Travel to Chiang Mai
Every way to reach Chiang Mai: 2 modes compared, with fares.
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Chiang Mai is reachable from 42 places across 11 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 28 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €14.09 and the fastest takes 1h 28m door to door. The nearest origin is 77 km away.
How people reach Chiang Mai
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 30 | €14.09 | 1h 28m | 593 km | 1 |
| Flight | 55 | €42.62 | 4h 7m | 4,920 km | 27 |
- €14.09 to €42.62Fare range
- 42Places you can arrive from
- 11Countries
- 28Operators
€14.09 to €42.62 for one passenger across the 2 routes priced below, all of them on October 5, 2026. A single figure hides which end of that a journey sits at. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.
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
Sort by distance from Chiang Mai Railway Station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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How far people travel to get here
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 4 | 5% | Lampang, 77 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 40 | 47% | Phitsanulok, 257 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 16 | 19% | Rayong, 722 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 25 | 29% | Guangzhou, 1557 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 52 | 61% |
| China | 14 | 16% |
| South Korea | 4 | 5% |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 2 | 2% |
| Laos | 2 | 2% |
| Myanmar (Burma) | 2 | 2% |
| Macao SAR China | 2 | 2% |
| Malaysia | 2 | 2% |
| Singapore | 2 | 2% |
| Taiwan | 2 | 2% |
| Qatar | 1 | 1% |
Stations, airports and ports in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai
- Chiang Mai Railway Station
- Saraphi railway station
- Chiang Mai Arcade Bus Terminal 3
- Chiang Mai Arcade Bus Terminal 2
- CNX
The fare from CNX into Chiang Mai is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
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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The cheapest journeys into Chiang Mai
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lampang to Chiang Mai train | €14.09 | 1h 28m | 77 km |
| Yangon to Chiang Mai flight | €42.62 | 4h 7m | 372 km |
| Udon Thani to Chiang Mai flight | €49.70 | 4h 8m | 430 km |
| Bangkok to Chiang Mai flight | €51.47 | 4h 20m | 583 km |
| Bangkok to Chiang Mai train | €57.54 | 4h 47m | 583 km |
| Khon Kaen to Chiang Mai flight | €61.50 | 4h 17m | 484 km |
| Rayong to Chiang Mai flight | €68.58 | 4h 34m | 722 km |
| Pak Kret to Chiang Mai train | €83.94 | 5h 46m | 566 km |
| Nonthaburi to Chiang Mai train | €84.49 | 5h 14m | 572 km |
| Sai Mai to Chiang Mai train | €84.49 | 5h 12m | 570 km |
| Chatuchak to Chiang Mai train | €85.59 | 5h 52m | 577 km |
| Khlong Sam Wa to Chiang Mai train | €85.59 | 5h 36m | 578 km |
| Bang Sue to Chiang Mai train | €85.59 | 5h 31m | 578 km |
| Din Daeng to Chiang Mai train | €86.14 | 5h 24m | 581 km |
| Bang Kapi to Chiang Mai train | €86.69 | 5h 46m | 586 km |
| Bueng Kum to Chiang Mai train | €86.69 | 6h | 585 km |
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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Popular trips to Chiang Mai
Common questions about Travel to Chiang Mai
How can I get to Chiang Mai?
Chiang Mai is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 42 places, across 11 countries, on services run by 28 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Chiang Mai?
The cheapest way into Chiang Mai is by train, from €14.09 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 42 origins we sell into Chiang Mai over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Chiang Mai?
The fastest journey into Chiang Mai is by train, at 1h 28m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 77 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Chiang Mai have?
Chiang Mai has 5 named terminals on our network, including 2 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Chiang Mai Railway Station, Saraphi railway station, CNX. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Chiang Mai from within 200 km?
4 of the routes we sell into Chiang Mai start within 200 km. The nearest is Lampang, 77 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Chiang Mai in Thailand?
Chiang Mai connects to 42 places on our network across 11 countries the furthest of them 4,920 km away in a straight line. Thailand routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around 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.
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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Thailand
The wider region
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Chiang Mai is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Chiang Mai and across Thailand
Day trips that leave Chiang Mai in the morning and cover a good part of Thailand by evening.
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