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Chiang Mai to Narathiwat

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Chiang Mai to Narathiwat. From €141.69, fastest 9h 6m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Chiang Mai to Narathiwat runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €141.69, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 9h 6m over 1,435 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.

Checked September 23, 2026Priced for October 12, 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €141.69, so there is no spread to show.

Typical fares · Priced for October 12, 2026

€141.69

  • 209%Moves across the booking window

When it runs, leaving Chiang Mai

Typical first and last departure on this corridor.

  • 07:30First departure
  • 07:30Last departure
  • 1Services per day
  • 0%Run direct

Departure times on this route

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Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about €402.39Thu24
  2. about €352.34Fri25
  3. about €328.14Sat26
  4. about €265.44Sun27
  5. about €185.14Mon28
  6. about €210.44Tue29
  7. about €273.14Wed30
  8. about €264.34Thu1
  9. about €195.59Fri2
  10. about €193.94Sat3
  11. about €193.39Sun4
  12. about €168.09Mon5
  13. about €161.49Tue6
  14. about €169.74Wed7
  15. about €188.44Thu8
  16. about €165.89Fri9
  17. about €169.19Sat10
  18. about €168.09Sun11
  19. about €141.69Mon12
  20. about €151.04Tue13
  21. about €141.69Wed14

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

The train gets you into Narathiwat. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Narathiwat for the night the train gets in

The search opens on Narathiwat with your nights already filled in, so it is one step to a real price.

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Booking window

When to book Chiang Mai to Narathiwat

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €161.4990 days
  2. €130.1460 days
  3. €141.6945 days
  4. €156.5430 days
  5. €141.6921 days
  6. €169.7414 days
  7. €273.147 days
  8. €328.143 days
  9. €402.391 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €130.14.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 209 percent. The most expensive point is €402.39, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€402.39€130.14137142130456090

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to Chiang Mai to Narathiwat and to no other route on the site.

Clocks

Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.

The shape of it

1,435 km

1,409 km as the crow flies, 2% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south.

Who lives at each end

127,24047,771

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

The route

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The journey

What the journey looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

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 1,435 km against 1,409 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 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 96 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 10 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.

The fare from NAW into Narathiwat is set by whoever drives it.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

A car waiting when you land in Narathiwat

Settled in advance, so the ride into Narathiwat costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.

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Who runs this route

Narathiwat is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Narathiwat

Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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Questions about Chiang Mai to Narathiwat

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 it take to get from Chiang Mai to Narathiwat?

The fastest journey from Chiang Mai to Narathiwat takes 9h 6m door to door, of which 5h 46m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 9h 25m, 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 Mai to Narathiwat?

The cheapest fare from Chiang Mai to Narathiwat is €141.69, as of September 23, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €188.44. 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 Mai to Narathiwat?

The cheapest way from Chiang Mai to Narathiwat is by train, at €141.69 for one passenger on October 12, 2026. That journey takes 9h 19m 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 Mai to Narathiwat?

Fares from Chiang Mai to Narathiwat bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €130.14. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 209 percent, measured on September 23, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Chiang Mai to Narathiwat?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Chiang Mai to Narathiwat, at €161.49. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 23, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Chiang Mai to Narathiwat?

February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Chiang Mai to Narathiwat, at €107.04 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 service from Chiang Mai to Narathiwat?

2 operators sell services from Chiang Mai to Narathiwat across 1 mode: Thai AirAsia, การรถไฟแห่งประเทศไทย. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Chiang Mai to Narathiwat?

0 percent of the services we sell from Chiang Mai to Narathiwat are direct. The rest connect at Bangkok, with about 96 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Chiang Mai to Narathiwat use?

Services from Chiang Mai to Narathiwat by train leave from Chiang Mai Railway Station and arrive at Narathiwat Airport NAW. Allow about 1h 57m 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 Mai to Narathiwat?

1 of the 2 operators we sell from Chiang Mai to Narathiwat 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.

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, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Chiang Mai to Narathiwat on September 23, 2026: 1435 km of route against 1409 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €141.69, and 9h 6m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Narathiwat is somebody else's catalog.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Narathiwat and across Thailand

Day trips that leave Narathiwat in the morning and cover a good part of Thailand by evening.

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The two ends, compared

Chiang Mai reaches 125 places in 23 countries on services we hold, over distances from 20 to 13,358 km. Narathiwat reaches 13 places in 2 countries, from 47 to 1,409 km.

Other ways to make this journey

Leaving Chiang Mai

  • 125Places you can leave for
  • 23Countries
  • 28Operators

Arriving in Narathiwat

Leaving Narathiwat

  • 13Places you can leave for
  • 2Countries
  • 2Operators

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