Bangkok: where should you sleep for the shortest travel?

Chosen: Grand Palace, Wat Pho, Wat Arun, Chinatown (Yaowarat), ICONSIAM. Over 3 nights, sleeping in Riverside gives the shortest travel. Return trips add up to 2 h 43 min, which is 2 h 36 min less than Thonglor, the longest base for the same choice. Next shortest are Khao San and Old Town and Silom and Sathorn.

1. #1Riverside2 h 43 min of round trips in totalOne way from Riverside: Grand Palace 28 min, Wat Pho 26 min, Wat Arun 26 min, Chinatown (Yaowarat) 20 min, ICONSIAM 14 min
2. #2Khao San and Old Town2 h 46 min of round trips in total
3. #3Silom and Sathorn3 h 12 min of round trips in total

Chosen: Grand Palace, Wat Pho, Wat Arun. Over 2 nights, sleeping in Khao San and Old Town gives the shortest travel. Return trips add up to 1 h 29 min, which is 2 h 12 min less than Thonglor, the longest base for the same choice. Next shortest are Riverside and Siam.

1. #1Khao San and Old Town1 h 29 min of round trips in totalOne way from Khao San and Old Town: Grand Palace 17 min, Wat Pho 18 min, Wat Arun 20 min
2. #2Riverside2 h of round trips in total
3. #3Siam2 h 19 min of round trips in total

Chosen: Grand Palace, Wat Pho, Wat Arun, Chinatown (Yaowarat), ICONSIAM. Over 3 nights, sleeping in Riverside gives the shortest travel. Return trips add up to 4 h 25 min, which is 3 h 48 min less than Thonglor, the longest base for the same choice. Next shortest are Khao San and Old Town and Silom and Sathorn. The transfer to and from Suvarnabhumi is counted in both directions.

1. #1Riverside4 h 25 min of round trips in totalOne way from Riverside: Grand Palace 28 min, Wat Pho 26 min, Wat Arun 26 min, Chinatown (Yaowarat) 20 min, ICONSIAM 14 min
2. #2Khao San and Old Town4 h 36 min of round trips in total
3. #3Silom and Sathorn4 h 48 min of round trips in total