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Wat Mangkon station on the MRT Blue line: a visitor's guide

A short guide to Wat Mangkon station, its exits, and the temples and markets within a short walk.

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Wat Mangkon station on the MRT Blue line: a visitor's guide
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Short answer Wat Mangkon is station BL29 on the MRT Blue line, with exits 1 and 2, and Talat Kao is about one minute's walk away.

From the airport

From Suvarnabhumi (BKK) · 13 stops

  1. A1Suvarnabhumi airportสุวรรณภูมิ · Airport Rail Link
  2. 5 stops
  3. A6Makkasanมักกะสัน · Airport Rail Link
  4. walk about 405 m to Phetchaburi
  5. BL21Phetchaburiเพชรบุรี · MRT Blue
  6. 8 stops
  7. BL29Wat Mangkonวัดมังกร · MRT Blue

From Don Mueang (DMK) · 25 stops

  1. RN08Don Mueang airportดอนเมือง · SRT Dark Red
  2. 7 stops
  3. RN01Krung Thep Aphiwatกรุงเทพอภิวัฒน์ · SRT Dark Red
  4. walk about 255 m to Bang Sue
  5. BL11Bang Sueบางซื่อ · MRT Blue
  6. 18 stops
  7. BL29Wat Mangkonวัดมังกร · MRT Blue

Getting to the station

Hua LamphongBL29Wat MangkonวัดมังกรMRT BlueSam Yot

From Wat Mangkon to CANABANGKA

  1. BL29MRT Blue · Wat Mangkonวัดมังกร
  2. about 240 m on foot · 4 min
  3. CANABANGKA · CHINATOWNHours: ask us
  4. G3or BTS Gold Khlong San, 22 min

The stations either side of Wat Mangkon are Hua Lamphong and Sam Yot. This station does not link to another line, so you stay on the Blue line when you travel here.

Exits

The station has two numbered exits, 1 and 2. Choose the exit closest to where you are heading before you go up to street level.

2 numbered exits

  1. 1
  2. 2

Nearby places

Most of the places close by are temples and markets, and most are within a short walk. Talat Kao is the nearest, about one minute away. The Kwong Siew Association of Thailand and the Chinese food market are each about two minutes.

  • Talat KaoTalat Kao
    1 min
  • Kwong Siew Association of Thailandสมาคมกว๋องสิวแห่งประเทศไทย
    2 min
  • Chinese food marketตลาดอาหารจีน
    2 min
  • Wat Mongkhon Samakhomวัดมงคลสมาคม
    3 min
  • Wat Mangkon Kamalawatวัดมังกรกมลาวาส
    3 min
  • I’m Chinatownแอมไชน่าทาวน์
    3 min
  • Wat Kan Matuyaramวัดกันมาตุยาราม
    4 min
  • Wat Kuson Samakhonวัดกุศลสมาคร
    5 min

Walk times are estimates from the map (OpenStreetMap). Places listed are public; we have no deal with any of them.

Planning your visit

If you want quiet, start with the temples. Wat Mangkon Kamalawat is about three minutes away. If you want food, the markets are the place to go. The mall called I’m Chinatown is about three minutes away too, so you can combine a temple visit with a stop there.

Take a little water and allow time to look around. Many of the places are small, and the walk between them is short but can be busy.

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