Srinakarin Road goes from Sukhumwit Road in Samut Prakan to Bangkapi. The stretch of road covered in the map below is 7.6 km long. The road is popular for late night dining with restaurants and nightclubs. There are also three large hypermarkets (Tesco Lotus, Carrefour and Makro) and a 24 hour supermarket (Foodland). The six lane highway is split in the middle by a drainage canal. The photograph to the right was taken opposite Carrefour. This is at the exteme end of Samut Prakan Province. The Banga Na-Trad Highway crosses this road a further 1km away. The office blocks to the right is Nation Tower, home of The Nation Newspaper and Thailand's only 24 hour News Channel.

GETTING THERE AND AWAY:

Airconditioned bus 145 (blue bus and white bus): Paknam to Chatuchak Weekend Market
Normal bus 145 (red bus): Paknam to Chatuchak Weekend Market
Micro bus 6 (small purple bus): Paknam to Seephraya Pier

There are also private buses running up and down this road as well as minibuses. If you are not sure of what they look like, click here for pictures.

FURTHER AFIELD:

If you continue down Srinakarin Road a further 1 km from the Soi Sukhumwit 105 turnoff you will reach Bang Na-Trad Highway. Turn left for the nearby Central City Bang Na Department Store. This has a large entertainment complex on the roof which includes roller coaster, bumper cars and a large swimming center. Turn right if you want to head down the east coast of Thailand to Chonburi and Pattaya. It will take you just over an hour to reach the first seaside resort.

Continue down Srinakarin Road a little more and you will pass Novotel Hotel on the right. About another 2 km on the right are the very large shopping malls Seri Center and Seacon Square. The latter has a 14 screen cinema, bowling alley, theme park rides and hundreds of shops. Behind Seri Center is an access road to Rama IX Park.

All photographs by Richard Barrow. Map copyright Paknam.com (2001)