Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha)
#1de 9 lugares para visitar en BangkokBangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand
También conocido como Wat Phra Chetuphon · Temple of the Reclining Buddha · วัดโพธิ์
Respuesta rápida
Horario: 08:00–19:30. La entrada es gratuita. Calcula 1.5 hrs. Mejor momento: 08:00 – 09:30.
Actualizado el · Redactado por Traveliac, con ayuda de IA · 4 min de lectura
- Horario
- 08:00–19:30
- Precio de entrada
- Gratis
- Tiempo necesario
- 1.5 hrs
- Mejor momento del día
- 08:00 – 09:30
- Mejores meses
- Nov – Feb
- Dirección
- 2 Sanam Chai Road, Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200
Sobre Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha)
Wat Pho houses a reclining Buddha statue 46 metres long and 15 metres high, its core built from brick and plaster and finished in gold leaf, with mother-of-pearl inlay decorating the soles of both feet in 108 auspicious symbols drawn from Buddhist cosmology. The statue depicts the Buddha entering final nirvana and is large enough that the viewing hall was built around it rather than the reverse — visitors circulate along a single narrow corridor beside the figure rather than viewing it from a central vantage point. Beyond the reclining Buddha hall, Wat Pho's grounds hold four large chedis commemorating the first four Chakri-dynasty kings, faced in coloured ceramic tile, and is widely credited as the birthplace of traditional Thai massage, a discipline the temple still teaches and practises on site today.
Mejor momento del día: 08:00 – 09:30. Immediately after opening, before tour coaches arriving from the Grand Palace circuit fill the reclining Buddha hall.
Horario de Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha)
Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha) abre a las 08:00 y cierra a las 19:30. Ese horario se mantiene también los sábados y domingos.
- Horario
- 08:00–19:30
Mon–Sun 08:00–19:30 - Cierra los
- Abierto todos los días
Horario recopilados de watpho.com y registros públicos, última actualización el . Pueden cambiar sin previo aviso — confírmalos antes de viajar. Cómo escribimos estas guías
Precio de entrada de Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha)
| Entrada | Precio |
|---|---|
| Entrada estándar | Gratis |
| Tarifa reducida (estudiante / mayor) | Gratis |
| Niños | Gratis |
300 THB for foreign visitors, as of 2026, including a complimentary bottle of water. Thai nationals enter free. Tickets can be bought at the gate or in advance at watphobooking.com, the temple's own booking platform.
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Mejor época para visitar Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha)
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Very busy
08:00 – 09:30
Morning OpeningBest time to go
Gates open at 08:00; the reclining Buddha corridor is walkable without queuing for the first ninety minutes.
Quiet09:30 – 13:00
Grand Palace Overflow
Visitors arriving from the Grand Palace circuit converge; the single-direction corridor around the statue can slow to a shuffle.
Very busy13:00 – 16:00
Midday
Crowd thins as groups move on to Wat Arun or lunch; the massage school queue is shortest in this window.
Moderate16:00 – 19:30
Late Afternoon and Evening
Day-tour groups have largely left; the temple stays open until 19:30, giving a quiet late visit option with softer light in the courtyards.
Quiet
Historia de Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha)
Wat Pho's origins predate Bangkok's founding as capital, having existed as a temple on the site since the Ayutthaya period, but its major expansion came under Rama I in the 1780s as part of the new capital's temple-building programme surrounding the Grand Palace. Rama III (r. 1824–1851) commissioned the 46-metre reclining Buddha in 1832 and turned the temple grounds into what amounted to Thailand's first public university, inscribing medical texts, massage diagrams, and astrological and literary knowledge onto stone tablets and murals set into the temple walls for public study — a body of inscriptions later recognised by UNESCO's Memory of the World programme.
The temple's massage school, Wat Pho Thai Traditional Medical and Massage School, formalised in the 20th century, continues a therapeutic tradition the temple has documented and taught for close to two centuries.
Normas y etiqueta en Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha)
Modest dress is required throughout Wat Pho — shoulders and knees covered — with stricter enforcement than at some other Bangkok temples; visitors are turned away or made to rent a sarong at the gate if not compliant. Shoes are removed before entering the reclining Buddha hall and any other interior shrine building, with shoe storage available near each entrance.
The corridor around the reclining Buddha moves in one direction only and can bottleneck badly when tour groups converge, particularly around the row of 108 bronze alms bowls where visitors drop coins for merit — buying a small dish of coins near the entrance (20 THB) for this purpose is customary rather than obligatory.
On-site massage services (from roughly 480 THB for a 30-minute foot massage, prices set by the temple's own school) are legitimate and considerably cheaper than most commercial parlours nearby; touts outside the temple gates offering 'skip the line' massage packages are not affiliated with the temple.
Consejos para visitar Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha)
- 1
Wat Pho is a 10-minute walk south of the Grand Palace and forms the natural second stop on the standard Rattanakosin old-town circuit; visiting Wat Pho first, before the Grand Palace's queues build after 10:00, is a workable alternative sequence.
- 2
The massage school inside the temple grounds is worth booking ahead on weekends, since walk-in slots fill by midday; a traditional Thai massage here runs roughly two to three hours shorter in typical waiting time than the well-known parlours on Silom Road.
- 3
Wat Pho's four royal chedis and quieter side courtyards, away from the reclining Buddha hall, are usually near-empty even at midday and reward a slower fifteen-minute walk after the main hall.
Cómo llegar a Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha)
2 Sanam Chai Road, Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200Cómo llegar en Google Maps
Desde Sanam Chai MRT Station
0.5 km · 6–8 min walk
17–42 THB MRT fare depending on origin station
Desde Tha Tien Pier
0.2 km · 3 min walk
16–33 THB express boat fare
Desde Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)
32 km · 45–70 min
350–500 THB metered taxi plus toll
Aeropuerto más cercano
Desde Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)
32 km, approximately 45–70 minutes by road.
Estación más cercana
Desde Sanam Chai MRT (Blue Line)
500m, a 6–8 minute walk.
Preguntas frecuentes sobre Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha)
How big is the reclining Buddha at Wat Pho?
46 metres long and 15 metres high, built from a brick and plaster core finished in gold leaf. The soles of its feet carry 108 auspicious symbols inlaid in mother-of-pearl.
Is Wat Pho the birthplace of Thai massage?
Yes, by widely accepted tradition. Rama III had medical and massage knowledge inscribed on stone tablets and murals within the temple in the 1830s, and Wat Pho's massage school continues to teach and practise traditional Thai massage on site today.
How much does Wat Pho cost to enter?
300 THB for foreign visitors, as of 2026, which includes a bottle of drinking water. Thai nationals enter free, and tickets can be bought at the gate or in advance through the temple's own site, watphobooking.com.
Should I visit Wat Pho or the Grand Palace first?
Either order works, since the two sites are a 10-minute walk apart, but visiting Wat Pho first can mean shorter queues, since Grand Palace crowds typically build after 10:00 as coach groups arrive. Wat Pho stays open later, until 19:30, giving more flexibility for timing.
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