Do I have to take a boat when I visit Taling Chan Market?
No. The dining rafts along the canal in front of the district office and the land-based stalls can be visited without a boat tour. A canal trip is a separate activity you can choose.
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Bangkok · Weekend floating market in Taling Chan, Bangkok
Taling Chan Floating Market is a weekend market of dining rafts and land-based stalls along the canal in front of Taling Chan District Office, Bangkok. Sit by the water to eat and look around the market and canal. Nearby orchards, vegetable plots and orchid-growing traditions also shape the local landscape.
Have a meal of seafood, boat noodles or som tam, then try a Thai sweet such as krayasat. This is a different market from Khlong Lat Mayom in western Bangkok, and Taling Chan’s canal boat tours are a separate activity from eating on the rafts.
Location and getting there
Essential visitor information
- Market hours information
- Saturday, Sunday and public holidays, 07:00–17:00
What can you see?
Dining rafts on the water and stalls on land
Dining rafts are moored along the canal in front of Taling Chan District Office, with food stalls continuing on land. You can choose something to eat and dine by the water without taking a boat.
This is separate from Khlong Lat Mayom Floating Market, also in western Bangkok. At Taling Chan, you can buy food and sit on a dining raft moored along the canal, so you can eat close to the water without taking a canal boat tour.
Seafood, noodles and Thai sweets
You can eat seafood, boat noodles and som tam. Government information also lists the Thai sweet krayasat and crispy noodle dish mi krop mae lek.
Take your food to a raft or a waterside seat and you can see the stalls and canal together. If you are with family or friends, you can each choose a different dish and share it at the table.
A market in an area of orchards and orchid growing
Around Taling Chan are orchards, vegetable plots and orchid-growing areas. Behind the market scene of eating by the water is the everyday life of western Bangkok, where produce and flowers are grown.
A canal tour is separate from dining on a raft. If you want to take a boat, check the departure point, route and price at the market. Otherwise, you can simply explore the rafts and land-based stalls.
Frequently asked questions
What can I eat there?
Government information lists seafood, boat noodles, som tam, the Thai sweet krayasat and crispy noodle dish mi krop mae lek. After choosing your food, you can eat in the waterside dining area.
When is it open?
The market is listed as open on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 07:00 to 17:00. It is a different place from Khlong Lat Mayom, so look up Taling Chan Market’s location on the map.
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