About Khao San Road
A 410-metre street in Banglamphu, about a kilometre north of the Grand Palace, famous as Bangkok's backpacker hub. Guesthouses, bars, street food and market stalls keep it busy until late at night.
Highlights
- Backpacker atmosphere
- Bars and street food
- Close to the old city
When to visit Khao San Road
Month by month: good, OK or less good, based on average rain and temperature (Bangkok climate).
Best months: January, February, March, November, December.
- January Dry: about 10 mm on 1 rain days, max 32°C (Bangkok climate)
- February Dry: about 10 mm on 2 rain days, max 33°C (Bangkok climate)
- March Dry: about 50 mm on 4 rain days, max 34°C (Bangkok climate)
- April Some rain: about 110 mm on 7 rain days, max 35°C (Bangkok climate)
- May Some rain: about 180 mm on 15 rain days, max 34°C (Bangkok climate)
- June Some rain: about 180 mm on 15 rain days, max 33°C (Bangkok climate)
- July Some rain: about 180 mm on 16 rain days, max 32°C (Bangkok climate)
- August Some rain: about 170 mm on 17 rain days, max 32°C (Bangkok climate)
- September Rainy season: about 220 mm on 19 rain days, max 32°C (Bangkok climate)
- October Rainy season: about 190 mm on 16 rain days, max 31°C (Bangkok climate)
- November Dry: about 40 mm on 5 rain days, max 31°C (Bangkok climate)
- December Dry: about 10 mm on 1 rain days, max 31°C (Bangkok climate)
Source: climate figures from our weather page: Weather and climate.
Practical information
- Location
- Bangkok · 13.75889, 100.49722
- Type
- 🚶 Street / area
- Best time of day
- Late evening or night
Opening hours and entry fee: no reliable source found, so not listed. Ask on site or check the official website.
More photos of Khao San Road
Bangkok Khaosan Road Photo: Ovedc · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Bangkok Khaosan Road Photo: Ovedc · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Bangkok Khaosan Road Photo: Ovedc · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Khao San Road on the map
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More great places nearby
- Democracy Monument 1 km as the crow flies
- Bangkok National Museum 1 km as the crow flies
- Giant Swing (Sao Ching Cha) 1 km as the crow flies
- Grand Palace 1 km as the crow flies
- Golden Mount (Wat Saket) 1 km as the crow flies
- Wat Pho 1 km as the crow flies
Temples nearby
- 🛕 Wat Bowonniwet Vihara 1 km as the crow flies
- 🛕 Wat Ratchanatdaram 1 km as the crow flies
- 🛕 Wat Phra Kaew 1 km as the crow flies
- 🛕 Wat Suthat and the Giant Swing 1 km as the crow flies