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All tours
Floating Market and Train Market ExperienceBoard a local train in the countryside and ride it through the market, then a 45-minute longtail to Damnoen Saduak.
Maeklong and Floating Market Small GroupThe most-booked version: watch the train pass with a guide who knows where to stand, then a paddle boat at Damnoen Saduak.
Private Train and Floating Market DaySame train-and-longtail route, private: your own licensed guide and van from central Bangkok, and nobody to wait for.
Railway Market and Floating Market Boat TourLowest fare, with a longtail at Damnoen Saduak. Later starts ride the train into the market; the 07:00 start watches it pass.
Damnoen Saduak and Mae Klong Train MarketsStarts outside Swensen's on Tanao Road by Khao San: a train ride into the market and a longtail at Damnoen Saduak.
Damnoen Saduak, Train Market and MahanakhonTrain ride in from Ban Ka Long, a paddle boat at Damnoen Saduak, and drop-off at King Power Mahanakhon in the afternoon.
Maeklong Railway and Amphawa Floating MarketWeekends only: watch the train, see the banyan-wrapped Wat Bang Kung, then Amphawa and a firefly boat at dusk.
Private Car to Maeklong Railway MarketA private car and driver for up to three: pick the train you want to see and stay two hours at the market.
Grand Palace, Floating Market and MaeklongThe railway market and Damnoen Saduak by longtail in the morning, Wat Phra Kaew and the Grand Palace in the afternoon.

All guides
Train timesAll 8 daily passes with train numbers, the best one to watch and where to stand
Getting thereTour, van, private car or the two trains and a ferry, with a worked timetable
Is it worth it?What it is really like, the crowds, what to eat and buy, and how long you need
Damnoen Saduak vs AmphawaTwo floating markets, two different days: hours, boats and fireflies
The day trip, hour by hourHow the tour day runs, which tour fits whom, and what is extra
Tips for the marketWhere to stand, photos, cash, clothes, food and the temple nearby

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Train schedule 2026The eight daily passes, what changed, and how the tours time them.
Amphawa and firefliesThe Friday to Sunday market, the firefly boats and the months ahead.
Cool season 2026-27Weather, holidays, crowds and booking for November to February.