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Chatuchak Market Guide

Chatuchak Market Guide Welcome to the Chatuchak Market Guide. This article will give you all the necessary details you need to know about the largest weekend market in the World. Opening Times Wednesday and Thursday (Flower Market) 7am-6pm Friday (Wholesale) 6pm-12am Saturday and Sunday (Full Market) 9am-6pm Getting to Chatuchak Market There are five different […]

How to Barter in Chatuchak Market

How to Barter in Chatuchak Market Bartering or haggling (negotiating a price), is an everyday skill that is used all around Thailand. Tourists will be exposed to higher rates in many markets and shops where they must come to an agreement for a cheaper price with the vendor. Bartering has one simple rule, don’t pay full price for […]

History of Chatuchak Market

History of Chatuchak Market Chatuchak Market has been running for over 70 years and has gone through huge changes from being a small market in Bangkok to welcoming hundreds of thousands of tourists each weekend. Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram was the third Prime Minister of Thailand who first came into office in December 1938. During […]