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Amphawa Floating Market

TRIPSAMUT SONGKHRAM

An evening market along a canal in Amphawa, Samut Songkhram, open Friday to Sunday. After dark, boats go out to see the fireflies.

OPEN
15:00
CLOSE
22:00
ENTRY
Free

Fri–Sun · Review-based

THIS WEEK

    Usual days, with holidays and alcohol ban days. Not a promise for a given day.

    Checked 30 October 2026

    Longtail boats on the canal at Amphawa Floating Market

    If you would rather go with a guide

    A Friday-to-Sunday tour: Maeklong in the day, then Amphawa’s evening market and a firefly boat, and the ride back to Bangkok.

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    Where
    Amphawa district, Samut Songkhram, on a branch of the Mae Klong river, about 50 km from Bangkok as Wikipedia gives it. (Wikipedia)
    Hours
    Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 15:00–22:00 (review-based: Wikipedia, with some lines marked “citation needed”). Whether stalls start on Friday afternoon is checking. (Wikipedia)
    Getting there
    A short ride from Maeklong (about 5 km on the map) by songthaew or taxi; the fare and the stop are checking. Direct minivans from Bangkok are checking: the Victory Monument stop Wikipedia gives has moved to the bus terminals. (Wikipedia)
    Costs
    Free entry. Firefly boats ฿60–80 a person, or about ฿600 for a hired boat for 1–2 hours (review-based). (Wikipedia)
    Getting there

    By tour or minivan from Bangkok

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    ตลาดน้ำอัมพวา

    The Thai name, as its map listing or its own pages write it (see sources).

    Firefly boats

    Boats leave after dark along the river (review-based: Wikipedia).

    ItemPrice
    Shared boat฿60–฿80 / a person
    Hired boat, 1–2 hours฿600 / a boat

    Best seen from May to October.

    Review-based

    An evening at Amphawa

    Come after Maeklong’s 14:30 or 15:30 train, walk the market from about 15:00, eat along the canal, then take a firefly boat after dark.

    Check how you will get back to Bangkok before you go: the last minivan from Amphawa is checking. Many visitors come with a tour or a hired car for this reason.

    Entry, paying and safety

    Entry
    Free.
    Paying
    Cash for stalls and boats.
    Safety
    Firefly boats run after dark: agree the price, the time and per person or per boat before you go out.
    Alcohol ban days
    Nothing changes on alcohol ban days: these are food markets, not bars. Alcohol ban days

    Questions

    What days is Amphawa Floating Market open?
    Friday, Saturday and Sunday, from 15:00 to 22:00 (review-based).
    When can you see fireflies at Amphawa?
    Best from May to October. Boats cost ฿60–80 a person shared, or about ฿600 for a hired boat (review-based).
    Can I combine Amphawa with Maeklong?
    Yes: watch the 14:30 or 15:30 train at Maeklong, then ride the 5 km or so to Amphawa for the evening.

    BEFORE YOU GO

    Before you go

    1. Bring cash

      Small notes for food, boats and fares. Thai QR payments need a Thai bank app.

    2. Start early

      Damnoen Saduak is best before 08:00, and the train-only route to Maeklong starts at Wongwian Yai before 09:00 for the 11:10 train.

    3. Plan the way back

      The last train back from Maeklong leaves at 15:30. After that, or from Amphawa at night, you return by minivan, car or tour.

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