Located not far from Wat Phra Kaew and right next to the university, this temple is architecturally less orderly than its neighbors, but it is a place of great religious and spiritual activity. It houses a large community of monks and is a well-known meditation center, offering meditation courses in English. The surrounding streets are home to an amulet market, where stalls sell numerous religious figures and lucky charms for love, good fortune, and health.

Opening hours: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

As it is located near the Grand Palais de Bangkok, the same information is used for arrival by public transport, namely either to take the Chao Phraya Express boats and get off at Tha Chang or to take the MRT subway and either get off at Sanam Chai and then walk for a few minutes.

Wat Mahathat is a temple, and when visiting a temple in Thailand there are some rules to follow: appropriate clothing (knees and shoulders should be covered), take off your shoes when entering the building, be quiet, do not hug or kiss, do not point your feet at the Buddha statue, do not smoke.

How to get there

How do you get to Wat Mahathat? As it is located near the Grand Palace in Bangkok, the same directions apply for arriving by public transport: You either take the Chao Phraya Express Boat and get off at Tha Chang or you take the MRT Metro and get off at Sanam Chai, from where it is a short walk.