There are 6 ways to get from California to Chiang Mai by plane or train
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 San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane SFO - CNX
22h฿10,373–34,453Fly from Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane LAX - CNX
21h 55m฿11,257–35,430Train 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 35m฿19,764–56,136Fly from Sacramento International Airport
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane SMF - CNX
24h 33m฿13,076–42,110Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane FAT - CNX
25h 18m฿13,034–42,034Fly from Tijuana International Airport
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane TIJ - CNX
26h 43m฿15,124–49,756
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 ฿10000 - ฿35000 and takes 22h.
The fastest way to get from California to Chiang Mai is to fly which takes 21h 55m and costs ฿11000 - ฿36000.
The distance between California and Chiang Mai is 12437 km.
It takes approximately 22h to get from California to Chiang Mai, including transfers.
Chiang Mai is 14h ahead of California. It is currently 11:51 AM in California and 1:51 AM in Chiang Mai.
There are 3409+ hotels available in Chiang Mai.
What companies run services between California, USA and Chiang Mai, Thailand?
China Airlines, EVA Air, and seven other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) every 4 hours.
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–40,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–46,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–60,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Seattle, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–48,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- 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
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–48,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–55,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Seattle, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–47,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- 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
- 20h 5m
- 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 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–55,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Seattle, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–47,000
- 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
- ฿14,000–44,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–46,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Vancouver, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–55,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- 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 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–42,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–49,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–43,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–49,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–45,000
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
- ฿15,000–46,000
- 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
- ฿10,000–34,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–35,000
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Seattle, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–42,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Seattle, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- 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
- 22h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–46,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Vancouver, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–55,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Vancouver, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Every day
- 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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