Visiting Bangkok

Phetchaburi Soi 17: a short soi off Phetchaburi Road

A 330-metre soi running north off Phetchaburi Road, with two stations about 12 minutes' walk away.

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Phetchaburi Soi 17: a short soi off Phetchaburi Road
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Short answer Phetchaburi Soi 17 is a 330-metre soi running north off Phetchaburi Road. The nearest stations are about 12 minutes' walk away, so most visitors reach it by train and then walk the last part.

  1. A7Airport Rail Link · Ratchapraropราชปรารภ
  2. about 848 m south-west to the corner · 12 min
  3. 17Phetchaburi Soi 17ซอยเพชรบุรี 17 · runs north from Phetchaburi Road for about 330 m

From Phaya Thai to Smiling​ Dragon​

  1. A8Airport Rail Link · Phaya Thaiพญาไท
  2. about 651 m on foot · 9 min
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Getting there from the station

Two stations sit near the corner. Ratchaprarop, on the Airport Rail Link, is to the south-west, 848 metres away. Ratchathewi, on the BTS Sukhumvit line, is to the east. Take exit 2 for Ratchathewi. It is 837 metres away.

Walk times are straight-line distance multiplied by 1.3, at 75 metres a minute. Use them as a guide, not a fixed time.

What is close by

  • Phenixพันธุ์ทิพย์พลาซ่า
    2 min
  • Street Food
    7 min

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

Phenix, a mall, is about 2 minutes' walk away. The Street Food area is about 7 minutes away. Along the soi you will find 8 places to stay, including Centre Point, Pakdee Bed and Breakfast and The Konnect Hotel. You will also pass 6 places to eat.

Finding your way along the soi

On the same side of Phetchaburi Road, the next sois are Soi 15 and Soi 19. Across the road are Soi 16 and Soi 18. Check the number on the street sign at each corner so you know you are on Soi 17.

Getting here from the airports

From Suvarnabhumi (BKK), you can take the Airport Rail Link to Ratchaprarop with 6 stops and no change. From Don Mueang (DMK), the journey has 18 stops and 2 changes, as shown below.

From the airport

From Suvarnabhumi (BKK) · 6 stops

  1. A1Suvarnabhumi airportสุวรรณภูมิ · Airport Rail Link
  2. 6 stops
  3. A7Ratchapraropราชปรารภ · Airport Rail Link

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. 10 stops
  7. BL21Phetchaburiเพชรบุรี · MRT Blue
  8. walk about 405 m to Makkasan
  9. A6Makkasanมักกะสัน · Airport Rail Link
  10. 1 stop
  11. A7Ratchapraropราชปรารภ · Airport Rail Link
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