Bang Kapi MRT station: what is close by

Short answer Bang Kapi station (YL08) on the MRT Yellow line has malls, markets, a temple and a museum within a short walk. Happyland Center is the closest, about 6 minutes on foot.

From the airport

From Suvarnabhumi (BKK) · 18 stops

1. A1Suvarnabhumi airportสุวรรณภูมิ · Airport Rail Link
2. 5 stops
3. A6Makkasanมักกะสัน · Airport Rail Link
4. walk about 405 m to Phetchaburi
5. BL21Phetchaburiเพชรบุรี · MRT Blue
6. 6 stops
7. BL15Lat Phraoลาดพร้าว · MRT Blue
8. change to the MRT Yellow · about 278 m on foot
9. YL01Lat Phraoลาดพร้าว · MRT Yellow
10. 7 stops
11. YL08Bang Kapiบางกะปิ · MRT Yellow

From Don Mueang (DMK) · 18 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. 4 stops
7. BL15Lat Phraoลาดพร้าว · MRT Blue
8. change to the MRT Yellow · about 278 m on foot
9. YL01Lat Phraoลาดพร้าว · MRT Yellow
10. 7 stops
11. YL08Bang Kapiบางกะปิ · MRT Yellow

Getting your bearings

Bang Kapi is station YL08 on the MRT Yellow line. The station name is also written in Thai as บางกะปิ, so you can match it with signs, maps and taxi drivers. The places below are spread out, so it helps to pick one or two to visit rather than trying to see them all.

Places within walking distance

• Happyland Centerแฮปปี้แลนด์เซ็นเตอร์
  6 min
• Tawanna shopping parkตะวันนาบางกะปิ
  6 min
• N Mark Plazaเอ็นมาร์ค พลาซ่า
  6 min
• The Mall Lifestore Bangkapiเดอะมอลล์กรุ๊ป
  8 min
• Wat Chanthawongsaramวัดจันทวงศาราม
  12 min
• Bangkapi Marketตลาดบางกะปิ
  13 min
• Batcat Museum and Toysพิพิธภัณฑ์ แบทแคท มิวเซียม แอนด์ ทอยส์
  15 min

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

Happyland Center and N Mark Plaza are both malls about 6 minutes away. Tawanna shopping park is a market, also about 6 minutes away. The Mall Lifestore Bangkapi is a mall about 8 minutes away.

Wat Chanthawongsaram is a temple about 12 minutes away. Bangkapi Market is a larger market about 13 minutes away. Batcat Museum and Toys is a museum about 15 minutes away, so it makes a good stop if you want something a little different.

Food and small stores

Within 500 metres of the station there are 12 food places and 2 convenience stores. That makes it easy to grab a meal or pick up a few essentials before you walk on to somewhere further away.

Before you go

Start at the station, pick the place that interests you most, and head out from there. Bangkapi Market and the temple are good choices if you enjoy looking around local life at a gentle pace.