Lowest CO2€74.59
- การรถไฟแห่งประเทศไทย S-645306:274h 10m10:37PradiphatChiang Mai Railway Station
Door to door 4h 54mCO2 19.2 kgChanges 0Refundable
Bangkok to Chiang Mai train
Trains from Bangkok to Chiang Mai start at €57.54 and take 4h 42m at their fastest.
Check dates and fares
Fares and seats move by the day. Price Bangkok to Chiang Mai on the date you actually want, rather than on the date this page was built.
The Trains from Bangkok to Chiang Mai starts at €57.54 and takes 4h 42m door to door, run by 1 operator over 583 km, with around 12 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 4h 42mDoor to door
- 3h 58mMoving
- €78.44 to €165.34From
- 06:27 to 20:43First and last departure
- 12Per day
- 19.2 kgCO2
First and last are taken from the services we sell on October 6, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.
€78.44 to €165.34 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €165.34Sat19
- about €132.34Sun20
- about €113.64Mon21
- about €92.19Tue22
- about €100.99Wed23
- about €122.44Thu24
- about €111.99Fri25
- about €96.59Sat26
- about €90.54Sun27
- about €79.54Mon28
- about €80.64Tue29
- about €78.44Wed30
- about €90.54Thu1
- about €86.14Fri2
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 cheapest and the fastest on October 6, 2026
Rail operators
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| การรถไฟแห่งประเทศไทย | €57.54 | 4h 42m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
The train gets you into Chiang Mai. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Chiang Mai for the night the train gets in
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When to book Bangkok to Chiang Mai
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €67.4090 days
- €42.0360 days
- €43.2145 days
- €51.4730 days
- €60.3221 days
- €70.9414 days
- €92.777 days
- €94.543 days
- €134.661 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €42.03.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 220 percent. The most expensive point is €134.66, 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.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €73.30Sun
- €64.45Mon
- €65.63Tue
- €67.40Wed
- €78.02Thu
- €70.94Fri
- €78.61Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Bangkok
Rail
- Pradiphat
- Khlong Tan
- Yommarat Halt
Chiang Mai
Rail
- Chiang Mai Railway Station
- Saraphi railway station
What the journey looks like
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 583 km against 583 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Bangkok at 06:27 and the last at 20:43, across 12 departures The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 20m | 1h 10m | 3h 10m | €50.29 | 147.6 kg | 48 |
| Train | 4h 42m | 3h 58m | 44m | €57.54 | 19.2 kg | 12 |
Questions about Bangkok 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 Train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai take?
The Train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai takes 4h 42m door to door, of which 3h 58m is spent moving. The route runs 583 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai cost?
The Train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai starts at €57.54 for one passenger, as of September 18, 2026. A typical fare is €66.89. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai?
1 operators run the Train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai: การรถไฟแห่งประเทศไทย. Between them they file around 12 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai use?
The Train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai leaves from Pradiphat and arrives at Chiang Mai Railway Station. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Bangkok to Chiang Mai?
Traveling from Bangkok to Chiang Mai by Flight costs €50.29 and takes 4h 20m door to door, against 4h 42m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai?
Fares for the Train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €42.03. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 220 percent, measured on September 18, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai produce?
The Train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai produces about 19.2 kg of CO2 per passenger over 583 km, which works out at roughly 33 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 Train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai?
Operators on the Train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 4h 42m door to door. 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.
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
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Bangkok to Chiang Mai on September 18, 2026: 583 km of route against 583 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €57.54, and 4h 42m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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