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Ratchathewi BTS station: a short guide for visitors

Ratchathewi is a BTS Sukhumvit line station with two exits, and several places within a short walk.

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Ratchathewi BTS station: a short guide for visitors
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Short answer Ratchathewi is station N1 on the BTS Sukhumvit line. Phaya Thai is the next station along the line. The station has two exits, numbered 1 and 2.

From Ratchathewi to Karma Canna

  1. N1BTS Sukhumvit · Ratchathewiราชเทวี
  2. about 602 m on foot · 9 min
  3. Karma Canna · PhetchaburiHours: ask us
  4. A8or Airport Rail Link Phaya Thai, 10 min
Phaya ThaiN1RatchathewiราชเทวีBTS Sukhumvit

2 numbered exits

  1. 1
  2. 2

From the airport

From Suvarnabhumi (BKK) · 8 stops

  1. A1Suvarnabhumi airportสุวรรณภูมิ · Airport Rail Link
  2. 7 stops
  3. A8Phaya Thaiพญาไท · Airport Rail Link
  4. change to the BTS Sukhumvit · about 157 m on foot
  5. N2Phaya Thaiพญาไท · BTS Sukhumvit
  6. 1 stop
  7. N1Ratchathewiราชเทวี · BTS Sukhumvit

From Don Mueang (DMK) · 15 stops

  1. RN08Don Mueang airportดอนเมือง · SRT Dark Red
  2. 7 stops
  3. RN01Krung Thep Aphiwatกรุงเทพอภิวัฒน์ · SRT Dark Red
  4. walk about 255 m to Bang Sue
  5. BL11Bang Sueบางซื่อ · MRT Blue
  6. 2 stops
  7. BL13Chatuchak Parkสวนจตุจักร · MRT Blue
  8. walk about 89 m to Mo Chit
  9. N8Mo Chitหมอชิต · BTS Sukhumvit
  10. 6 stops
  11. N1Ratchathewiราชเทวี · BTS Sukhumvit

Places within walking distance

Several places sit a short walk from the station. Chaloem La 56 Bridge and the Khlong Sean Saep walking street are each about 6 minutes away. KingPetch Fresh Market is about 7 minutes on foot, and Ban Krua Silk Factory is about 7 minutes too.

Jim Thompson House is about 8 minutes away, and the Jim Thompson Art Center is about 9 minutes. Siam Discovery is about 10 minutes on foot, and the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre is about 11 minutes.

  • Chaloem La 56 Bridgeสะพานเฉลิมหล้า 56
    6 min
  • Khlong Sean Saep (Walking Street)
    6 min
  • KingPetch Fresh Marketตลาดสดกิ่งเพชร
    7 min
  • Ban Krua Silk Factoryผ้าไหมบ้านครัว
    7 min
  • Jim Thompson Houseพิพิธภัณฑ์บ้านจิม ทอมป์สัน
    8 min
  • Jim Thompson Art Centerหอศิลป์บ้านจิมทอมป์สัน
    9 min
  • Siam Discoveryสยามดิสคัฟเวอรี่
    10 min
  • Bangkok Art and Culture Centreหอศิลปวัฒนธรรมแห่งกรุงเทพมหานคร
    11 min

Walk times are estimates from the map (OpenStreetMap). Places listed are public; we have no deal with any of them.

Food and everyday needs

Within 500 metres of the station there are 54 places to eat and 15 convenience stores. That makes it easy to pick up a meal or a few essentials before or after your visit.

Before you set off

Check which exit is nearest to your first stop before you head up from the platform. A quick look at a map at the station will help you choose the right one.

If you are visiting more than one place nearby, you can group them into a single trip. Start with the places closest to the station, then work outwards.

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