There are 3 ways to get from San Diego to Chiang Mai by plane or train
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Fly from San Diego International Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane SAN - CNX
22h฿20,000–50,000Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane LAX - CNX
24h 14m฿17,579–36,159Train, train to Ontario International Airport, fly
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane ONT - CNX
26h 51m฿21,785–73,655
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Chiang Mai is to train and fly which costs ฿17000 - ฿37000 and takes 24h 14m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Chiang Mai is to fly which takes 22h and costs ฿20000 - ฿50000.
The distance between San Diego and Chiang Mai is 13118 km.
It takes approximately 22h to fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from San Diego International Airport Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 22h 15m and has two stopovers.
Chiang Mai is 14h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 2:56 AM in San Diego and 4:56 PM in Chiang Mai.
Southwest Airlines, Air Canada, United Airlines and seven other airlines offer flights from San Diego International Airport Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport Airport.
There are 3362+ hotels available in Chiang Mai.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Chiang Mai, Thailand?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Cathay Pacific, and eight other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) 5 times a day.
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via San Francisco, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–60,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Vancouver, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–60,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿22,000–65,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–55,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–70,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via San Francisco, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–60,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿22,000–65,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–60,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–50,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–70,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿22,000–65,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via San Francisco, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–50,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–55,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–37,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–60,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–60,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿1,300–2,800
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿1,300–2,800
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ฿390–850
- Website
- Amtrak
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