Chao Phraya Express Boat Company: Wood Still The Best Among the world’s great commuter boats, the fleet of the Chao Phraya Express Boat Company holds a particular place.

The “Hop On Hop Off” tourist boat is now one of the best ways to see Bangkok. (Photo: Chao Phraya Express Boat Ltd.) A functional pilothouse elevates the captain for better visibility. (Photo ...

The Chao Phraya Express serves the river like a public bus, stopping at selected piers, like Tha Tien (for the Grand Palace,Wat Po and Wat Arun). The ubiquitous water taxis, called longtails, ply ...

The 57 Chao Phraya Express boats account for one third of the revenue. They run like public buses for 13 miles up and down the river, hauling more than 1 million passengers a month.

It was around 100 years ago that the matriarch of the Supatra empire, Boonpan, started what is today the Supatra & Chao Phraya Express Boat Group.

Bangkok commuters will be able to use a single ticket for all-electric railways, public buses, and Chao Phraya express boat services starting by the middle of this year, the Transport Ministry ...