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| Samut Songkhram | ||
| province | Samut Songkhram | |
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| Residents | 28.493 (2014) | |
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Samut Songkhram(Thai: สมุทรสงคราม), formerly also called Mae Klong, is the capital of the homonymous province in Central Thailand.
getting there
| Distances | |
| Bangkok | 70 km |
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By plane
The nearest airports are in Bangkok. Both from Bangkok – Don Mueang (domestic and low-cost airlines) and international Suvarnabhumi Airport it is a good 100 km in each case; a taxi costs around 1000 baht (depending on the traffic). It is cheaper to take the Airport Rail Link from Suvarnabhumi to Phaya Thai and transfer to a minivan to Samut Songkhram (see under #By bus), costs a total of only 115 baht, but you cannot take large luggage in a minivan.
By train
At Wongwian Yai Station in Bangkok (on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, accessible by Skytrain to Wongwian Yai) trains to Maha Chai start (sometimes every hour). The ferry takes you from Maha Chai Pier over the Tha Chin River to Tha Chalom Pier / Ban Laem. There are 4 trains daily to Samut Songkhram (Mae Klong Station). From
buses also run directly into the city.
By bus
offers air-conditioned buses from Bangkok's southern bus station Sai Tai on Borommaratchachonnani Road, 6am to 8pm departures every 40 minutes. The journey time is 1½ hours, the cost is 100 baht.
Minivans drive from the Victory Monument, under the railway line to Phaya Thai station, the destination is sometimes the old name of the city - Mae Klong - instead of Samut Songkhram. Departure whenever there are enough passengers, price 70 baht.
In the street
Of Bangkok it's off on the highway 35 (Thonburi – Pak Tho; Thanon Phra Ram thi 2 / Rama II Road) towards Samut Songkhram. After the Na Kluea – Maha intersection, at about 63 km there is an exit into the city.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
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- 1 "Railway Market", at Mae Klong station. (Thai: dtà-laàd rôm hùb, literally "folding umbrella market", in tourist parlance Mae Klong Railway Market) - Market on the tracks of the Thonburi – Samut Songkhram railway line, the stalls of which are quickly cleared when the train arrives.
- 2 Wat Ban Laem. Listed temple from the Ayutthaya period.
activities
shop
kitchen
- 1 Daeng Seafood Restaurant, 152 Mu 1 Tambon Bang Kaeo (approx. 4 km east of the city center; 1 km off the national road 35 from / to Bangkok). Tel.: 66 (0)34-769765. Well-known Thai-Chinese seafood restaurant. High quality, but it also has its price.Open: daily 8 am–7pm.Price: sets for 4–8 people 2500–5000 baht.
nightlife
accommodation
Practical advice
| Phone code | 034 |
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| Post Code | 75000 |
trips
- Amphawa, 7 km northwest of Samut Songkhram. With a floating market, Rama II Memorial Park (replica wooden buildings in the traditional style of the four regions of Thailand), Wat Amphawan (old temple with wall paintings) and a canal from which you can see thousands of fireflies at night.
- Mangrove forest at Khlong Khon With 17 km south (first drive on national road 35 towards Ratchaburi / Phetchaburi, after 9 km (behind the PTT gas station) turn left towards Cha-am (Khlong Khon is only signposted in Thai: คลอง โคน), after 600 m behind the curve again left under the decorative gate (here "Wat Khlongkhon" is also signposted in Latin script, but the sign is very small and easy to overlook, otherwise only Thai signs, the gate is not overlooked), then it is another 4.5 km to the "Conservation Mangrove Center", which is across a small bridge on the other side of the canal). In the Conservation Center you can find out more about the biodiversity of the mangrove and the work of the forest conservationists. From here boat tours through the mangroves to the sea are offered, where you can have a snack (fish / seafood) on an island. On the way back you can either wade through the knee-deep mud (bring insensitive clothing and a change of clothes!) Or let yourself be pushed on a raft. On the way you can see the local monkeys. Be sure to think about sun protection.
- Phetchaburi, 50 km south. With a history park, two royal palaces, numerous temples and impressive natural caves in which the Buddha is worshiped.
