Damnoen Saduak Floating Market Tour with the Maeklong Railway Market
Nine hours out of central Bangkok: a long-tail boat ride of 30 to 40 minutes from Pa Wan Dee Pier, a break at the Buffalo Café, then an hour beside the tracks at Maeklong.
Updated 26 October 2026
In shortThe Day Trip to Bangkok Floating Market & Maeklong Railway is a 9 hour shared tour from Bangkok, from THB 850, pairing Damnoen Saduak with the Maeklong Railway Market. It includes a 30 to 40 minute boat ride at the floating market, admission to attractions, bottled water, transfer to and from the meet-up point and a Chinese or English-speaking guide. It suits travellers who want the longest boat time stated on this site and are happy to make their own way to Central World.
9 htour length
from THB 850per adult
★ 4.91703 reviews
What this Damnoen Saduak floating market tour covers
Nine hours, from THB 850 per adult, rated 4.9 ★ (1703 reviews). The day starts behind Central World in the Hug Thai zone, where the operator asks you to be 10 to 15 minutes before departure, and the price covers transfer to and from that meet-up point, the boat ride at Damnoen Saduak, admission to attractions, bottled drinking water, operator insurance and a guide who works in Chinese or English. Meals, beverages, tips and gratuities are your own cost, including at the Buffalo Café stop.
The boat time is the strongest reason to pick this one: 30 to 40 minutes on a long-tail from Pa Wan Dee Pier into the market, the longest stated boat ride among the tours on this site. Damnoen Saduak lies roughly 100 km southwest of Bangkok, usually 1.5 to 2 hours by road, and the canal itself is older than the tourism around it. Khlong Damnoen Saduak runs 32 km, feeds about 200 smaller side canals dug by villagers and was completed in 1868 after King Mongkut ordered a link between the Mae Klong and Tha Chin rivers.
Timing decides how the canal looks on any Damnoen Saduak floating market tour. The market trades every day, on-site writers put real trading at roughly 07:00 to 12:00, and it is busiest from 07:00 to 09:00; by about 09:30 the main canal is gridlocked with tour-group boats. Damnoen Saduak is also three markets rather than one: Ton Khem is the largest, Hia Kui is lined with souvenir shops aimed at tour groups, and Khun Phitak sits about 2 km south of Hia Kui. Food and souvenir prices are generally fixed within a few baht.
Going with a guide removes the two problems travellers run into here. Touts near the market push inflated per-person boat prices, and cheap taxi arrangements are a documented scam in which drivers drop passengers at a private pier about 1 km away and present a boat as compulsory. On this tour the boat is arranged, the pier is named and the vehicle returns you to the same meeting point.
The second half of the day is the Maeklong Railway Market, which is open daily from 07:00 to 16:00 but only clears its tracks four times a day, when trains on the Ban Laem to Mae Klong section arrive at roughly 08:30, 11:10, 14:30 and 17:40. Damnoen Saduak to Maeklong is 20 to 30 minutes by road. The operator notes the itinerary can be adjusted so there is enough time at each stop, so treat a specific train as a possibility rather than a fixed item.
Day Trip to Bangkok Floating Market & Maeklong Railway
Nine hours covering Damnoen Saduak and the Maeklong Railway Market, with a 30 to 40 minute boat ride, admission to attractions and a guide working in Chinese or English. Meeting point behind Central World, Hug Thai zone.
Damnoen Saduak Floating Market60 min Arrive at Damnoen Saduak Floating Market and board a long-tail boat at Pa Wan Dee Pier for a 30 to 40 minute ride into the market. There is time on foot among the stalls afterwards.
Buffalo Café (food and drinks at your own expense)60 min An hour at the Buffalo Café between the two markets. Food and drinks are not included in the tour price.
Maeklong Railway Market60 min An hour at the Maeklong Railway Market, where vendors trade along active railway tracks and pull back their awnings when a train comes through. The operator may adjust the itinerary so each stop gets enough time.
Photos: ours and the tour operator's
What is included
Included
Insurance provided by the operator
Bottled drinking water
Boat ride at the floating market, 30 to 40 minutes
Transfer to and from the meet-up point
Chinese or English-speaking guide
Admission to attractions
Not included
Meals and beverages
Tips and gratuities
Meeting point and pickup
Meeting point: behind Central World, Hug Thai zone. Arrive 10 to 15 minutes before the departure time.
Transfer to and from the meet-up point is included, and the vehicle returns to Central World at the end of the day.
Ages: infant 0 to 3, adult 4 and over. Adults stay responsible for children on the boat.
Bring cash for food and drinks at the market and at the Buffalo Café, since meals and beverages are not included.
Other Damnoen Saduak tours compared
Four other tours reach the same two markets with different lengths, start points and prices. The 10 to 11 hour option at THB 960 adds Ayutthaya for travellers with only one spare day, the 6 hour option at THB 1282 is the shortest day in the table, and the 7 to 8 hour tour at THB 1080 sits between them. This page's tour runs 9 hours from THB 850 and carries the most reviews of the five.
Figures in the table come from each operator's listing. Check availability on the one that fits your day.
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Day Trip to Bangkok Floating Market & Maeklong Railway (this page)
Nine hours, from THB 850, with a 30 to 40 minute boat ride at Damnoen Saduak and an hour at the Maeklong Railway Market. The operator's page shows current dates, times and prices.
