There are 3 ways to get from Hong Kong Airport (HKG) to Chiang Rai by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane HKG - CEI
5h 35m฿3,899–9,394Train, ferry, Local Bus
- Take the train from West Kowloon Station to Kunming South Stationtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Luang Prabang to Huay Xaiferry
- Take the bus from Chiang khong to Chiang Raibus
30h 26m฿5,682–9,623Fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane HKG - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
8h 49m฿4,150–8,092
Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hong Kong Airport (HKG) to Chiang Rai is to fly and bus which costs ฿4100 - ฿8500 and takes 8h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Hong Kong Airport (HKG) to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 5h 35m and costs ฿3900 - ฿9500.
The distance between Hong Kong Airport (HKG) and Chiang Rai is 1490 km.
It takes approximately 5h 35m to get from Hong Kong Airport (HKG) to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 1h behind Hong Kong Airport (HKG). It is currently 8:44 AM in Hong Kong Airport (HKG) and 7:44 AM in Chiang Rai.
There are 411+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Hong Kong Airport (HKG), Hong Kong and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Thai AirAsia, Thai Airways International, and four other airlines fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,500–12,000
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–13,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,700–9,500
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,000–10,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,900–9,500
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,200–10,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,700–6,500
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,500–10,000
- Phone
- 021-891888
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–4,500
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Second Class
- ฿1,600–2,900
- First Class
- ฿2,200–4,500
Bus from Chiang khong to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿65
- Phone
- +66 5326 6480
- [email protected]
- Website
- greenbusthailand.com
Bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿380–650
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
- Website
- asocialnomad.com
Ferry from Luang Prabang to Huay Xai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿310–800
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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