There are 7 ways to get from France to Chiang Mai by plane, 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 Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane CDG - CNX
16h 55m฿13,430–28,430Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane NCE - CNX
17h 23m฿11,073–32,097Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane LYS - CNX
18h 15m฿16,601–47,601Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane GVA - CNX
19h 20m฿12,129–33,895Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane ZRH - CNX
18h 25m฿12,145–32,472Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane FRA - CNX
17h 14m฿13,239–27,915Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane CDG - CEI
- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang Maibus
22h 35m฿17,970–42,260
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from France to Chiang Mai is to fly which costs ฿13000 - ฿29000 and takes 16h 55m.
The fastest way to get from France to Chiang Mai is to fly which takes 16h 55m and costs ฿13000 - ฿29000.
The distance between France and Chiang Mai is 8928 km.
It takes approximately 16h 55m to get from France to Chiang Mai, including transfers.
Chiang Mai is 5h ahead of France. It is currently 8:12 PM in France and 1:12 AM in Chiang Mai.
There are 3416+ hotels available in Chiang Mai.
What companies run services between France and Chiang Mai, Thailand?
Thai Airways International, Etihad, and four other airlines fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) 4 times a day.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–45,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–55,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–55,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–46,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–45,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–45,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–42,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–41,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–60,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–33,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–32,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–32,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–29,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chiang Mai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–30,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿27,000–65,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–55,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–60,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–48,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chiang Mai International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–40,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–60,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–50,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿24,000–60,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–55,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–47,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–47,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–42,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Zurich Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–49,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Zurich Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–48,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–40,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chiang Mai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–36,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–50,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–48,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Chiang Mai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–39,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–1,800
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿900–1,600
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,200–1,800
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–1,600
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿1,100–1,600
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿950–2,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿490–1,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿290–600
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- 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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