Thursday, March 12, 2015

Chatuchak Weekend Market (Jatujak Market), Bangkok, Thailand

Market Map
Located at Chatuchak, Bangkok. Near BTS (skytrain) Mo Chit station and MRT (subway) Chatuchak Park station.

Operation hour
Friday: 1800 - 2400 (wholesales day)
Saturday: 0900 - 1800 (miscellaneous)
Sunday: 0900 - 1800 (miscellaneous)
Wednesday: 0700 - 1800 (plants & flowers)
Thursday: 0700 - 1800 (plants & flowers)

Actually this place is very big. Very very big. I estimate to finish exploring the whole area we need a whole day.

The area has been divided into several section and road. For example, Sec 5, Soi 57. Means, you are in the Section 5 and at Road 57. You can get the market map at the information counter. Open during the day time.

Each section offer different type of shop. There is a section for cloth, souvenir, cafe and a lot more.

Categories:

  1. Clothing & Accessories
  2. Handicrafts
  3. Ceramics
  4. Furniture & Home Decoration
  5. Food & Beverage
  6. Plants & Gardening Tools
  7. Art & Gallery
  8. Pets & Pet Accessories
  9. Books
  10. Antiques & Collectible
  11. Miscellaneous & Used Cloths


Please bargain the price, the will give you the best price and bring along calculator or smartphone to bargain you price, unless you speak Thai. Some of the shopper cannot understand English at all.

The most crowded time is of course on the Friday night, where a lot of teenager wandering around the market as Friday is the wholesales day. A lot of offer item.


So many people during the night time. Even hard for you to walk through. Beaware of the pickpocket. Secure your belonging. If you bring your backpack, make sure put it in front of you.

Most of the items are cheap. Just spare extra money when you were here.

One of the eating place operate during night session.

The best time to come here is in the early morning. During the day time, you can freely wandering around the market because there is not many people yet but it will build up in the afternoon.


Don't worry about your stomach. You can find a lot of hooker by the side of the road selling food. Cheap, delicious and clean.


Toasted bread with margarine. Very tasty.

Ice blended, just choose which flavour do you like.

From right, oreo, mango and banana.


Don't forget to bring your sunglasses, hat, cap, sun block and extra bag while shopping here. In the afternoon this place will be hot due to open place and crowded with a lot of people.

There is a lot of toilet provided here, The charge is 3 bath per entry.

One more thing about Chatuchak Market, it is hard to find the rubbish bin. But the road is clean. hard for you to find any unwanted rubbish.


This is Chicken Rice, thumbs up!!!

One last thing about Bangkok, if you want to get some where in the city at night, please take a taxi. Avoid tut tut. They will charge you high. The driver taxi don't mind if you want to squeeze even 6 peoples inside :).


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