Ibrahim Jabbari
Bangkok Flower Market (Pak Klong Talad) is the biggest wholesale and retail fresh flower market in Bangkok. The market has all kinds of popular flowers and flora-related items, including roses, forget me nots, orchids, lilies and more. Most of them sold in packs of 50 or 100 flowers in each, and prices are amazingly cheap. Part of the Old City, Bangkok Flower market is located on Chak Phet Road near Saphan Phut or the Memorial Bridge. Shops and vendors are housed inside two to three-storey shop-houses on both sides of the main road. The market lies just south of Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha) and has access to a river pier, so it makes for a great one-day trip when combined with other historical attractions in the Old City.
How to get there
Located on Chakphet Road, you can take a taxi to the location, which is situated right next to both the Memorial Bridge and the Saphan Phut Chao Phraya pier.
What’s on sale
Flowers, flowers and more flowers. Pak Klong Talad offers every beautiful variety of bloom you could imagine, perfect for personal bouquets or for more ornate decorating projects. The plants originate from the provinces that surround Bangkok, as well as the northern province of Chiang Rai.
What prices to expect
Every Westerner knows that flowers can be incredibly expensive. Not so at Pak Klong Talad, where a bunch of 12 roses could be as little as 80 Baht.
Newbie tip
The flower markets are open 24/7, but the best time to go is generally early in the morning at 3 or 4 am until 6 am, when the growers are delivering huge, fresh cut bundles of flowers straight from the truck.
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