Ignore the private operators unless you want to chater your own boat which will cost around 400 Baht an hour or less depend on your negotiating skill. Otherwise wait patiently for the next public longtail. We have picked Memorial Bridge Pier. Not the same pier as the express boat. If you came here by express boat, once get off from the pier, turn left on the street and walk to the other pier on you left.
Boats leave whenever it's full during rush hour or every half an hour afterward.
They will go to 'Khlong Bangkok Yai', end at 'Khlong Bang Waek' turn around and then come back to Memorial Bridge. Price is 10 Baht each way. Sit back, relax and enjoy. The traditional Thai New Year is celebrated citywide, most notably at Sanam Luang , the large field fronting the Grand Palace, where the revered Phra Buddha Sihing image is displayed and bathed by devotees. The annual Wisuthkasat Songkran Festival features a procession to move the principal Buddha statue from Wat Tritosthep to the festival site on Wisuthkasat Road to enable the public to pay respect by pouring holy water on the statue for blessing.