Seacon Square - How To Get There?

[ricklev]

What's the best BTS station to get a taxi to Seacon Square? Or is there a city line rail link station that is more convenient?

Thanks!

[Sophon]

Seacon Square is nowhere near any BTS station. That said, I guess you have a choice between going to On Nut station and taking a taxi along On Nut and Sri Nakarin, with the alternative being going to Udomsuk station and taking a taxi along Udomsuk and Sri Nakarin. On either route the traffic can be very bad, so perhaps going from Udomsuk station via Bangna Trad highway could be quicker (although a longer trip).

Sophon

[ricklev]

Thanks! I ended up taking the city line to Hua Mark and a taxi to Seacon. Not too bad.

[Jueputa]

Thanks! I ended up taking the city line to Hua Mark and a taxi to Seacon. Not too bad.

Baan Thap Chang on the City Rail Link may be closer but harder to get a taxi I imagine.You have to get a motorbike taxi down Chalerm Prakiert to On Nut Road,then a taxi to Seacon Square or a songthaew.

[asanee]

Tap Chang is NOT closer at all. Buses 145 and 207 run very frequently along Sri nakarin-also serve the other centre-Paradise (MBK-owned). 145 is BKKs longest bus-starts Mochit Bus-BBTS-Lard Prao-bangkapi-south along Snakarin-ends Pak Nam-its double fare to go all the way

[isawasnake]

There are the red trucks (forget the names) that go from on nut to seacon for like 8 baht. But they aren't comfortable of course. Also hard to figure which one to jump in.

[dantilley]

There are the red trucks (forget the names) that go from on nut to seacon for like 8 baht. But they aren't comfortable of course. Also hard to figure which one to jump in.

The red trucks don't go to Seacon Square actually, they turn off onto On Nut 17 and (I think) end up in Pattanakarn Road.

So, any songthaew except the red ones are the ones you want - I think all of them go to Seacon, or near it at least, but numbers 1 and 4 go there for sure. Not the most comfortable ride, true, but not too bad during the cool season.

Also they currently cost 7 Baht per trip.

[isawasnake]

There are the red trucks (forget the names) that go from on nut to seacon for like 8 baht. But they aren't comfortable of course. Also hard to figure which one to jump in.

The red trucks don't go to Seacon Square actually, they turn off onto On Nut 17 and (I think) end up in Pattanakarn Road.

So, any songthaew except the red ones are the ones you want - I think all of them go to Seacon, or near it at least, but numbers 1 and 4 go there for sure. Not the most comfortable ride, true, but not too bad during the cool season.

Also they currently cost 7 Baht per trip.

Well, I took one 2 times. This was about 6 months back, but they definitely go. I was following my wife to get in the thing though, so maybe you have to be a local to find them, but they are (or were?) there.

[dantilley]

A red one you mean?

[isawasnake]

A red one you mean?

Yeah. I even took a picture of it with my phone because i thought i may have to find the same truck myself one day. seem to have lost the pic though. i probably erased it after realizing i never had to go out there anymore. i was looking at a potential job out there at the time.

[dantilley]

OK must be some that do go there then. Anyway, unlike the non-red songthaews, they can't be flagged down once they start driving up On Nut, you have to pick them up from where they set off, which is in a small market area opposite Big C.

[Jueputa]

There are the red trucks (forget the names) that go from on nut to seacon for like 8 baht. But they aren't comfortable of course. Also hard to figure which one to jump in.

The red trucks don't go to Seacon Square actually, they turn off onto On Nut 17 and (I think) end up in Pattanakarn Road.

So, any songthaew except the red ones are the ones you want - I think all of them go to Seacon, or near it at least, but numbers 1 and 4 go there for sure. Not the most comfortable ride, true, but not too bad during the cool season.

Also they currently cost 7 Baht per trip.

Well, I took one 2 times. This was about 6 months back, but they definitely go. I was following my wife to get in the thing though, so maybe you have to be a local to find them, but they are (or were?) there.

No,you must be wrong as the other poster knows everything!Be careful as his little friends will come and back him up like on the Mark Kent thread!

[lomatopo]

Owing to the variable nature of the on-going construction on Srinakarin Road it can be challenging to choose the best way. Sometimes a taxi from Udom Suk/BTS (exit at one of the two overhead walkways on the northbound side of Srinakrin Road), or On Nut/BTS. A taxi from the Hua Mak ARL station can sometimes take a long time, IME.

I usually go to Udom Suk/BTS then a taxi.

[asiaexpat]

I frequently travel to Seacon Square and have used both taxi and Airport/City Linkee. I perfer to take the APL to Hua Mark Station and walk the short distance to Srinakarinda road. There I pick up a songtao (anyone going south will get me to Onnut, sometimes have to change there if I got the wrong one) to Seacon Square. If I get the wrong number songtao, I just walk across Onnut and pick up any songtao going south(they all go by Seacon Square from there.) Trip takes a lot less time overall than BTS to Onnut or Odom Suk stations and is cheaper (although cost is not my main consideration.) Onnut is always very congested and can take an hour or so to get from Onnut station to Srinakarinda. Odom Suk to Srinakarinda by taxi is much quicker than Onnut usually, but the APL is much faster even with the construction on Srinakarinda road.

[Sophon]

There are the red trucks (forget the names) that go from on nut to seacon for like 8 baht. But they aren't comfortable of course. Also hard to figure which one to jump in.

The red trucks don't go to Seacon Square actually, they turn off onto On Nut 17 and (I think) end up in Pattanakarn Road.

So, any songthaew except the red ones are the ones you want - I think all of them go to Seacon, or near it at least, but numbers 1 and 4 go there for sure. Not the most comfortable ride, true, but not too bad during the cool season.

Also they currently cost 7 Baht per trip.

The number 1 song thaew does not go to Seacon, it continues straight on On Nut when passing Sri Nakarin. The number 4 is by far the best one to take, as the only other route (number 3 I believe) that goes to Seacon from On Nut winds it's way through On Nut Soi 42 or 44 to Udomsuk and doubles back on Sri Nakarin to Seacon. A longer and much slower route.

Sophon

[Sophon]

OK must be some that do go there then. Anyway, unlike the non-red songthaews, they can't be flagged down once they start driving up On Nut, you have to pick them up from where they set off, which is in a small market area opposite Big C.

As mentioned, the red coloured song thaews turn left on On Nut Soi 17. However, the white song thaews have different colours on the front of the canopy including some that are red. Maybe those are the ones he is thinking about?

And all the song thaews can be flagged down anywhere along the route, there are no route that you have to take from the bus station you mention. At certain times of the day, however, you cannot flag them down on the opposite side of Big C, but that is only because the police won't allow them to stop there and clog up traffic (even more).

Sophon

Edited October 27, 2012 by Sophon

[dantilley]

The number 1 song thaew does not go to Seacon

Thanks, I stand corrected.

When I said red songthaews, I meant the all red ones (roof, sides & front), which turn left at On Nut 17 and which I've never seen stop along the route and tried to stop once or twice in my early days of On Nut Songthaew hailing, without success. If you've seen them stopping before though then fair enough. Anyway, as those turn left at soi 17 I guess they're irrelevant to this thread.

So it's number 3 or 4 for Seacon then, with 3 taking a much longer route.

[smileplur]

This is an old thread, but I thought I would add my two cents. From On Nut, the best songthaew to take is #4. There is no doubt about that. If you can read Thai, you will read that it says "Seacon" in Thai script. If the number is gone or missing for some reason, these white colored songthaews are the only ones with what appear to be 4 characters written in Thai script (There are actually 5 if you can differentiate the vowel written in the first syllable). They are blue and it says Seacon. Most of them still say Seacon on them (in Thai), but they terminate at Paradise Park. They end up behind Paradise at Yaak 4 (a small soi that runs parallel to Srinakarin and the road that runs behind Paradise Park). They hang out there and drink energy drinks (and other things) away from the prying eyes of the public!

The large blue lettering to look for is: ซีคอน

-This is what will be written at the top of the windshield of the songthaew

The full Thai script for Seacon Square is: ซีคอนสแควร์

-This could come in handy for whatever reason if you find yourself lost!

[smileplur]

Additional Note: Please be aware that there is another Seacon in Bangkae. By reading this thread, I am assuming we are talking about the one on Srinakarin Road. This should be noted somewhere in case someone reading this thread is looking for the other Seacon for whatever reason!

[smokie36]

Traffic is a bitch around there in the evening.

[FalangBaa]

You asked the wrong question. It should have been "Seacon Square - Why Go There?" It's one of the oldest and probably the worst shopping malls in Bangkok, in the middle of nowhere, hard to get to, and although it's huge there's nothing worth buying in the whole place. Are you insane? I hope I never have to go there again in my life! Between MBK and Central World, you have all the mallage you could possibly wish for and you can buy everything under the sun... Or throw in Terminal 21 and Emporium for something a bit different. Seacon Square? Seriously??? Are you insane?