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How to get fromBangkok to Chiang Rai Airport (CEI)by plane, bus, train, rideshare, or car

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There are 7 ways to get from Bangkok to Chiang Rai Airport (CEI) by plane, bus, train, rideshare, or car

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  1. Fly from Don Mueang International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane plane DMK - CEI
    2h 34m
    ฿1,100–2,600

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Chiang Maitrain train 7 Hua Lamphong - Chiang Mai - Class II AC / ...
    2. Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus bus Chiang Mai
    15h 42m
    ฿737–1,682

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Chiang Raibus bus Route No.909 / ...
    11h 10m
    ฿835–1,841

  4. Airport Transfer

    1. Take the rideshare from Bangkok to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)rideshare rideshare 780.1 km
    10h 35m

  5. Drive  780.1 km

    1. Drive from Bangkok to Chiang Rai Airport (CEI)car car 780.1 km
    10h 35m
    ฿2,988–4,315

  6. Bus to Suvarnabhumi Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from ตรงข้ามเอ็นที่กรุงเกษม;Opposite N at Krung Kasem to สนามบินสุวรรณภูมิbus bus
    2. Fly from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane plane BKK - CEI
    3h 2m
    ฿1,160–2,760

  7. Bus via Chiang Rai

    1. Take the bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Chiang Raibus bus
    13h 59m
    ฿844–6,084

Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights

Calendar110Weekly Planes
Duration1h 24mAverage Duration
Ticket฿1,102Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 690.1 km
  • Duration: 2h 34m

What companies run services between Bangkok, Thailand and Chiang Rai Airport (CEI), Thailand?

Thai Lion Mentari, Thai AirAsia, and Nok Air fly from Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) hourly. Alternatively, Sombat Tour operates a bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Chiang Rai every 4 hours. Tickets cost ฿650–1,672 and the journey takes 11h. Nakhonchai Air also services this route twice daily.

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