Bangkok Cycling Routes, Exploring the Big City

Although Bangkok is reputed to be one of the world's largest cities and infamous for its traffic problems, solutions are at hand with cycling routes being introduced to help solve congestion and reduce pollution.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has converted footpaths into cycling routes with entrance and exit facilities for cyclists. Cycling routes are in evidence all over the city with some routes running through historically important and quite beautiful areas such as Thanon Ratchadamnoen which was copied, to some extent, from avenues in Europe at the time the city was expanded northwards.

The Raoyal Plaza with the Equestrain Monument of King Rama V is at the end of Thanon Ratchadamnoen along with the Dusit Throne Hall. The route passes many tourist attractions such as Tattanankosin Island, Golden Mountain, Loha Prasat, Wat Ratchanatda, and winds back to the middle of Thanon Ratchadamnoen, passing Democracy Monument, Sanam Luang, the Grand Palace, Tha Chang and Tha Phra Chan.

There are other cycle tracks through older sections of Bangkok such as Thanon Fueang Nakhon, Thanon Bamrung Mueang with routes going close to interesting temples. If you want to be accompanied on your cycling ventures you can join one of the Bangkok cycling tour operators or post your cycling desires on our forum and look if somebody finds it interesting enough to join you on exploring Bangkok on the bike.