Visiting Bangkok

Sukhumvit Soi 38: getting there and what is along it

Sukhumvit Soi 38 is an 850-metre soi off Sukhumvit Road, with food, a park and a museum close by.

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Short answer Take the BTS Sukhumvit line to Thong Lo (E6) and use exit 3. The corner of Soi 38 is about 46 metres from that exit, a one-minute walk.

From Thong Lo to Trippy Nation

  1. E6BTS Sukhumvit · Thong Loทองหล่อ
  2. about 40 m on foot · 1 min
  3. Trippy Nation · SukhumvitHours: ask us

Getting to the soi

Thong Lo is on the BTS Sukhumvit line. Soi 38 runs south from Sukhumvit Road and is 850 metres long. Walking from one end to the other takes about 15 minutes.

  1. E6BTS Sukhumvit · Thong Loทองหล่อ
  2. exit 3 · about 46 m south to the corner · 1 min
  3. 38Sukhumvit Soi 38ซอยสุขุมวิท 38 · runs south from Sukhumvit Road for about 850 m
  4. the far end · 12 min on foot to
  5. E7BTS Sukhumvit · Ekkamaiเอกมัย

Along the soi

Food is the main thing along the soi. The map data shows eight places to eat and one convenience shop. It shows no places to stay along the soi.

The far end of the soi is close to Ekkamai station (E7, exit 2). The walk from the far end to Ekkamai is about 841 metres, roughly 12 minutes on foot.

  • The Strand Parkเดอะ สแตรนด์ ปาร์ค
    2 min
  • Museum of Thai Pharmacyพิพิธภัณฑ์เภสัชกรรมไทย
    3 min

Walk times are estimates from the map (OpenStreetMap). Places listed are public; we have no deal with any of them.

Two places are close to the corner. The Strand Park is about 105 metres away, a two-minute walk. The Museum of Thai Pharmacy is about 163 metres away, a three-minute walk.

Other sois nearby

On the same side of Sukhumvit Road, the neighbouring sois are Soi 36 and Soi 40. Across the road are Soi 37 and Soi 39.

Getting there from the airports

From the airport

From Suvarnabhumi (BKK) · 15 stops

  1. A1Suvarnabhumi airportสุวรรณภูมิ · Airport Rail Link
  2. 7 stops
  3. A8Phaya Thaiพญาไท · Airport Rail Link
  4. change to the BTS Sukhumvit · about 157 m on foot
  5. N2Phaya Thaiพญาไท · BTS Sukhumvit
  6. 8 stops
  7. E6Thong Loทองหล่อ · BTS Sukhumvit

From Don Mueang (DMK) · 20 stops

  1. RN08Don Mueang airportดอนเมือง · SRT Dark Red
  2. 7 stops
  3. RN01Krung Thep Aphiwatกรุงเทพอภิวัฒน์ · SRT Dark Red
  4. walk about 255 m to Bang Sue
  5. BL11Bang Sueบางซื่อ · MRT Blue
  6. 11 stops
  7. BL22Sukhumvitสุขุมวิท · MRT Blue
  8. walk about 172 m to Asok
  9. E4Asokอโศก · BTS Sukhumvit
  10. 2 stops
  11. E6Thong Loทองหล่อ · BTS Sukhumvit

From Suvarnabhumi, the route is 15 stops with one change. From Don Mueang, it is 20 stops with two changes. Each walk between platforms is a change between trains.

Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), fetched October 2026.

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