Colombo to Chiang Mai flight
Flights from Colombo to Chiang Mai start at $288.44.
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The Flights from Colombo to Chiang Mai starts at $288.44, run by 2 operators over 3,036 km. Fares bottom out about 90 days before departure.
- 11h 10mDoor to door
- 7h 53mMoving
- $396.46 to $886.48From
- 531.9 kgCO2
11h 10m
7h 53m
$396.46 to $886.48
531.9 kg$396.46 to $886.48 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Typical for this corridor. The operator sets the price on the day.
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What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about $886.48Thu8
- about $730.30Fri9
- about $550.04Sat10
- about $559.15Sun11
- about $461.54Mon12
- about $475.20Tue13
- about $436.16Wed14
- about $535.07Thu15
- about $473.90Fri16
- about $565.66Sat17
- about $482.37Sun18
- about $429.65Mon19
- about $405.58Tue20
- about $396.46Wed21
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
Airlines
| Operator | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cathay Pacific | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
| การรถไฟแห่งประเทศไทย | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
The flight gets you into Chiang Mai. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
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When to book Colombo to Chiang Mai
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- $238.3390 days
- $413.3860 days
- $395.8145 days
- $323.5830 days
- $337.2421 days
- $396.4614 days
- $436.167 days
- $550.043 days
- $886.481 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at $238.33.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 272 percent. The most expensive point is $886.48, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- $482.37Sun
- $429.65Mon
- $405.58Tue
- $396.46Wed
- $535.07Thu
- $473.90Fri
- $550.04Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Colombo
Air- CMB
Chiang Mai
- CNX
What the journey looks like
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 3,036 km against 2,454 km in a straight line, a detour of 24 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Bangkok. The gap between arriving and leaving is 80 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 12 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Questions about Colombo to Chiang Mai
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 the Flight from Colombo to Chiang Mai take?
The Flight from Colombo to Chiang Mai covers 3,036 km. Each operator's own departure and arrival times for the date you pick are in the search at the top of this page, beside the total price.
How much does the Flight from Colombo to Chiang Mai cost?
The Flight from Colombo to Chiang Mai starts at $288.44 for one passenger, as of October 7, 2026. A typical fare is $288.44. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Flight from Colombo to Chiang Mai?
2 operators run the Flight from Colombo to Chiang Mai: Cathay Pacific, การรถไฟแห่งประเทศไทย. The operator table on this page sets out fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Flight from Colombo to Chiang Mai use?
The Flight from Colombo to Chiang Mai leaves from Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport CMB and arrives at Chiang Mai Railway Station. Allow about 1h 57m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
When should I book the Flight from Colombo to Chiang Mai?
Fares for the Flight from Colombo to Chiang Mai bottom out around 90 days ahead, at $238.33. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 272 percent, measured on October 7, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Flight from Colombo to Chiang Mai produce?
The Flight from Colombo to Chiang Mai produces about 531.9 kg of CO2 per passenger over 3036 km, which works out at roughly 175 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Flight from Colombo to Chiang Mai?
Operators on the Flight from Colombo to Chiang Mai publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 2 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
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.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
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The fare from CNX into Chiang Mai is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in Chiang Mai
Settled in advance, so the ride into Chiang Mai costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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