Chatuchak Weekend Market
MKTKAMPHAENG PHET 2
Bangkok’s weekend market, run by the BMA. It is a day market: on Friday night a wholesale market opens, and on Wednesday and Thursday a plant market.
- OPEN
- 09:00
- CLOSE
- 18:00
- ENTRY
- Free
Sat, Sun · Review-based
THIS WEEK
The next seven nights
The market’s usual hours by day, with holidays and alcohol ban days. Not a promise for a given day.
Checked 29 October 2026
Chatuchak Weekend Market
- Location
- Kamphaeng Phet 2 Road, Chatuchak; run by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s market office. (Nation Thailand (February 2026); Wikipedia)
- Hours
- Saturday and Sunday 09:00–18:00; Friday 18:00–24:00 wholesale; Wednesday and Thursday 07:00–18:00 plant market. No official timetable; sources differ (review-based). (travjoy; Planning research summary)
- Getting there
- MRT Kamphaeng Phet exits 1 and 2 and MRT Chatuchak Park exit 1 are BEM’s exits for the weekend market; exit 2 opens straight into it (review-based). BTS Mo Chit exit 1 (review-based). (Bangkok Expressway and Metro (BEM); Planning research summary)
- Prices
- Free entry. Review-based (2026): clothes ฿200–3,000, noodles ฿60–120, coconut ice cream ฿60–100. (Planning research summary)
- Paying
- Many stalls take QR, but bring cash (review-based). (Planning research summary)
- Station exits
- MRT Kamphaeng Phet, Exit 1, 2 · Into the market · Last train toward Lak Song 23:37 · toward Tha Phra 00:03
- MRT Chatuchak Park, Exit 1 · A short walk · Last train toward Lak Song 23:39 · toward Tha Phra 00:01
- BTS Mo Chit, Exit 1 · A short walk · Last train toward Kheha 23:46 · toward Khu Khot 00:16
- Open by day of the week
- All markets by day
Open in Google MapsAll night marketsChannel 7 Muay Thai, next to Chatuchak
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The Project 17 fire
A fire on 9 February 2026 destroyed 48 shops in Project 17, near Gate 1, and the BMA marked the area a danger zone. The rest of the market reopened on 13 February 2026 (Nation Thailand). No report of Project 17 reopening has been found.
Toilets
The cleaner toilets are in JJ Mall and Mixt Chatuchak, beside the market (review-based).
Or Tor Kor next door
Or Tor Kor is the fresh market across the road, run by the state Marketing Organization for Farmers; CNN ranked it among the world’s best fresh markets in 2017 (Time Out).
MRT Kamphaeng Phet exit 3 is BEM’s exit for Or Tor Kor. Open daily from about 06:00 to 18:00, some stalls later (review-based).
Premium fruit such as durian and mango, desserts about ฿50–120; mostly cash (review-based). Busy on the weekends Chatuchak is open.
Entry, paying and bargaining
- Entry
- Free.
- Paying
- Bring cash: QR is common but needs a Thai bank app (review-based).
- Bargaining
- Clothes and souvenirs: ask the price, offer less and settle politely; buying several helps. Food prices are fixed.
- Alcohol ban days
- No beer is sold inside the markets on alcohol ban days (site owner’s observation, 29 October 2026). Alcohol ban days calendar
Questions
- Is Chatuchak open on Friday?
- Only the wholesale night market, about 18:00–24:00 (review-based). The full weekend market is Saturday and Sunday, 09:00–18:00. All markets by day
- What days is Chatuchak open?
- Saturday and Sunday for the full market; Friday evening wholesale; Wednesday and Thursday the plant market. Closed Monday and Tuesday (review-based). All markets by day
- Is Chatuchak a night market?
- No, it is a day market, 09:00–18:00 at weekends. Only the Friday wholesale market is at night.
- Which MRT exit for Chatuchak?
- MRT Kamphaeng Phet exit 1 or 2, or MRT Chatuchak Park exit 1 (BEM). Or Tor Kor is Kamphaeng Phet exit 3.
- Is Project 17 open after the fire?
- No report of it reopening was found. The rest of the market reopened on 13 February 2026.
BEFORE YOU GO
Before you go
Cash in small notes
Bring cash: QR is common but needs a Thai bank app (review-based).