There are 3 ways to get from Istanbul to Chiang Mai by plane or bus
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Fly Istanbul to Chiang Mai International Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane IST - CNX
14h 17m฿12,057–18,057Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane SAW - CNX
17h 22m฿7,560–21,071Fly Istanbul to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane IST - CEI
- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang Maibus
20h 12m฿13,597–32,887
Istanbul (IST) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Chiang Mai is to fly which costs ฿7500 - ฿22000 and takes 17h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Chiang Mai is to fly which takes 14h 17m and costs ฿12000 - ฿19000.
The distance between Istanbul and Chiang Mai is 7055 km.
It takes approximately 14h 17m to get from Istanbul to Chiang Mai, including transfers.
Chiang Mai is 4h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 6:09 AM in Istanbul and 10:09 AM in Chiang Mai.
There are 3416+ hotels available in Chiang Mai.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Chiang Mai, Thailand?
Turkish Airlines, Thai Airways International, and two other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) every 4 hours.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–40,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kuwait, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–21,000
Flights from Istanbul to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–37,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–40,000
Flights from Istanbul to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–37,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–26,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Doha, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–34,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Istanbul to Chiang Mai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–25,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Chiang Mai International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–43,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–26,000
- 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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