Chatuchak Weekend Market

Chatuchak Weekend Market, known by locals as J.J. Market, is one of the world’s largest outdoor markets, it covers over 28 acres, featuring up to 15,000 stalls and has more than 200,000 visitors each day.
This market has huge variety of goods for sale from foodstuffs to antiques, and from plant to Traditional Thai wooden furniture.Food stalls and beverage stalls are everywhere and this market also has massage booths too.
Chatuchak is a paradise for shoppers from all around the world, usually very hot and crowded, but the experience is worth it.
The quality of products is high but the prices are low and you can use your bargaining skills.
You will never know what you will find in this unique market!

Location
At Chatuchak Park on Kamphaeng Phet 1 Road , Kamphaeng Phet 2 Road, Kamphaeng Phet 3 Road and Phaholyothin Road, near the Northern Bus Terminal ( Mochit ), Bangkok, Thailand.
Chatuchak Weekend Market Map

Section
Chatuchak has 27 sections, in 11 categories :
- Book : Section 1 and 27
- Food and Beverage : Section 2, 3, 4, 10, 23, 24, 26, and 27
- Clothing and Accessories : Section 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22 and 23
- Handicraft Product : Section 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13
- Ceramics and Pottery : Section 13, 15, 17, 19, 20 and 25
- Decorations and Furniture : Section 1, 3, 4, 7, and 8
- Art and Gallery : Section 7
- Plant and Gardening tools :3 and 4
- Pet and Accessories : Section 8, 9, 11 and 13
- Antique and Collectible : Section 1 and 26
- Miscellaneous and Used clothing : Section 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 22, 25 and 26
Some sections have more than two categories

Open
- Saturdays and Sundays from 7.00 am. to 6.00 pm.

Where to eat at Chatuchak Weekend Market
- Food stalls and beverage stalls are everywhere.

What to Buy at Chatuchak Weekend Market
- Traditional Thai mask and puppet
- Jewelry and gems
- Nielloware and Pewterware
- Handicrafts
- Second-hand book, rare books can be found here!
- Second-hand jeans
- Artifacts
- Thai textiles
- Thai ceramics
- Silverware
- Thai clothing such as Phakhama (sarong for men) and Phasin (sarong for women)
- Traditional Thai wooden furniture
- Traditional Thai wooden figure
- Thai fabric
- Thai cushion
- Antiques
- Wood-carving
- Marble-carving
- New clothing and second-hand clothing
- Thai silk
- Model tuk-tuk
- Rattan
- Kick-boxing shorts
- Pottery
- Handmade glass models
- Plant, Thai flora, flowers and orchids
- Pearls
- Kitchenware
- Siamese fighting fish
Everything at Chatuchak market is cheaper than at department stores and shopping malls.You will find a lot of exotic products here.

How to get there
- Take subway to Kamphaeng Phet MRT Station (Chatuchak Weekend Market section 1).
- Take Skytrain to Mochit BTS Station.
- Take taxi/cab to Chatuchak Weekend Market.
- Take bus to Chatuchak Bus stop :
Ordinary bus : No. 3, 8, 26, 27, 28, 29, 34, 38, 39, 44, 52, 59, 63, 77, 90, 96, 104, 108, 112, 122, 134, 136, 138, 153 and 159
Air-con bus: ปอ.2, ปอ.3, ปอ.9, ปอ.18, ปอ.19, ปอ.34, ปอ.38, ปอ.39, ปอ.44, ปอ.134, ปอ.145, ปอ.153, ปอ.510, ปอ.512 and ปอ.513

Tips for shopping at Chatuchak Weekend Market
- It's best to come early to avoid the heat and crowds.
- If you don’t want to get lost then get a free map first!, at Information Center, gate 1.
- Read map and remember some details before you enter.The clock tower in the middle of the market (between section 16 and section 17) , is the easiest place to find.
- Information Center is in section 27.
- Section numbers are on top of the section buildings.
- Don't forget to try out your bargaining skills and your negotiation.
- No smoking in the market (2,000 baht for offenders) but the smoking area is in section 27 (opposite section 25, see map).
- All facilities are in section 27, such as money exchange booths, ATM machines, bathrooms, tourist police station and Information center.
- Be careful with your wallet or purse, like many places in the world, there are some pick-pockets in a crowded place.
- If you are having problems and need help, then go to tourist police station in section 27 or go to TG Support Unit "Smiley station" at the entrance of Kamphaeng Phet 3 Road near section 6 (see the map), they wear white shirt with police logo and they speak English very well.
- A few hours is not enough time to explore Chatuchak , you need a whole day for shopping in this place!
- Shipping and Packing companies are in Chatuchak Market section 7.When you think of oversea products shipping, one of them is Bangkok Parcel Service.

Chatuchak Weekend Market Pictures