Chiang Rai to Kunming runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 06:30 and the last around 06:30. One passenger pays €68.58, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 4h 25m over 662 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €68.58, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 3 October 2026
€68.58
- 280%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Chiang Rai
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:30First departure
- 06:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 100%Run direct
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €220.21Thu17
- about €160.62Fri18
- about €180.09Sat19
- about €121.68Sun20
- about €122.27Mon21
- about €89.82Tue22
- about €93.36Wed23
- about €106.34Thu24
- about €119.32Fri25
- about €99.85Sat26
- about €91.00Sun27
- about €70.35Mon28
- about €72.71Tue29
- about €102.21Wed30
- about €83.33Thu1
- about €83.92Fri2
- about €68.58Sat3
- about €80.38Sun4
- about €73.30Mon5
- about €69.17Tue6
- about €72.12Wed7
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Kunming. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Kunming for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Chiang Rai to Kunming
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €70.3590 days
- €72.1260 days
- €59.7345 days
- €57.9630 days
- €72.1221 days
- €102.2114 days
- €93.367 days
- €180.093 days
- €220.211 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €57.96.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 280 percent. The dearest point is €220.21, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Chiang Rai to Kunming and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
1 hours ahead on arrival. The clock moves even though you do not.
The shape of it
662 km
643 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
78,756 → 5,950,578
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/2
2 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 662 km against 643 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Kunming South Station
Most of the points near Kunming South Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Chiang Rai to Kunming
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Chiang Rai to Kunming?
The fastest journey from Chiang Rai to Kunming takes 4h 25m door to door, of which 1h 23m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 30m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Chiang Rai to Kunming?
The cheapest fare from Chiang Rai to Kunming is €68.58, as of 16 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €91.00. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Chiang Rai to Kunming?
The cheapest way from Chiang Rai to Kunming is by flight, at €68.58 for one passenger on 3 October 2026. That journey takes 4h 33m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Chiang Rai to Kunming?
Fares from Chiang Rai to Kunming bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €57.96. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 280 percent, measured on 16 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Chiang Rai to Kunming?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Chiang Rai to Kunming, at €72.71. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 16 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Chiang Rai to Kunming?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Chiang Rai to Kunming, at €49.11 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Chiang Rai to Kunming?
No operator record names Chiang Rai to Kunming directly. China Eastern Airlines publish service areas covering both ends and may serve it, so we list them as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Chiang Rai to Kunming?
Every service we sell from Chiang Rai to Kunming is direct, with around 1 departure a day and a fastest journey of 4h 25m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Chiang Rai to Kunming use?
Services from Chiang Rai to Kunming by flight leave from Chiang Rai CEI and arrive at Kunming KMG. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Chiang Rai to Kunming?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Chiang Rai to Kunming allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Chiang Rai to Kunming on 16 September 2026: 662 km of route against 643 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €68.58, and 4h 25m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Kunming is somebody else's catalogue.
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The two ends, compared
Chiang Rai reaches 3 places in 3 countries on services we hold, over distances from 643 to 2,116 km. Kunming reaches 110 places in 17 countries, from 67 to 4,750 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Chiang Rai
- 3Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 7Operators
Arriving in Kunming
Leaving Kunming
- 110Places you can leave for
- 17Countries
- 38Operators