Your day, step by step
08:30
Meet your pre-booked driver at the terminal. Dress for the temples: shoulders and knees covered, no shorts.
10:45
Arrive at the Grand Palace. Buy the ฿500 ticket (Wat Phra Kaew included).
12:15
Walk about 10 minutes to Wat Pho for the Reclining Buddha (฿300).
13:00
Quick lunch near Tha Tien, between Wat Pho and the river.
13:30
Leave central Bangkok by car. Do not add stops.
- Latest you can leave Central Bangkok (Grand Palace, Wat Pho)13:30
16:00
Back on board, 90 minutes before all-aboard.
One port done
Your Bangkok day is timed. Now the rest of your cruise.
The Cruise Pass times every port of one sailing, up to 10, to your all-aboard like this, with a Plan B if you run late, an offline copy, and live mode on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes.
€14.99 once, nothing renews. 30-day full refund.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Central Bangkok (Grand Palace, Wat Pho)Pre-booked car or Grab via the expressway, 2–2.5 hours13:30
- ICONSIAM (Bangkok riverside)Pre-booked car or Grab, 2–2.5 hours13:30
- Pattaya BeachTaxi or private car, 30–40 min15:30
- Sanctuary of Truth (Naklua, Pattaya)Taxi or private car, 30–40 min15:30
Where people get Bangkok wrong
Treating Bangkok as close to the port and leaving the city after mid-afternoon, when outbound traffic builds.
Built from our Bangkok guide, checked against 11 official sources (November 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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Personalise my Bangkok dayYour whole cruise, planned like this
This is one port. The Cruise Pass times every port of your cruise.
You just timed Bangkok to your own all-aboard. Every other port on your cruise needs the same, and your ship's times change at each one. The Cruise Pass does this for every port of your sailing, up to 10: each day timed to your ship, a Plan B if you run late, and live mode on the day with Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes. Every plan uses the same checked facts as this guide. Nothing is made up.
Cruise Pass
€14.99
One sailing, up to 10 ports. Pay once, nothing renews.
- Every port of your cruise timed to your all-aboard, in port time and ship time
- Live on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier, alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes
- The full planner for each port, with a Plan B if you run late
- An offline copy for when there is no signal
Year Pass
€39/yr
Every cruise you take for 12 months. Renews yearly; cancel any time.
Everything in the Cruise Pass, for as many sailings as you like.
30-day full refund. Secure checkout with Stripe.