Ticket prices
The museum, officially the Phra Nakhon National Museum, is run by the Fine Arts Department. Its museum page lists two ticket types (checked 29 October 2026):
| Ticket | Foreign visitor | Thai visitor |
|---|---|---|
| Bangkok National Museum only | 200 baht | 30 baht |
| Combination: National Museum, Royal Barges museum, National Gallery | 350 baht | 60 baht |
Entry is free for students in uniform and for monks, novices and religious clergy. No separate child or senior rate is listed for this museum.
Is the combination ticket worth it?
The National Gallery's page also charges foreign visitors 200 baht for a single ticket. So the National Museum plus the National Gallery cost 400 baht separately, against 350 baht for the combination, which also includes the Royal Barges museum. If you will visit both, the combination ticket saves at least 50 baht.
If you only want the National Museum, buy the 200 baht ticket. The National Gallery also opens Wednesday to Sunday only, so plan all three for the same stretch of days.
The National Gallery's page lets visitors aged 60 and over in free. The National Museum's page does not list a senior exemption, so older visitors should not assume the same rule applies there.
Opening hours and closed days
The Fine Arts Department page gives: 9am–4pm; closed Mondays, Tuesdays and public holidays.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand agrees on 9am–4pm and on Wednesday-to-Sunday opening, but says the museum is open on public holidays and closes for New Year and the Songkran festival. The TAT page carries no date.
For a visitor in late December or early January, the practical choice is a normal weekday between Wednesday and Friday that is not a holiday.
Getting there
The museum is on Na Phra That Road in Phra Nakhon district. TAT places it between Thammasat University and the National Theatre, on the edge of the Grand Palace area. No official page found gives directions to the museum itself, so use the routes the Grand Palace publishes for the same area:
- Chao Phraya Express Boat: BTS to Saphan Taksin (Exit 2), walk to Sathorn Pier, then an orange-flag boat to Tha Chang (N9).
- MRT: Sanam Chai, Exit 1, then bus 3, 9, 44, 47, 53 or 82.
- Tuk-tuk: the palace page warns that fares for short hops here may be higher than a taxi, so agree a price first.
From the Grand Palace area, ask for Na Phra That Road or the National Theatre. Our guide to Chao Phraya river boats explains the flags and fares, and using the BTS and MRT covers paying for the rail leg.
Planning a day around it
The museum's 4pm closing and Monday–Tuesday closure shape the day more than the ticket price. TAT describes four permanent sections: Thai history, art history and archaeology, Thai minor arts and ethnology, and the Wang Na (Front Palace) buildings. The 4pm close leaves no evening slot, so start your visit by early afternoon.
The museum sits in the same district as the Grand Palace; see our Grand Palace tickets guide for its hours and dress rules. Wat Pho is open 8am–7.30pm according to its visit page, so it works as the last stop after the museum closes.
If it is closed
On a Monday or Tuesday, or on a public holiday when you could not confirm opening, switch to Wat Pho or the Grand Palace and check their hours in the guides linked above. Keep the museum for a Wednesday-to-Sunday morning.
