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Saphan Han

Address: สะพานหัน 58
Area: Bangkok, Thailand
Districts: Chinatown

Mon: 00:00–23:59
Tue: 00:00–23:59
Wed: 00:00–23:59
Thu: 00:00–23:59
Fri: 00:00–23:59
Sat: 00:00–23:59
Sun: 00:00–23:59
Hours: The city page does not publish visiting hours; contact the district authority to confirm.
How to visit: Visit via the outdoor canal-side walkway and bridge. The nearest MRT station is Sam Yot.
Hours: About 30 min

Why it is worth the detour

The historic turning bridge over Ong Ang Canal evolved into a crowded shopping crossing that Rama V reportedly compared with Venice's Rialto.

Saphan Han is a historic bridge in Bangkok, known for its evolution from a turning bridge to a bustling shopping area. It remains a vibrant commercial hub, reflecting its rich history and cultural significance.

What else is close by

The nearest places we have written up, with straight-line distance from here.

150 m
Gurdwara Siri Guru Singh Sabha
The white-and-gold Sikh temple on Chakphet Road is the place that turned Phahurat into Bangkok's Indian quarter.
200 m
Ong Ang Canal
Dug as part of Bangkok's early defensive moat, the restored canal now reveals the old boundary between Rattanakosin and commercial Chinatown.
250 m
Wat Chakrawat
Crocodiles live in the pond of this Chinatown temple, and the neighbourhood likes to tell the story of how they got there.
400 m
Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre
King Prajadhipok commissioned this modern 1933 cinema as a gift to Bangkok for the city's 150th anniversary.
500 m
Sampeng Lane
A historic market in Bangkok's Chinatown known for its wholesale goods.
500 m
Rommaninat Park
The lawns and surviving walls occupy Bangkok's former nineteenth-century remand prison, transforming a place of confinement into a public park.