Wat Mangkon MRT Station
The smart way into Chinatown, red dragons over the ticket machines and Yaowarat five minutes on foot.
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What's near Wat Mangkon MRT Station
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About Wat Mangkon MRT Station
Skip the taxi. Road traffic around Chinatown clogs up badly from about 4pm and parking is close to hopeless, so the MRT Blue Line is the sensible way in and out of Yaowarat. This is the station you want, and it's less than five minutes on foot to the heart of Chinatown once you're back at street level.
The station design does the announcing for you, with a red color scheme, Chinese characters, a flying dragon above the ticket vending machines. It's clean, escalators and elevators throughout, signage in English that foreign visitors say is easy to follow. There are several exits onto different bits of the street network, so glance at the exit map on the platform before you ride up, or you'll surface facing the wrong way and lose ten minutes to a one-way lane of shophouses. Reviewers warn that the escalators run fast.
Written by Mac Kiley · Updated Oct 2026
Experience hints
Pair your visit. After Wat Mangkon MRT Station, round out your day in Bangkok with contrasting stops nearby.
Reviews from Google
When you get out from the train in this Station, there will be signs that you are in the vicinity of Chinatown. It's one of the best transportation mode to use going to this busy area. Heavy traffic is to be expected especially @4pm onwards in this area and it's hard to find a parking slot, so the best way is to use this MRT blue line station to go to Chinatown. The station is clean and there are escalators and elevators in the station. One of the things I admire about the staffs of MRT & BTS lines here in Thailand is how they always give a hand to the PWD and elderly and they are very polite when approached by anyone, though please have patience when they cannot understand your language.
You know you are about to enter Chinatown once getting off the train and alight here. The station itself is beautiful with the red color and Chinese character decoration, and even a flying dragon above the ticket vending machines. It takes less than 5 minutes on foot to Chinatown from this station.
Like most Metro stations in Bangkok this one was very easy to get in and out of and will take you directly to the edge of Chinatown. This wat in particular was very different from the other ones around the city and it was nice to experience as well. Definitely feel the very strong and important Chinese influence here.
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