Which boat do I take?

Orange, yellow or blue: which boat? On the Chao Phraya, the flag on each boat shows its line. Orange stops at most piers for 19 baht, but only on weekday mornings and late afternoons. At midday and at weekends, a yellow flag takes over the same route. At rush hour, though, yellow means express, with fewer stops. Red is the air-conditioned express: four runs, weekday mornings only. And blue is the tourist boat: Sathorn to Phra Arthit every 30 minutes, on its own 40-baht ticket. We tell you everything you need to know about Bangkok. Follow for more!

On the Chao Phraya the flag shows the line. As of October 2026, orange stops at most piers on weekday mornings and late afternoons, a yellow flag runs that route at midday and at weekends, rush-hour yellow and red are expresses, and blue is the tourist boat with its own tickets.

• Chao Phraya Express Boats fly a flag that shows the line: orange, yellow, green-yellow and red (operator's timetable from 6 October 2026).
• Orange runs Nonthaburi–Wat Rajsingkorn, stopping at most piers, Monday to Friday only: from Nonthaburi 06:00–07:45 and 16:00–18:05. Flat fare 19 baht from 5 October 2026.
• In between on weekdays (from Nonthaburi 08:15–15:40), and through the day on Saturdays and Sundays, a “yellow midday” boat runs the same Nonthaburi–Wat Rajsingkorn route.
• At weekday rush hours, yellow is the express between Nonthaburi and Sathorn with fewer stops (24 baht); red is an air-conditioned express with four weekday-morning runs from Nonthaburi (33 baht).
• The blue-flag Chao Phraya Tourist Boat is a separate company: every 30 minutes between Sathorn (BTS Saphan Taksin) and Phra Arthit, 40 baht a trip or 150 baht for a day pass.

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Sources:
– Chao Phraya Express Boat: boat schedule and fares, from 6 October 2026: https://www.chaophrayaexpressboat.com/chaophrayaexpressboat?lang=en
– Chao Phraya Express Boat: timetable (image on the schedule page, file CPX_Boat_Schedule_2-10-26): https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f198b8_0cddd7273ef94dd6becc51a73df8fc4a~mv2.jpg
– Chao Phraya Express Boat: route map (updated 5 May 2025): https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f198b8_26e7becd3c544f859957dfd70a9a5deb~mv2.png
– Thai PBS (1 October 2026): ขึ้นค่าโดยสารเรือด่วนเจ้าพระยาอีก 1 บาท เริ่ม 5 ต.ค.เป็นต้นไป (express boat fares up 1 baht from 5 October): https://www.thaipbs.or.th/news/content/558951
– Chao Phraya Tourist Boat: hop-on hop-off timetable: https://www.chaophrayatouristboat.com/img/route_map.jpg
– Chao Phraya Tourist Boat: about us: https://www.chaophrayatouristboat.com/module_aboutus_long.html

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