Samut Prakan

Samut Prakan (Thai: สมุทรปราการ) is a town in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region in Thailand.

Understand
Samut Prakan, also known as Pak Nam, is 29 km south of Bangkok, near where the Chao Phraya River flows into the Gulf of Thailand. The town dates from the Ayutthaya period and has plenty of historical and cultural sites.

By plane
People flying into Bangkok unknowingly arrive in Samut Prakan since is located there.

If you do not want to take a metered taxi or the airport rail link, the BMTA bus 553 runs from the airport 05:00-22.00 using the route Suvarnabhumi Airport - Kingkaew Rd - Wat Salud (Bangna - Trad) - Ramkhamhaeng 2 - Srinakarin Rd - Theparak Intersection – Crocodile Farm – Samut Prakan (Pak nam). Fare 32 baht.

By car
You can use the old Sukhumvit Rd and also Hwy 303 to get here from Bangkok. The distance is only 29 km.

By bus
Consult the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) web site for full details.

Air conditioned buses (of the BMTA)
 * Line No. 502 (Sam Rong - Pak Khlong Talat)
 * Line No. 506 (Pak Kret - Phra Pradaeng)
 * Line No. 507 (Sam Rong - Tha Phra)
 * Line No. 508 (Pak Nam - Tha Ratchaworadit)
 * Line No. 511 (Pak Nam - Pratunam-Ratchadamnoen Klang Rd (Khao San)-Southern Bus Terminal 'Sai Tai')
 * Line No. 513 (Rangsit - Pu Chao Saming Phrai)
 * Line No. 523 (Sam Rong Thewet via Expressway)
 * Line No. 525 (Pak Nam - Tha Chang)
 * Line No. 102 (Pak Nam - Chong Nonsee)
 * Line No. 126 (Nonthaburi - Sam Rong)
 * Line No. 129 (Thang Duan - Kasetsart University - Sam Rong)
 * Line No. 142 (Wat Lau - Samut Prakan)
 * Line No. 145 (Suan Chatuchak - Samut Prakan)

Non-air conditioned buses
 * Line No. 2 (Sam Rong - Pak Khlong Talad)
 * Line No. 6 (Phra Pradaeng - Bang Lamphu)
 * Line No. 13 (Rangsit - Phu Chao Saming Phrai)
 * Line No. 20 (Pom Phra Chun- Tha Nam Din Daeng)
 * Line No. 23 (Sam Rong Thewet via Expressway)
 * Line No. 25 (Pak Nam - Tha Chang)
 * Line No. 45 (Sam Rong - Ratchaprasong)
 * Line No. 82 (Phra Pradaeng - Bang Lamphu)
 * Line No. 102 (Pak Nam - Chong Nonsi)
 * Line No. 116 (Samrong - Sathorn)
 * Line No. 129 (Kasetsart University - Sam Rong via Expressway)
 * Line No. 138 (Chatuchak - Phra Pradaeng via Expressway)
 * Line No. 145 (Suan Chatuchak - Pak Nam)

Get around
Several BMTA bus and van lines run through Samut Prakan. Metered taxis work the same way as in Bangkok.

See






No photography or video recording for commercial purposes unless you have permission from the Public Relations Department of the museum.

Sleep
Many visitors use the province to stay the night close to Suvarnabhumi Airport.