Sakon Nakhon to Chiang Mai runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €52.04, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 5h 20m over 590 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €52.04, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 14, 2026
€52.04
- 228%Moves across the booking window
228%When it runs, leaving Sakon Nakhon
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%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
- about €148.29Thu24
- about €141.14Fri25
- about €154.34Sat26
- about €111.44Sun27
- about €96.04Mon28
- about €77.89Tue29
- about €93.84Wed30
- about €96.59Thu1
- about €76.79Fri2
- about €72.94Sat3
- about €81.74Sun4
- about €73.49Mon5
- about €66.34Tue6
- about €69.64Wed7
- about €82.84Thu8
- about €67.99Fri9
- about €70.19Sat10
- about €59.74Sun11
- about €59.19Mon12
- about €63.04Tue13
- about €52.04Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Chiang Mai for the night the train gets in
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When to book Sakon Nakhon to Chiang Mai
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €58.0990 days
- €47.0960 days
- €55.3445 days
- €56.9930 days
- €52.0421 days
- €69.6414 days
- €93.847 days
- €154.343 days
- €148.291 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €47.09.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 228 percent. The most expensive point is €154.34, 3 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.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Sakon Nakhon to Chiang Mai 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
590 km
575 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
76,237 → 127,240
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 590 km against 575 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Udon Thani. The gap between arriving and leaving is 79 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.
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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Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Chiang Mai Railway Station
Most of the points near Chiang Mai Railway Station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Sakon Nakhon 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 it take to get from Sakon Nakhon to Chiang Mai?
The fastest journey from Sakon Nakhon to Chiang Mai takes 5h 20m door to door, of which 2h 9m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 5h 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 Sakon Nakhon to Chiang Mai?
The cheapest fare from Sakon Nakhon to Chiang Mai is €52.04, as of September 23, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €76.79. 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 Sakon Nakhon to Chiang Mai?
The cheapest way from Sakon Nakhon to Chiang Mai is by train, at €52.04 for one passenger on October 14, 2026. That journey takes 5h 25m 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 Sakon Nakhon to Chiang Mai?
Fares from Sakon Nakhon to Chiang Mai bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €47.09. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 228 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 Sakon Nakhon to Chiang Mai?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Sakon Nakhon to Chiang Mai, at €66.34. 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 Sakon Nakhon to Chiang Mai?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Sakon Nakhon to Chiang Mai, at €45.99 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 Sakon Nakhon to Chiang Mai?
2 operators sell services from Sakon Nakhon to Chiang Mai across 1 mode: Nok Air, 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 Sakon Nakhon to Chiang Mai?
0 percent of the services we sell from Sakon Nakhon to Chiang Mai are direct. The rest connect at Udon Thani, with about 79 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 Sakon Nakhon to Chiang Mai use?
Services from Sakon Nakhon to Chiang Mai by train leave from Sakon Nakhon station and arrive at Chiang Mai International Airport CNX. 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 Sakon Nakhon to Chiang Mai?
1 of the 2 operators we sell from Sakon Nakhon to Chiang Mai 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 Sakon Nakhon to Chiang Mai on September 23, 2026: 590 km of route against 575 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €52.04, and 5h 20m 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 Chiang Mai is somebody else's catalog.
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The two ends, compared
Sakon Nakhon reaches 20 places in 2 countries on services we hold, over distances from 73 to 1,205 km. Chiang Mai reaches 125 places in 23 countries, from 20 to 13,358 km.
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Leaving Sakon Nakhon
- 20Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 3Operators
2
3Arriving in Chiang Mai
Leaving Chiang Mai
- 125Places you can leave for
- 23Countries
- 28Operators