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Weekend Market at Chatuchak Park

This large open public ground covers approximately 35 acres opposite the Northern Bus station on Phahonyothin Road. Known as Suan Chatuchak, it hosts the popular Weekend Market where people buy and sell a thousand local products. Items range from exotic fresh fruits, vegetables, handicrafts, dress materials, furniture, toys, domestic utensils and pets. There is a particulayly fine section for plants. The Weekend Market is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 7.00 am-6.00 pm.


A source for further information in Bangkok is the Tourism Authority of Thailand, phone 226-0060. If you are calling from outside the country, that number will need to be prefaced by country code 66, city code 2. In the U.S. the Tourism Authority can be contacted at (312) 819-3990, fax (312) 565-0359; in Canada at (604) 733-4540, fax (604) 733-4599; in Sydney at 9247-7540, fax 9251-2465; and in London at (171) 499-7679, fax 629-5519.


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