Public space

Taling Chan Floating Market

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Market Khlong Chak Phra, Taling Chan, Bangkok 10170

Weekend and public-holiday floating market in Khlong Chak Phra, with Thai food, sweets, garden produce, handicrafts, canal-side dining and boat excursions.

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Visiting essentials

Market days

Saturday, Sunday and public holidays

BMA visitor hours

08:00–17:00

Opening listings vary at the edges

The exact Maps listing currently shows 08:00–17:30, while BMA publishes 08:00–17:00. Use BMA’s market window when planning a visit, and check the intended stall or boat if arriving near closing.

A food and canal outing

Taling Chan Floating Market is a community market beside the canal in Khlong Chak Phra, on Bangkok’s Thon Buri side. Bangkok Metropolitan Administration describes stalls offering traditional Thai food, desserts, household goods, handicrafts, fresh garden fruit and local products, alongside canal boat excursions. Food and the waterfront are the main reasons to visit. The government visitor guide describes seafood and dining on floating rafts beside the canal. The market is a place to browse and eat as part of a weekend outing, with boat services offering a way to continue exploring the surrounding canal communities.

What to look for

Traditional food and sweets

Browse the market’s Thai dishes and desserts. The government visitor guide highlights seafood and the floating-raft dining area beside the canal.

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Garden produce and local goods

BMA lists fresh garden fruit, handicrafts, household goods and local products among the market’s shopping choices. Individual stalls and their stock vary.

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Explore by canal boat

BMA identifies canal excursions as a market activity. Ask the departure operator about the route, timing, fare and return arrangement before joining; no current common tariff has been established for all boats.

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Choose the market day

Weekend and holiday schedule

BMA publishes market opening on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 08:00 to 17:00. These are market visitor hours, separate from the narrower performance-space booking slots on its website.

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Allow for the return connection

The municipal page gives a shorter window for the free electric shuttle, 09:00–16:45 on market days. Plan the return connection separately from the market’s 17:00 closing time.

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Getting to Khlong Chak Phra

MRT and local road transport

BMA directs visitors to Bang Khun Non MRT exits 2 or 3, then bus 79 or songthaew 1475. Continue by road to the market; the MRT station is a connecting point.

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Free electric market shuttle

BMA currently lists a free electric bus from Bang Khun Non MRT exits 2 or 3 on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, 09:00–16:45. The government’s shuttle description identifies a wider circuit linking several western Bangkok markets.

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Organised use of market space

BMA’s public-space page also handles applications for organised public events and named busking positions. Those bookings and their contacts are separate from ordinary shopping, dining and boat-operator enquiries.