Charoen Krung Soi 42 at a glance

Short answer Soi 42 is 420 metres long, and the nearest station is Saphan Taksin on the BTS Silom line, about 9 minutes' walk away. Charoen Krung Soi 42 leaves Charoen Krung Road and runs west.

Getting to the soi

From Saphan Taksin (S6, BTS Silom), the walk is about 608 metres, roughly 9 minutes, heading north-east. Charoen Nakhon (G2, BTS Gold) is about 1,220 metres away, around 17 minutes, heading south-east. Walking the full length of the soi takes about 6 minutes.

1. S6BTS Silom · Saphan Taksinสะพานตากสิน
2. about 608 m north-east to the corner · 9 min
3. 42Charoen Krung Soi 42ซอยเจริญกรุง 42 · runs west from Charoen Krung Road for about 420 m

What is close by

Lek Gallery, a museum, is 147 metres away, about 2 minutes on foot. Wat Suan Phlu, a temple, is 189 metres away, about 3 minutes. Bang Rak Market is 325 metres away, about 5 minutes. Along the soi you will find two places to stay, including Silk Suite and Heritage Stay, and three places to eat.

• Lek GalleryLek Gallery
  2 min
• Wat Suan Phluวัดสวนพลู
  3 min
• Bang Rak Marketตลาดบางรัก
  5 min

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

Coming from the airports

From Suvarnabhumi (BKK), the journey has 15 stops and two changes. You take the Airport Rail Link to Phaya Thai, change to the BTS Sukhumvit line for Siam, then change again onto the BTS Silom line for Saphan Taksin. From Don Mueang (DMK), it has 26 stops and two changes, with short walks between platforms at each change, ending on the BTS Silom line at Saphan Taksin.

From the airport

From Suvarnabhumi (BKK) · 15 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. 2 stops
7. CENSiamสยาม · BTS Sukhumvit
8. change to the BTS Silom, same station
9. CENSiamสยาม · BTS Silom
10. 6 stops
11. S6Saphan Taksinสะพานตากสิน · BTS Silom

From Don Mueang (DMK) · 26 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. 15 stops
7. BL26Si Lomสีลม · MRT Blue
8. walk about 394 m to Sala Daeng
9. S2Sala Daengศาลาแดง · BTS Silom
10. 4 stops
11. S6Saphan Taksinสะพานตากสิน · BTS Silom

Soi 40 and Soi 44 run on the same side of Charoen Krung Road as Soi 42. Soi 41 and Soi 43 are across the road from it, so you can use them as landmarks when you look for the soi.