There are 6 ways to get from Beijing to Chiang Mai by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport
best- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane PEK - CNX
7h 41m฿6,620–14,148Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Kunmingtrain
- Take the bus from Kunming South to Laos Vientianebus
- Take the bus from Morning market Talat Sao to Chiang Mai Bus Terminal 3bus
2d 21h฿3,776–7,594Train, bus via Luang Prabang
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang stationtrain
- Take the bus from Luang Prabang Hotel Transfer to Chiang Mai Town Hotel Transferbus
44h 2m฿11,339–14,795Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane PKX - CNX
8h 57m฿5,614–18,159Train to Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Zhengding Airporttrain
- Fly from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane SJW - CNX
10h 21m฿5,237–21,700Train to Tianjin Binhai, fly
- Take the train from Beijing South to Tianjin Stationtrain
- Fly from Tianjin Binhai (TSN) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane TSN - CNX
10h 15m฿5,731–15,353
Beijing to Chiang Mai by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Beijing to Chiang Mai is to train and bus which costs ฿3700 - ฿8000 and takes 2 days 21h.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Chiang Mai is to fly which takes 7h 41m and costs ฿6500 - ฿15000.
The distance between Beijing and Chiang Mai is 2932 km.
The best way to get from Beijing to Chiang Mai without a car is to train and bus via Luang Prabang which takes 44h 2m and costs ฿11000 - ฿15000.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Beijing to Chiang Mai, including transfers.
Chiang Mai is 1h behind Beijing. It is currently 5:59 AM in Beijing and 4:59 AM in Chiang Mai.
There are 3398+ hotels available in Chiang Mai.
What companies run services between Beijing, China and Chiang Mai, Thailand?
Air China, Sichuan Airlines, and China Eastern Airlines fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) once daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–28,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–18,000
Flights from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,600–39,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–22,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Chiang Mai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–21,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–22,000
Flights from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–24,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Chiang Mai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–27,000
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–21,000
Flights from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Jinghong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,600–21,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Chiang Mai International Airport via Jinghong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–22,000
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,500–20,000
Flights from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,600–21,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Chiang Mai International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–22,000
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–21,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Chiang Mai International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–29,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–17,000
Flights from Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–20,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Chiang Mai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–21,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–15,000
Train from Beijing West Station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿5,800–6,300
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ฿5,800–6,300
- 1st Class Seat
- ฿9,500–10,500
- Business Class Seat
- ฿14,000–20,000
Train from Beijing West Station to Zhengding Airport
- 2nd Class Seat
- ฿550–600
- 1st Class Seat
- ฿900–1,000
- Business Class Seat
- ฿1,300–1,900
Train from Beijing South to Tianjin Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ฿270–300
- 1st Class Seat
- ฿440–480
- Business Class Seat
- ฿600–900
- Phone
- 021-891888
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–4,600
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Second Class
- ฿1,600–2,900
- First Class
- ฿2,300–4,600
- Phone
- +66 2 225 1025
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pai Friendly Tour
Bus from Luang Prabang Hotel Transfer to Chiang Mai Town Hotel Transfer
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿3,700
- Website
- Pai Friendly Tour
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Kunming South to Laos Vientiane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,400–2,943
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ฿1,400–2,000
- Phone
- 086 065 5466
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tara Tour and Travel
Bus from Morning market Talat Sao to Chiang Mai Bus Terminal 3
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–2,400
- Schedules at
- Tara Tour and Travel
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