There are 2 ways to get from Darwin to Chiang Mai by plane or bus
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Fly to Chiang Mai International Airport
best- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane DRW - CNX
15h 29m฿14,000–55,000Fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane DRW - CEI
- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang Maibus
25h 30m฿13,540–55,830
Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Darwin to Chiang Mai is to fly and bus which costs ฿13000 - ฿60000 and takes 25h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Darwin to Chiang Mai is to fly which takes 15h 29m and costs ฿14000 - ฿55000.
The distance between Darwin and Chiang Mai is 4943 km.
It takes approximately 15h 29m to get from Darwin to Chiang Mai, including transfers.
Chiang Mai is 2h 30m behind Darwin. It is currently 8:11 AM in Darwin and 5:41 AM in Chiang Mai.
There are 3326+ hotels available in Chiang Mai.
What companies run services between Darwin, NT, Australia and Chiang Mai, Thailand?
Singapore Airlines and Scoot Tigerair fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) once daily.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–55,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–55,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–55,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–55,000
- Phone
- +66 5326 6480
- [email protected]
- Website
- Green Bus Thailand
Bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿400–650
- Book at
- 12 Go
- Website
- Green Bus Thailand
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