200 m.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Khlong Thom?

Nearby attractions include Wat Chai Chana Songkhram, Bangkok (1 min walk), Sampheng, Bangkok (4 min walk), Ratchawong Road, Bangkok (5 min walk), Wat Bamphen Chin Phrot, Bangkok (5 min walk).

How to get to Khlong Thom by public transport?

The nearest stations to Khlong Thom:

Bus

53 (7 min walk)
มังกร2. จิระโรยขนส่ง (15 min walk)

Metro

Wat Mangkon • Lines: MRT Blue (8 min walk)
Sam Yot • Lines: MRT Blue (9 min walk)

Ferry

Rachawongse • Lines: เรือด่วนพิเศษธงส้ม, เรือด่วนพิเศษธงเขียว, เรือด่วนพิเศษธงเหลือง, เรือท่องเที่ยวเจ้าพระยา, เรือประจำทาง (ไม่มีธง) (11 min walk)
Memorial Bridge • Lines: เรือด่วนพิเศษธงส้ม, เรือประจำทาง (ไม่มีธง), เส้นทางเดินเรือโดยสารฯ คลองบางกอ (16 min walk)

Train

Bangkok (21 min walk)
Yommarat (37 min walk)