Pak Kret Pier

Pak Kret Pier on November 3, 2009 (Loi Krathong Night)

Pak Kret Pier (sometimes spelled Pakkret; Thai: ท่าน้ำปากเกร็ด, pronounced [tʰâː náːm pàːk krèt], ท่าเรือปากเกร็ด, pronounced [tʰâː rɯ̄a̯ pàːk krèt]), with designated pier number N33.

Description

Pak Kret Pier is a pier on Chao Phraya River in Tambon Pak Kret, Amphoe Pak Kret, Nonthaburi Province, considered the last stop of Chao Phraya Express Boat that runs from Asiatique: The Riverfront in Bangkok. Maintained by City of Pak Kret.[1]

Pak Kret Pier located beneath Rama IV Bridge and next to Wat Bo temple. Moreover, there is another pier nearby provide ferry services to Ko Kret, a Mon settlement and another interesting cultural attraction of Nonthaburi,[2] include Wat Toei in Tambon Bang Tanai as well.

The area around Pak Kret Pier is also full of many shops, restaurants and bus stop, can be considered as a terminal of many bus routes. Moreover, it has a yummy noodles shop and is famous for at least two shops, include one wooden Thai restaurant on the Chao Phraya River as well.[3]

Transportation

  • Chao Phraya Express Boat: only green-yellow flag boat (From here to Sathorn in Bangkok there are only six trips in the morning from 6:00 am to 7:50 am and from Bangkok to here the first trip starts at 03:45 pm and the last trip is 05:45 pm only six trips) no service on holidays)[1]
  • BMTA bus: routes 2-36, 32 (2-5), 52 (1-6), 104, 150 (1-15), 166 (2-21E), 356 (commuter bus), 505, 506, 751

References

  1. ^ a b "CHAO PHRAYA EXPRESS BOAT SERVICE". Chao Phraya Express Boat. 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  2. ^ feelthai (2017-08-14). "วิธีไปเกาะเกร็ดจากท่าเรือใต้สะพาน" [How to get to Ko Kret from the pier under the bridge]. youtube (in Thai). Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  3. ^ "คิดเช่น Gen D 28 12 60" [Kitchen Gen D 28 12 17]. Fahwonmai (in Thai). 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2019-05-26.

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