Cycling in Bangkok: Benjakitti Park to Lumphini Park

Introduction

The Benjakitti Park to Lumphini Park cycling route is a 3.5 km ride linking two of Bangkok’s best-known public parks. Starting in the modern landscapes of Benjakitti Park, the route follows structured park paths before crossing an elevated green corridor into the mature trees and lakes of Lumphini Park.

Unlike most cycling routes in central Bangkok, this route stays almost entirely away from road traffic. The route combines landscaped park paths, elevated walkways, lakeside scenery, and one of the city’s best examples of connected green infrastructure, making it suitable for casual cyclists, visitors, and anyone looking for a quieter ride through the heart of Bangkok.

How to Use This Cycling Route

This route is ideal for a relaxed ride between two of Bangkok’s best-known parks. Rather than focusing on urban streets, it follows traffic-separated paths through landscaped green spaces and an elevated connector linking Benjakitti Park with Lumphini Park.

Early morning and late afternoon offer the most comfortable conditions, with cooler temperatures and steady yet unhurried activity among walkers, joggers, and cyclists.

Route Context in Bangkok

Benjakitti Park and Lumphini Park form the heart of Bangkok’s urban green network. The two parks are connected by an elevated pedestrian and cycling corridor, commonly known as the Green Mile, allowing uninterrupted travel above some of the city’s busiest roads. Recently renovated, the corridor provides a safer, more accessible link between these two major public parks. Together, they offer one of Bangkok’s few continuous traffic-separated routes for walking, running, and cycling through landscaped gardens, wetlands, and mature parkland.

Benjakitti Park to Lumphini Park Cycling Route Overview

Distance: 3.5 km

Surface: Smooth cycle lanes and raised pedestrian paths

Difficulty: Easy

Best time: Early morning or late afternoon, when temperatures are cooler, and the parks are busiest with walkers, joggers, and cyclists enjoying the shared green spaces

Traffic exposure: Minimal, with occasional park maintenance and service vehicles

Route Type: Urban green corridor

Route Highlights

• Landscaped cycling paths through Benjakitti Park
• Traffic-free elevated green connector
• Mature trees and lakeside paths in Lumphini Park

Route Map

This route follows the same paths and areas shown in the video below.

Video filmed: Saturday 27 December 2025 at 10:00 AM

Starting at Benjakitti Park

The route begins within Benjakitti Park, where wide cycling lanes and open sightlines create a structured environment. Movement is steady but controlled, with cyclists and pedestrians following clearly defined paths.

Elevated walkways are visible above parts of the park, while landscaped water features and open space soften the surrounding skyline. In quieter moments, only light movement passes through the area—walkers, cyclists, and occasional pauses along the paths.

A short extension into Benjakitti Forest Park introduces denser tree cover, where traffic noise fades, and the pace becomes noticeably calmer.

Key Transition Along the Route

As the route leaves Benjakitti Park, it climbs onto the elevated pedestrian and cycling corridor known locally as the Green Mile, which links Benjakitti Park with Lumphini Park.

Above the busy roads below, the route remains uninterrupted by traffic. The shared path narrows slightly, so cyclists and pedestrians move together at a more relaxed pace while enjoying elevated views across the surrounding city.

Along the Green Mile, the landscape changes gradually. Benjakitti’s contemporary wetlands and structured planting give way to the mature trees and established greenery surrounding Lumphini Park, creating a seamless transition between two distinct public spaces.

Although only a short section of the journey, the Green Mile is one of Bangkok’s most distinctive urban connections, allowing cyclists and pedestrians to travel between two major parks without leaving the city’s green network.

Arriving at Lumphini Park

The route descends into Lumphini Park, where the environment changes again.

Mature trees replace the more open, structured layout of Benjakitti Park, making the space less defined. Paths curve around the lake, and movement spreads out across walkers, joggers, and cyclists.

In the morning, joggers move steadily around the lake while others pause along the water’s edge, creating a slower and more distributed rhythm compared to the controlled flow of Benjakitti Park.

The route merges naturally into Lumphini Park, which has no defined endpoint, transitioning into one of Bangkok’s most established public spaces.

What This Route Reveals About Bangkok

This route shows how Bangkok integrates modern environmental design with long-established public spaces. Benjakitti Park reflects planned ecological restoration, with elevated structures shaping movement. Lumphini Park reflects continuity, with space adapting over time to support everyday use.

This route highlights how modern environmental design can coexist with long-established public spaces. The elevated connector between Benjakitti Park and Lumphini Park creates one of Bangkok’s most accessible traffic-separated cycling corridors, demonstrating how green infrastructure can improve movement through the city while preserving valuable public space.

Is This Route Right for You?

Ideal for:

• Casual riders looking for a traffic-separated route
• Early morning or late afternoon cycling
• Exploring Bangkok’s connected green spaces

Things to Consider:

• Shared paths require consideration for walkers and joggers.
• Parks can become much busier on weekends and public holidays.
• Cycling is limited to designated park paths and connectors.

Local Insight

We regularly revisit the Green Mile and the connecting paths through Benjakitti Park and Lumphini Park to document seasonal changes, park activity and patterns of pedestrian and cycling movement for the Follow Me Route Library. Recording the same route throughout the year helps build a more accurate picture of how Bangkok’s public green spaces change across different days, seasons and times of day.

Related Bangkok Routes

Walking in Bangkok: Lumphini Park

Discover Bangkok’s oldest public park, with lakeside paths, mature trees, wildlife, and one of the city’s most popular outdoor recreation spaces.

Walking in Bangkok: Benchakitti Park

Experience Bangkok’s modern parkland, featuring restored wetlands, elevated walkways, dedicated cycling paths, and contemporary landscape design.

Together, these routes showcase two distinct approaches to Bangkok’s urban green spaces, connected by the Green Mile and offering different experiences throughout the day and across the seasons.