How to get fromChiang Rai to Taipeiby plane, bus, train, car ferry, or car

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There are 3 ways to get from Chiang Rai to Taipei by plane, bus, train, car ferry, or car

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1. Fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane CEI - TPE
7h 12m
$167–440
Local Bus, bus, train, car ferry
1. Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang khongbus
2. Take the bus from Huay Xai - Bokeo Station to Oudomxaybus
3. Take the train from Oudomxay station to Kunming Southtrain
4. Take the train from Kunming South Station to Xiamentrain
5. Take the carferry from Xiamen Port to Keelung Portcarferry
47h 54m
$267–469
Drive, car ferry
1. Drive from Chiang Rai to Xiamen Portcar
2. Take the carferry from Xiamen Port to Keelung Portcarferry
46h 7m
$398–618

Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) flights

45Weekly Planes

8h 20mAverage Duration

$166Cheapest Price

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Distance: 2,301.8 km
Duration: 7h 12m

What companies run services between Chiang Rai, Thailand and Taipei, Taiwan?

Thai Airways International, Thai Vietjet Air, and four other airlines fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) every 4 hours.

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Taipei, officially Taipei City, and previously known as Taihoku from 1895 to 1945 is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan. Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the northern port city of Keelung. Most of the city rests on the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed. The basin is bounded by the relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border.

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