Little India..where Is It ?

[Bangkokhatter]

Have some Chinese colleagues coming to visit BKK and one has asked to visit little India, can anyone tell me how to get there ? Also any other places worth a visit other than the palace and Wan Arut ( they have seen these ). Am not really a touristy type of person so a bit short on ideas. They are a mixed bunch so any suggestions are welcome. Thank-you.

[MrRed]

Get the BTS to Saphin Taksin and take the riverboat up to Chinatown,Little India is somewhere in that mayhem,ask when you get there .

Here you go from a google search

In fact, it's possible to approach the Indian district from the westernmost end of Chinatown's chaotic Sampeng Lane; from there, turn left onto Chakraphet Road, cross the footbridge, and go left along the pavement. A few minutes along on your right is the entrance to Little India.

However, to avoid the crush of Sampeng, and for a more peaceful journey along the river, here is the route I always take. The journey begins at river-taxi pier 13 (Banglamphu) on Phra Arthit Road.

Take a boat that is heading down the river: if you look to your right from the pier, you can see them approaching under the Rama VIII Bridge with its golden suspension cables. Get on a boat with an orange or yellow flag.

Orange-flagged boats charge 13 Baht per person, while on the yellow-flagged "Tourist Boat" you pay 18 Baht. Do observe the pier numbers as you make your way down the river. The numbers are on blue-and-white signs on the platforms. Look out for pier number 6: Memorial Bridge.

You can see the green Memorial Bridge as you are floating along. On the Tourist Boat, the helpful guide will announce (in English) when you are about to reach your stop, so get ready to get off. Cross the road in front of you, and you will see a huge, ornate Thai Buddhist temple, with its adjacent white spire. Walk towards it and go to your right.

Keeping the temple on your left, walk along and you will soon be in the busy Chakraphet/ Chakphet (the spelling varies) Road.

Now you're on the home strait. Pass the Chinese temple on your left, continue along Chakphet Road, and look out for the Royal India restaurant on the other side the road. And before you know it, you'll be at the entrance to the Little India soi (lane). Look out for the "India Emporium" shopping mall that's being built, and you'll know you've found your destination. Phew! Happy exploring!

Edited November 6, 2012 by MrRed

[Bangkokhatter]

Thanks for the info Mr. Red, nowhere near where i thought it was.

[MrRed]

You could also take your friend to kao san road and get a tuk tuk or taxi from there

[asanee]

AGAIN about the most non-practic info that TV can supply.

The Thai call it Pahurath and its in fact close by/side by side what is called Chinatown-and the flower market=Pak Klon Talad. Clogged, jammed, dirty. The riverboat Pak Klong is nearby, a taximeter should know Pahurath. or ask for MerryKings dept.store Chinatown/Yaowarath. Why one would make a giant detour via Taksin is beyond me. MRT HuaLampong is closest by railtransit.

It has a row of all_indian shops/restrts/guesthss-dirt cheap and not taking anyone but Indians, (will not appeal to the usal Brit seeking his Tandori) and now also 2-3 ''emporiums'== Chinese MBK style centres full of small stands selling sarees, and other ''Indian'' things. many are not true Indians, but hail from Burma (which has due to its history a sizeable Indian minority). Around the corner are mnore such shops-also many selling costumes for Thai dances etc.

Interstingly the new generation of Indian visitors lured in by the TAT NEVER go there. They want to buy giant flatscreens etc.

[MrRed]

AGAIN about the most non-practic info that TV can supply.

The Thai call it Pahurath and its in fact close by/side by side what is called Chinatown-and the flower market=Pak Klon Talad. Clogged, jammed, dirty. The riverboat Pak Klong is nearby, a taximeter should know Pahurath. or ask for MerryKings dept.store Chinatown/Yaowarath. Why one would make a giant detour via Taksin is beyond me. MRT HuaLampong is closest by railtransit.

It has a row of all_indian shops/restrts/guesthss-dirt cheap and not taking anyone but Indians, (will not appeal to the usal Brit seeking his Tandori) and now also 2-3 ''emporiums'== Chinese MBK style centres full of small stands selling sarees, and other ''Indian'' things. many are not true Indians, but hail from Burma (which has due to its history a sizeable Indian minority). Around the corner are mnore such shops-also many selling costumes for Thai dances etc.

Interstingly the new generation of Indian visitors lured in by the TAT NEVER go there. They want to buy giant flatscreens etc.

He didn't ask for a history lesson ......he asked where is it! and he has friends coming(tourists) so maybe they would like to have a little boat ride to pad the day out and walk through Chinatown also(with them being Chinese ) going by taxi is a ball ache and all you see is traffic ......BTS from the city ....Boat to the pier 6 Memorial bridge....stroll past the temples Little India.........what is impracticable about that ??

[lomatopo]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phahurat