There are 5 ways to get from California to Chiang Mai by plane or train
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Fly from San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane SFO - CNX
21h 55m฿10,372–33,452Fly from Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane LAX - CNX
21h 55m฿14,256–25,429Train to Ontario International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane ONT - CNX
23h 30m฿19,759–56,128Fly from Sacramento International Airport
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane SMF - CNX
24h 33m฿13,076–43,109Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane FAT - CNX
25h 23m฿13,034–42,034
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from California to Chiang Mai is to fly which costs ฿14000 - ฿26000 and takes 21h 55m.
The fastest way to get from California to Chiang Mai is to fly which takes 21h 55m and costs ฿10000 - ฿34000.
The distance between California and Chiang Mai is 12437 km.
It takes approximately 21h 55m to get from California to Chiang Mai, including transfers.
Chiang Mai is 14h ahead of California. It is currently 7:45 PM in California and 9:45 AM in Chiang Mai.
There are 3414+ hotels available in Chiang Mai.
What companies run services between California, USA and Chiang Mai, Thailand?
EVA Air, China Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) 5 times a day.
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–41,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–43,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–65,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Seattle, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–55,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–55,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Vancouver, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–48,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Seattle, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–46,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–55,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–40,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–42,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–65,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–43,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–46,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Vancouver, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–55,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–40,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–43,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 13m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–47,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–47,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–49,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–33,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–35,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–49,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Vancouver, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–55,000
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Seattle, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–43,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Seattle, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–42,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–45,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–45,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Vancouver, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–55,000
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ฿650–1,100
- Website
- Amtrak
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