Bangkok to Chiang Mai runs about 48 times a day, with the first departure around 06:02 and the last around 20:43. One passenger pays between £43.08 and £51.68, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. Services cover 597 km and are run by 7 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 7 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 20 October 2026
£43.08 to £51.68
- 138%Moves across the booking window
138%When it runs, leaving Bangkok
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:02First departure
- 20:43Last departure
- 48Services per day
- 100%Run direct
06:02
20:43
48
100%12Go issues the ticket, and you book it here on Orlero.
Buying this journey
Pick a departure for Bangkok to Chiang Mai and pay on tickets.orlero.com, our booking site.
The price is the one 12Go sets, with every fee shown before you pay.
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about £85.54Mon5
- about £73.41Tue6
- about £77.96Wed7
- about £79.99Thu8
- about £73.92Fri9
- about £75.94Sat10
- about £70.89Sun11
- about £51.68Mon12
- about £50.67Tue13
- about £53.70Wed14
- about £65.32Thu15
- about £61.28Fri16
- about £62.29Sat17
- about £58.25Sun18
- about £44.10Mon19
- about £43.08Tue20
- about £45.61Wed21
- about £55.72Thu22
- about £52.19Fri23
- about £53.19Sat24
- about £50.16Sun25
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Chiang Mai. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Chiang Mai for the night the flight 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.
- £44.1090 days
- £54.2060 days
- £38.5345 days
- £36.0130 days
- £50.1621 days
- £58.2514 days
- £70.897 days
- £77.963 days
- £85.541 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at £36.01.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 138 percent. The dearest point is £85.54, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 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 Bangkok 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
597 km
583 km as the crow flies, 2% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north.
Who lives at each end
5,104,476 → 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.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 597 km against 583 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
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 rank says.
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Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Chiang Mai Railway Station
Most of the points near Chiang Mai Railway Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Bangkok to Chiang Mai
The questions people actually ask about this journey, 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 Bangkok to Chiang Mai?
Bangkok to Chiang Mai covers 597 km. Each operator's own departure and arrival times for the date you pick are in the search at the top of this page, beside the total price.
How much does it cost to travel from Bangkok to Chiang Mai?
The cheapest fare from Bangkok to Chiang Mai is £43.08, as of 4 October 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is £73.92. 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 Bangkok to Chiang Mai?
The cheapest way from Bangkok to Chiang Mai is by flight, at £43.08 for one passenger on 20 October 2026. The comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs side by side.
When should I book Bangkok to Chiang Mai?
Fares from Bangkok to Chiang Mai bottom out around 30 days before departure, at £36.01. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 138 percent, measured on 4 October 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Bangkok to Chiang Mai?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Bangkok to Chiang Mai, at £50.67. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 4 October 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Bangkok to Chiang Mai?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Bangkok to Chiang Mai, at £38.53 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 services from Bangkok to Chiang Mai?
7 operators sell services from Bangkok to Chiang Mai across 2 modes: Bangkok Airways, Nok Air, Thai AirAsia, Thai Airways International, Thai Lion Air, Thai Vietjet 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 Bangkok to Chiang Mai?
Every service we sell from Bangkok to Chiang Mai is direct. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
How much CO2 does the journey from Bangkok to Chiang Mai produce?
Travelling from Bangkok to Chiang Mai by train produces about 19.2 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 125.4 kg, roughly 7 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Bangkok to Chiang Mai use?
Services from Bangkok to Chiang Mai by flight leave from Suvarnabhumi Airport BKK and arrive at Chiang Mai International Airport CNX. 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 Bangkok to Chiang Mai?
1 of the 7 operators we sell from Bangkok to Chiang Mai allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs £4.28. 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 labelled 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 Bangkok to Chiang Mai on 4 October 2026: 597 km of route against 583 km in a straight line, 60 services a day, 7 operators a cheapest fare of £43.08, and 4h 20m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Chiang Mai is somebody else's catalogue.
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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The two ends, compared
Bangkok reaches 337 places in 74 countries on services we hold, over distances from 12 to 15,367 km. Chiang Mai reaches 125 places in 23 countries, from 20 to 13,358 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Bangkok
- 337Places you can leave for
- 74Countries
- 129Operators
74
129Arriving in Chiang Mai
Leaving Chiang Mai
- 125Places you can leave for
- 23Countries
- 28Operators