The Metropolitan Police recommend detour routes for rehearsals of the royal ceremonial procession for the royal cremation ceremony of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother on 15 Nov 2026, in the morning and afternoon periods.
On 14 Nov 2026, the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) announced traffic information and recommended detour routes for Sunday, 15 Nov 2026, during rehearsals of the royal ceremonial procession for the royal cremation ceremony of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother.
The Metropolitan Police Bureau, led by Police Lieutenant General Siam Boonsom, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, and Police Major General Thawat Wongsanga, Deputy Commissioner responsible for traffic, announced: "We recommend detour routes during rehearsals of the royal ceremonial procession for the royal cremation ceremony of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother on Sunday, 15 Nov 2026, around the Grand Palace and Sanam Luang area."
On Sunday, 15 Nov 2026, rehearsals of royal ceremonial processions 1, 2, 3, and 6 for the royal cremation ceremony of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother will take place from 06:30 to 20:30 around the Grand Palace and Sanam Luang area.
To ensure safety during the rehearsals and for the public needing to travel in the vicinity of the Grand Palace and Sanam Luang on Sunday, 15 Nov 2026, the Metropolitan Police Bureau will deploy traffic police to manage traffic on routes for rehearsals 1, 2, 3, and 6 according to each rehearsal's schedule, facilitating convenience for people traveling in the area. The public is advised to study this information for travel planning during these times.
The Metropolitan Police Bureau therefore announces the rehearsal routes and recommends detour routes for the public to plan their travel on Sunday, 15 Nov 2026, as follows.
1.1 Rehearsal for procession 1 will be from 07:00 to 08:30, starting at Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall to Wat Pho, following Maharaj Road and Tai Wang Road.
1.2 Rehearsal for procession 2 will be from 07:30 to 10:00, from Wat Pho to Sanam Luang, along Sanam Chai Road and Ratchadamnoen Nai Road.
1.3 Rehearsal for procession 3 will be from 11:00 to 11:30, circling the royal crematorium route around Sanam Luang.
The traffic management routes for rehearsals 1, 2, and 3 cover 16 roads, including:
1. Na Phra Lan Road 2. Lak Mueang Road 3. Maharaj Road 4. Tai Wang Road 5. Chetuphon Road 6. Setthakarn Road 7. Phra Phiphit Road 8. Sanam Chai Road 9. Ratchadamnoen Nai Road 10. Phra Chan Road 11. Na Phra That Road 12. Na Phra Lan Road 13. Ratchini Road 14. Charoen Krung Road (from Norad Circle to Mon Bridge Intersection) 15. Kalyanamit Road 16. Soi Sararm
Recommended detour routes for the public to plan travel during rehearsals 1, 2, and 3:
(1) Tanao Road
(2) Fueang Nakhon Road
(3) Tithong Road
(4) Dinso Road
(5) Chak Phet Road
(6) Tri Phet Road
(7) Chakrawat Road
(8) Krung Kasem Road
(9) Charoen Krung Road (from Mon Bridge Intersection onward)
(10) Phahurat Road
(11) Burapha Road
(12) Bamrung Mueang Road (from Si Kak Sao Chingcha Intersection onward)
(13) Ratchadamnoen Klang Road
(14) Luang Road
(15) Lan Luang Road
(16) Nakhon Sawan Road
(17) Worachak Road
(18) Chak Phet Phong Road
(19) Somdet Phra Pinklao Road
2.1 From 15:00 to 16:30 on Ratchini Road during rehearsal on Ratchini Road.
2.2 From 16:30 to 17:00 from Suan Sararm to Territorial Defense Command (Norad) along Charoen Krung Road.
2.3 From 17:00 to 17:30 from Territorial Defense Command (Norad) to the Grand Palace via Sanam Chai and Na Phra Lan Roads.
2.4 From 17:45 to 18:30 from the Grand Palace to Wat Ratchabophit via Na Phra Lan Road, Kalyanamit Road, and Atsadang Road.
2.5 From 18:30 to 19:00 from Wat Ratchabophit to Wat Bowonniwet via Atsadang, Ratchabophit, Fueang Nakhon, Bamrung Mueang, Kalyanamit, Sanam Chai, Ratchadamnoen Nai, Ratchadamnoen Klang, Dinso, and Phra Sumen Roads.
2.6 From 19:00 to 20:00 from Wat Bowonniwet to the Army Headquarters via Prachathipatai Road.
Traffic management routes for rehearsal 6 include 16 roads:
1. Na Phra Lan Road 2. Lak Mueang Road 3. Tai Wang Road 4. Sanam Chai Road 5. Ratchadamnoen Nai Road 6. Ratchadamnoen Klang Road (inbound) 7. Na Phra That Road 8. Na Phra Lan Road 9. Ratchini Road 10. Somdet Phra Pinklao Road (inbound) 11. Charoen Krung Road (from Norad Circle to Mon Bridge Intersection) 12. Kalyanamit Road 13. Soi Sararm 14. Dinso Road 15. Phra Sumen Road 16. Atsadang Road (from Phan Phiphop Intersection to Mon Bridge Intersection).
Recommended detour routes for the public to plan travel during rehearsal 6:
(1) Maharaj Road
(2) Chetuphon Road
(3) Setthakarn Road
(4) Phra Phiphit Road
(5) Phra Chan Road
(6) Tanao Road
(7) Fueang Nakhon Road
(8) Tithong Road
(9) Chak Phet Road
(10) Tri Phet Road
(11) Chakrawat Road
(12) Krung Kasem Road
(13) Charoen Krung Road (from Mon Bridge Intersection onward)
(14) Phahurat Road
(15) Burapha Road
(16) Bamrung Mueang Road (from Si Kak Sao Chingcha Intersection onward)
(17) Ratchadamnoen Klang Road (outbound)
(18) Luang Road
(19) Lan Luang Road
(20) Nakhon Sawan Road
(21) Worachak Road
(22) Chak Phet Phong Road
(23) Somdet Phra Pinklao Road (outbound)
If drivers encounter suspicious incidents, need additional route information, wish to report traffic accidents, or require traffic assistance, they can contact the traffic hotline at 1197, available 24 hours.
The public is requested to plan travel in advance, allow extra time, and strictly follow traffic police instructions. Please closely monitor official announcements. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
Information sourced from the Facebook page of the Metropolitan Police Bureau - MPB.