Water transport in Bangkok

Bangkok, Thailand, has an extensive water transport system serving passengers crossing or travelling along the Chao Phraya River as well as certain canals.^[1]

• The Chao Phraya Express Boat service is a water bus which carries passengers along the Chao Phraya, regularly serving thirty-four stops from Rat Burana to Nonthaburi.
• The MINE Smart Ferry is an electric water bus service that operates three routes across Bangkok and Nonthaburi^[2]
• Ferries operate at thirty-two crossings of the Chao Phraya within Bangkok, as well as Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan Provinces.
• Long-tail boats serve fifteen regular routes along the Chao Phraya.
• The Khlong Saen Saep boat service travels along Saen Saep Canal, serving twenty-seven stops from Wat Si Bun Rueang to Phan Fa Lilat.
• The Khlong Phra Khanong boat service serves thirteen stops along the Phra Khanong Canal from Iam Sombat to Phra Khanong (service suspended as of July 2025 due to canal works).
• The Rangsit Canal boat service travels along Rangsit Canal.
• The Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem boat service (old city), along Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem.

• The Khlong Phasi Charoen boat service travels along Phasi Charoen Canal - In April 2014, the BMA initiated a trial service of passenger boats along Phasi Charoen Canal. The BMA is also considering developing passenger boat services along twenty-eight other canals following the six-month test run.^[3]