Location

          Inside the Grand Palace Area

Access by car

          Drive to the Grand Palace and drop off at the main entrance gate, Wisetchaisri Gate. There's no parking for visitors.

Access by bus

          Plenty of buses pass around here. The bus numbers are in the listed box above.

Access by boat

          Take a Chao Phraya Express boat from pier along the river and get down at Tha Chang pier(N 09 Pier). Short walk pass riverside market. You'll see the corner of palace wall. Go straight ahead, do not turn right, 100 metres to the main entrance gate.

Tips :

          City Hall also provides street buses that imitated shape of Bangkok tram in 1900's to run around Rattanakosin Island major sights. they leaves every 10 minutes and are free of charge.

BEWARE

          You will meet many scam artists on the way offering you directions and tips one of which will be that the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew are closed till late noon and will try to get you a taxi to kill your time elsewhere which is a tourist trap to send you to shops to buy. Pass them and walk to the inside. Ticket office is in front of the outer court. Chek day off at calendar.

Recommendations

1. have enough memorycard and fully charged camera

2. Don't forget hat, umbrailla or sunglasses

3. Get there early(8AM) to avoid crowded tourists

4. have a bottle of water, hardly buy inside

5. Hire a guide or take an automated machine guides (like a walkman with head phones) which gave you privacy on your own pace

6. Wear socks, the granite floor in front of Ubosot that house the Emerald Buddha is extremely hot.

Admission fee

Open 8.30 AM - 4.00 PM

350 Baht for foreigners, bundled with the Grand Palace admission.

Tel : 0 2623 5500 ext.3100, 1830

Dress code

1. Shorts, mini-skirts, short skirts, tight fitting trousers, as well as tights can not be worn as outer garments.
2. See-through shirts and blouses, as well as culottes or quarter length trousers can not be worn.
3. Sleeveless shirts or vests can not be worn as outer garments.
4. Sandals (without ankle or heel straps) can not be worn.
5. All shirt sleeves, whether long or short, can not be rolled up.
6. Sweat shirts and sweat pants, wind-cheaters, pjamas and fisherman trousers can not be worn.

Calandar

Check the day off of the Grand Palace, Wat Phra Kaew and Ubosot that houses the Emerald Buddha in 2010 as below

o = opened, x = closed 

Aerial view of the Grand Palace from Google map

Closed up aerial view of Wat Phra Kaew from Google map