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Song Khlong Floating Market (Wat Talingchan)

ตลาดน้ำสองคลองวัดตลิ่งชัน

Market Wat Taling Chan, Chak Phra Road, Taling Chan District, Bangkok 10170

Community-run canal-side market within Wat Taling Chan, with food and produce stalls, a documented 2013 foundation and clearly attributed weekend visiting information.

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Visiting essentials

Mapped trading

Saturday and Sunday 08:00–15:00; weekdays closed

Canal setting

Khlong Chak Phra and Khlong Wat Taling Chan

Confirm the current visit arrangements

The exact Maps record currently lists weekends 08:00–15:00, whereas the 2023 BMA study gives 08:30–15:30. A current operator timetable was not established, so confirm the day’s trading before a dedicated visit. Accessible routes, parking conditions and boat tickets are not established here.

The exact market setting

Song Khlong Floating Market is the community market within Wat Taling Chan, beside Khlong Chak Phra and Khlong Wat Taling Chan. The NECTEC cultural archive records its foundation on 12 January 2013 as a community-managed market on the temple’s canal-side land. Its exact location and bilingual market sign distinguish it from the separate Taling Chan Floating Market nearby. A Bangkok Metropolitan Administration study published in 2023 describes small canal-side stalls selling prepared food, sweets, drinks and agricultural produce, with bamboo tables for eating. That is a dated description of the market format, rather than a guarantee of today’s stall roster or menu.

Food and community trading

The canal-side market format

The 2023 BMA study describes prepared food, sweets, drinks and agricultural produce sold from small stalls along the waterside paths, with communal bamboo tables. Treat the dated examples as the market’s broad format; individual vendors and menus can change.

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Community management

CODI’s 27 June 2025 article describes the market as run through its local community enterprise, with producers and traders working together. Its tourism programmes are described separately; no boat departure, route, ticket price or availability is promised here.

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Identify the correct market

Use the Wat Taling Chan map and sign

Follow the exact linked map for Song Khlong at Wat Taling Chan. The actual site photograph shows the full Thai and English market name on a canal-side wooden pavilion. The preserved point is a market-feature reference, not a confirmed accessible entrance.

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A neighbouring market has a separate identity

The BMA study describes a walking connection to Taling Chan Floating Market, approximately 300 metres in that historical account. Do not substitute the neighbouring market’s arrival point, timetable or boat ticket for this site.

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