Key facts
- Tour requirement
- No packaged tour required for direct admissionThe exact official branch publishes admission directly.
- Displayed hours
- 08:00 to 17:00Checked 2026-09-21; date-specific operation and activities need confirmation.
- Displayed admission
- 350 THB adult; 120 THB childDisplayed on the official page on 2026-09-21; recheck before the intended visit.
Before you go
Check
- Confirm direct admission and current hours on the exact official branch page.
- Recheck the displayed adult and child admission prices for the intended visit date.
- Check any activity schedule separately rather than extending the general opening hours.
- Contact the zoo in advance if the general pet rule or a special circumstance affects the visit.
- Arrange both the outbound and return transport for the Bang Phra location.
- Do not treat direct admission as evidence that a car-free visit is easy or universally suitable.
Buy admission directly from the zoo
Khao Kheow Open Zoo's official branch page publishes admission directly. That supports an independent visit without requiring a packaged tour to obtain entry. Use the exact official branch page and verify any other seller before paying.
When comparing a tour with an independent visit, check the total cost of admission, transport and any extras. The zoo admission page does not tell you what another seller includes.
Check the opening hours for your visit
The branch page currently displays opening from 08:00 to 17:00. Use that range as a dated planning input and check the intended date again before departure, especially if the plan depends on arriving late in the day.
Opening hours do not prove that every show, animal area, shuttle or other activity operates throughout the full period. This answer does not publish an activity timetable or promise availability. Check an exact activity separately if it controls the visit.
Use the displayed admission prices as a dated budget
On 21 September 2026, the zoo's official admission page displayed 350 THB for an adult and 120 THB for a child. Those are useful planning figures, not a promise for a later visit; reopen the official page before paying or travelling.
The page does not establish what every promotion, resident category, group, add-on, transport service or third-party package includes. Compare the exact product rather than assuming the displayed gate categories cover every cost.
Check the visitor rules before departure
The official visitor-information page displays a general rule against bringing pets, while telling visitors with special circumstances to notify staff in advance. It also displays a no-smoking rule inside the zoo.
Do not use that wording to predict how a particular assistance animal or special circumstance will be handled. Contact the zoo before travel when that decision controls whether the visit is workable.
Plan for the actual Si Racha location
The official branch page gives the address as 235 Moo 7, Bang Phra, Si Racha, Chon Buri 20110. It should not be described as a central Pattaya attraction or assigned a travel time based only on a map estimate.
The researched official page does not provide a current Pattaya-origin public route, return guarantee, pickup point or accessible-vehicle promise. Direct admission therefore answers entry, not the transport question. Arrange both directions with a responsible provider if a car-free trip is required.
Separate internal transport from the Pattaya journey
The zoo also publishes an internal sightseeing-tram service. That can help with planning movement after arrival, but it is not evidence of a shuttle, bus or transfer from Pattaya.
Check the internal service and any accessibility requirement directly for the visit date. Independently confirm the vehicle, pickup point and return arrangement that will cover the trip between Pattaya and the Bang Phra address.
Keep suitability questions separate
A family can use the official page to confirm admission and location, but that does not establish suitability for every child's age, sensory needs, mobility, weather tolerance or interest. No family or accessibility verdict follows from the existence of a ticket.
Similarly, this page does not make an animal-welfare, quality or recommendation claim. Its purpose is narrower: direct entry exists, hours and prices can change, and transport from Pattaya remains a separate decision that must be confirmed.
Dates, responsibility & checking method
Evidence
Sources
3 dated records support the material facts on this page.
- Khao Kheow Open Zoo (opens in a new tab)
Zoological Park Organization of Thailand / Khao Kheow Open Zooofficial operatorChecked
- Information should know before you visit a zoo (opens in a new tab)
Zoological Park Organization of Thailand / Khao Kheow Open Zooofficial operatorChecked
- บริการรถชมวิวภายในสวนสัตว์ (opens in a new tab)
Zoological Park Organization of Thailand / Khao Kheow Open Zooofficial operatorChecked