Chiang Rai to Krabi runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €122.86, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 7h 15m over 1,384 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €122.86, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 12, 2026
€122.86
- 189%Moves across the booking window
189%When it runs, leaving Chiang Rai
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
1
0%Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €322.87Thu24
- about €329.36Fri25
- about €288.65Sat26
- about €256.20Sun27
- about €246.17Mon28
- about €214.31Tue29
- about €157.67Wed30
- about €197.79Thu1
- about €179.50Fri2
- about €171.24Sat3
- about €191.89Sun4
- about €174.78Mon5
- about €163.57Tue6
- about €136.43Wed7
- about €169.47Thu8
- about €162.39Fri9
- about €170.06Sat10
- about €152.95Sun11
- about €122.86Mon12
- about €147.64Tue13
- about €125.22Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Krabi. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Krabi for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Chiang Rai to Krabi
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €121.6890 days
- €111.6560 days
- €135.8445 days
- €143.5130 days
- €125.2221 days
- €136.4314 days
- €157.677 days
- €288.653 days
- €322.871 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €111.65.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 189 percent. The most expensive point is €322.87, 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.
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 Rai to Krabi 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
1,384 km
1,320 km as the crow flies, 5% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south.
Who lives at each end
78,756 → 31,219
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
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 1,384 km against 1,320 km in a straight line, a detour of 5 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 91 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 11 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
The fare from KBV into Krabi is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in Krabi
Settled in advance, so the ride into Krabi costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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Who runs this route
Krabi is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Baggage storage near Krabi Bus Terminal
Most of the points near Krabi Bus Terminal open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Chiang Rai to Krabi
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 Rai to Krabi?
The fastest journey from Chiang Rai to Krabi takes 7h 15m door to door, of which 2h 40m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 7h 24m, 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 Krabi?
The cheapest fare from Chiang Rai to Krabi is €122.86, as of September 23, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €171.24. 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 Krabi?
The cheapest way from Chiang Rai to Krabi is by flight, at €122.86 for one passenger on October 12, 2026. That journey takes 7h 21m 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 Krabi?
Fares from Chiang Rai to Krabi bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €111.65. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 189 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 Rai to Krabi?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Chiang Rai to Krabi, at €136.43. 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 Rai to Krabi?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Chiang Rai to Krabi, at €106.93 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 Rai to Krabi?
1 operators sell services from Chiang Rai to Krabi across 1 mode: Nok Air. 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 Rai to Krabi?
0 percent of the services we sell from Chiang Rai to Krabi are direct. The rest connect at Bangkok, with about 91 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 Rai to Krabi use?
Services from Chiang Rai to Krabi by flight leave from Mae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International Airport CEI and arrive at Krabi International Airport KBV. 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 Krabi?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Chiang Rai to Krabi 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 Rai to Krabi on September 23, 2026: 1384 km of route against 1320 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €122.86, and 7h 15m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Krabi a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Krabi and across Thailand
Day trips that leave Krabi in the morning and cover a good part of Thailand by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Chiang Rai reaches 48 places in 7 countries on services we hold, over distances from 27 to 2,116 km. Krabi reaches 64 places in 19 countries, from 60 to 9,924 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Chiang Rai
- 48Places you can leave for
- 7Countries
- 8Operators
7
8Arriving in Krabi
Leaving Krabi
- 64Places you can leave for
- 19Countries
- 17Operators