Jatujak Weekend Market (JJ) Close to the intersection of Phahonyothin and Ladprao, on Phahonyothin Road near the northern bus station. JJ is one of the world's largest weekend markets covers area of 70 rai, more than 5,000 booths selling goods from every part of Thailand.Jatujak Market, one stop shopping centre is very popular to Thais and has become a popular place to forign tourists and foriengners who stay in Bangkok, thousands of foreigners frequent visit to JJ every weekend since almost any thing can be found here at a bargaining local price (not a tourist price), and most vendors actually come from local factories, like antique wood carving, clay handicrafts, local souvenirs from every parts of Thailand, Buddhist amulets, wooden funitures, hand made decorated flowers and plants, ceramic wares and dolls, Thai Benjarong, Chinese wares, garden decorated plants and stones, trendy fashions, silk, hill-tribe outfits , fluffy dogs, colorful fishes, birds and more miscellaneous.Food and Drink Chatuchak is a large open public ground, you may feel a little hot but not so much because the structure was plan under architecture thorey. However, there are small stalls of food and drinks pepered around the area. One of the air-condition food shops with nice decoration is Tho Plu near the Banks area, and there are more restaurants in dream section, which is the new section of JJ market.Banks Area Near Kamphaengphet 2 entrance is banks area where you can withdraw your money from ATM, and for spacial services, the branch is opening on weekends and at night on Thurseday till Sunday. There are Government Saving Bank, Military Bank and Bangkok Bank, the branches open on Monday - Wednesday 9.30 a.m. - 3.30 p.m. and Thursday - Sunday 7.30 a.m. - 8.00 p.m.Post Booth there is a post booth, including DHL in the area of section 1.
Tourist Service & Assistance at the Kamphaengphet 2 entrance close to the bank area are the booths of Tourist Police, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Bankok Tourist Bureaund and first aid. Dream Section is the new shopping area on Kamphaengphet 2 Road, most food shops and restaurants are in this section.Jatujak Park Jatujak Park is a nicely landscaped park and is considered the major park of Bangkok,where located opposite the Kamphaengphet 3 entrance of JJ Market. This is a nice spot for relaxing after an exhausting shopping at the market.
Section 1 : Amulets, Books, Collectibles, Food and Beverage
Section 2-4 : Garden Plants, Collectibles, Furnishing
Section 5-6 : Clothees, Fashion Accessories, Miscellaneous
Section 7-9 : Used Stuffs, Home Furniture, Ceramics , Handcrafts
Section 10-24 : Clothes, Fashion Accessories, Pets
Section 17-19 : Ceramics, Fresh Food, Dry Food
Section 22-26 : Used Stuffs, Home Funiture, Furnishing Accessories, Handcrafts
How to go:
· For Taxi : Pai - Suan - Ja - Tu -Jak or Pai - Ja - Tu - Jak or Pai - JJ** Pai = go, go to Suan = park, garden
· Jatujak Weekend Market located on Phahonyothin, close to the intersection of Phahonyothin and Ladprao Roads
· JJ is open on Saturday-Sunday 7.00 a.m.- 6.00 p.m. Thurseday - Friday 7.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. (wholesaler days, if you are a wholesaler you should go on Friday for a better price)
· No addmission fee,
· Car park fee is 10 baht per hour, space for car park is very hard to find on Saturday and Sunday.
· Tel. (662) 272-4440, 272-4635-6, 272-4615-6
· Bus # 3, 8, 26, 27, 28, 29, 34, 38, 39, 44, 52, 59, 63, 77, 96, 104, 108, 112, 122, 134, 138, 145 Air-condition Bus # 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18
· BTS Skytrain - Mo Chit Station
· For Taxi : Pai - Suan - Ja - Tu -Jak or Pai - Ja - Tu - Jak or Pai - JJ** Pai = go, go to Suan = park, garden
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