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| Samut Prakan | ||
| province | Samut Prakan | |
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| Residents | 51.309 (2014) | |
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Samut Prakan(Thai: สมุทรปราการ) is the capital of the homonymous province in Central Thailand.
background
getting there
By plane
The Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) is around 30 km from Samut Prakan. Bus routes 552A and 553 go directly from the airport to Samut Prakan
By train
The Sukhumvit-Line (light green line) of the Bangkok Skytrain goes from the center of the capital directly to Samut Prakan: It has six stops in the urban area of Samut Prakan: Chang Erawan, Royal Thai Naval Academy, Pak Nam, Srinagarindra, Phraek Sa and Sai Luat. 1 Pak Nam is the station closest to Samut Prakan's city center. The Skytrain runs every 10 minutes, and more frequently during morning and afternoon rush hours. The ride from the central station Siam in Bangkok takes about 45 minutes, from Ekkamai 30 minutes.
By bus
Air-conditioned buses
- Line No. 502 (Sam Rong - Pak Khlong Talat)
- Line No. 506 (Pak Kret - Phra Pradaeng)
- Line No. 507 (Sam Rong - Tha Phra)
- Line No. 508 (Pak Nam - Tha Ratchaworadit)
- Line No. 511 (Pak Nam - Pratunam-Ratchadamnoen Klang Rd (Khao San) -Southern Bus Terminal 'Sai Tai')
- Line No. 513 (Rangsit - Pu Chao Saming Phrai)
- Line No. 523 (Sam Rong Thewet via Expressway)
- Line No. 525 (Pak Nam - Tha Chang)
- Line No. 102 (Pak Nam - Chong Nonsee)
- Line No. 126 (Nonthaburi - Sam Rong)
- Line No. 129 (Thang Duan - Kasetsart University - Sam Rong)
- Line No. 142 (Wat Lau - Samut Prakan)
- Line No. 145 (Suan Chatuchak - Samut Prakan)
Buses not air-conditioned
- Line No. 2 (Sam Rong - Pak Khlong Talad)
- Line No. 6 (Phra Pradaeng - Bang Lamphu)
- Line No. 13 (Rangsit - Phu Chao Saming Phrai)
- Line No. 20 (Pom Phra Chun- Tha Nam Din Daeng)
- Line No. 23 (Sam Rong Thewet via Expressway)
- Line No. 25 (Pak Nam - Tha Chang)
- Line No. 45 (Sam Rong - Ratchaprasong)
- Line No. 82 (Phra Pradaeng - Bang Lamphu)
- Line No. 102 (Pak Nam - Chong Nonsi)
- Line No. 116 (Samrong - Sathorn)
- Line No. 129 (Kasetsart University - Sam Rong via Expressway)
- Line No. 138 (Chatuchak - Phra Pradaeng via Expressway)
- Line No. 145 (Suan Chatuchak - Pak Nam)
In the street
| Distances | |
| Bangkok | 30 km |
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The Thanon Sukhumvit (English Sukhumvit Road; National Road 3) leads from the center of Bangkok to Samut Prakan (and beyond further direction Chachoengsao, Chon Buri, Pattaya). However, it is often very congested, especially in the urban area of Bangkok, but also as far as Samut Prakan during rush hour. You can often get faster on the Thanon Kanchanaphisek (Outer Bangkok Ring Road, Highway 9), which crosses Thanon Sukhumvit at the Erawan Museum.
By boat
A 2 ferry connects Samut Prakan with Phra Samut Chedi on the opposite side of the Chao Phraya River.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
temple
- 1 Lak Müang Shrine. Shrine with the “navel” of the city in which the protective spirit (Chao Pho) should sit by Samut Prakan. It is designed in the Chinese style, which indicates the predominantly Chinese population of Samut Prakan.
Museums
- 2 Erawan Museum, Sukhumvit Rd to Samut Prakan (35 minutes from Bangkok airport).
Particularly noteworthy is the building itself, the base of which bears a huge, hollow and accessible statue of the three-headed elephant Erawan (total height 43.6 meters). Also noteworthy is the stairwell overloaded with elaborate carved decorations and the stained glass of the dome. The exhibition shows Buddhist art as well as antiques.Open: 08: 00-18: 00.Price: THB 50/150 children / adults.
- 3 Gulf of Thailand Knowledge Park. Exhibition on interesting facts about the province of Samut Prakan. The highlight is an almost 180 meter high, widely visible observation tower, from which one has a good view of the city, the Chao Phraya River and the Gulf of Thailand as well as the giant elephant Erawan, the Phra Samut Chedi and the Chulachomklao Fort.
Streets and squares
Parks
various
- 4 Crocodile Farm & Zoo. Tel.: 66 (0)2-3870020.Open: Daily, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.Price: THB 200/300 children / adults.
activities
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
- Grand Inn Come Hotel, 99 Moo 6 (15-20 minutes from the airport. Bus 553 stops here.). Tel.: 66 (0)2-7388191-3. Price: THB 1,200-2,000.
- Nawarat Resort, 19/49 Moo 7, Bang Na-Trat Rd (15 minutes from the airport). Tel.: 66 (0)2-75030402. Price: 900 baht.
- Plai Garden Boutique Guest House, Soi King Keaw 43, King Keaw Rd. Tel.: 66 (0)2-32772268. Price: THB 900-1,000.
- Sananwan Palace, 18/11 Moo 11, Sukapibarn Rd 5. Tel.: 66 (0)2-7521658. Family-run accommodation with pool, TV and fast internet.Price: 250-600 baht.
health
Practical advice
| Phone code | 02 |
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| Post Code | 10280 |
trips
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- 5 Wat Phra Samut Chedi (directly across from Samut Prakan on the opposite bank of the river, accessible by ferry).Famous temple with white pagoda (Chedi), donated by King Rama II in 1827/1828. The pagoda is illuminated at night.
- 6 Wat Asokaram (7 km south of Samut Prakan).Big and impressive temple. The unusual, pyramid-shaped pagoda has 13 points (one large and 12 smaller).
- 7 Mueang Boran (7.5 km southeast of Samut Prakan).The open-air museum, which claims to be the largest in the world, is shaped like Thailand on an area of 128 hectares and shows replicas of buildings and scenes from the history of Thailand.
- 8 Wat Khun Samut Chin. Buddhist temple on an island in the Wadden Sea, surrounded by mangroves. To reach it, one has to go from Phra Samut Chedi with one Songthaeo (Pickup with benches on the loading area) Drive towards Sakhla and let yourself be dropped off at a bridge in the middle of nowhere. There you can charter a boat, you tell the boatswain that you want to go to Wat Khun Samut. Then he drops you off at a pier, from which it is a 40-minute walk to the temple. The temple used to be on the mainland, but erosion has spread the sea and swallowed the village - with the exception of the temple. This was facilitated by the cutting down of mangroves and the creation of aquaculture tanks for fish and shrimp farming.
