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
21h 45m฿11,374–30,454Fly from Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane LAX - CNX
22h 35m฿11,257–29,431Train 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 55m฿19,764–56,136Fly from Sacramento International Airport
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane SMF - CNX
24h 41m฿19,076–48,110Fly from Tijuana International Airport
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane TIJ - CNX
24h 53m฿14,124–46,757Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane FAT - CNX
26h 11m฿15,034–50,034
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 ฿11000 - ฿30000 and takes 22h 35m.
The fastest way to get from California to Chiang Mai is to fly which takes 21h 45m and costs ฿11000 - ฿31000.
The distance between California and Chiang Mai is 12437 km.
It takes approximately 21h 45m to get from California to Chiang Mai, including transfers.
Chiang Mai is 15h ahead of California. It is currently 9:33 AM in California and 12:33 AM in Chiang Mai.
There are 3390+ 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 45m
- 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 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–39,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–65,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 58m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–55,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Seattle, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–60,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Vancouver, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–48,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–50,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–41,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–40,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- 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
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–49,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Seattle, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–47,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–46,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–46,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 23m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–55,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–50,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–42,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–41,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 2m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–50,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–48,000
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–46,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 43m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–46,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–30,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–29,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–49,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–47,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–33,000
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
- ฿10,000–32,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 23m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–55,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–50,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Vancouver, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–55,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–60,000
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Beijing Capital, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–60,000
- 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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