There are 5 ways to get from Chiang Mai to Sylhet by plane, car, 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 to Osmani International Airport
best- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Osmani International Airport (ZYL)plane CNX - ZYL
7h 14m$243–603Fly to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, bus, drive
cheapest- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU)plane CNX - GAU
- Take the bus from Gauhati Airport to Shillongbus
- Drive from Shillong to Sylhetcar
11h 16m$159–388Drive 1,583.8 km
- Drive from Chiang Mai to Sylhetcar 1,583.8 km
27h 11m$180–260Fly to Shahjalal International Airport, train
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Shahjalal International Airport (DAC)plane CNX - DAC
- Take the train from Biman Bandar to Sylhettrain
12h 16m$191–489Fly to Agartala, train
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Agartala (IXA)plane CNX - IXA
- Take the train from Azampur to Sylhettrain
13h 5m$191–460
Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Osmani International Airport (ZYL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chiang Mai to Sylhet is to drive which costs $180 - $260 and takes 27h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Chiang Mai to Sylhet is to fly which takes 7h 14m and costs $240 - $650.
The distance between Chiang Mai and Sylhet is 1013 km. The road distance is 1583.8 km.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Chiang Mai to Sylhet, including transfers.
Sylhet is 1h behind Chiang Mai. It is currently 4:56 PM in Chiang Mai and 3:56 PM in Sylhet.
Yes, the driving distance between Chiang Mai to Sylhet is 1584 km. It takes approximately 27h 11m to drive from Chiang Mai to Sylhet.
There are 87+ hotels available in Sylhet.
What companies run services between Chiang Mai, Thailand and Sylhet, Bangladesh?
Thai Vietjet Air, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Osmani International Airport (ZYL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- biman-airlines.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Osmani International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Osmani International Airport via Khon Kaen, Suvarnabhumi, Shahjalal International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–650
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–490
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
Train from Biman Bandar to Sylhet
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–14
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–3
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $2–5
- Snigdha
- $4–6
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $5–7
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $6–8
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $9–14
- S chair
- $3
Train from Azampur to Sylhet
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–9
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- $1–2
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- $1–5
- Snigdha
- $3–6
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- $4–7
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- $4–5
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- $6–9
- S chair
- $3
- Phone
- +91 7640003050
- [email protected]
- Website
- meghalayatourism.in
Bus from Gauhati Airport to Shillong
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- meghalayatourism.in
- Adult
- $3
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