There are 2 ways to get from Shangri-La to Chiang Mai by plane, train, or bus
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Fly
best- Fly from Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane DIG - CNX
6h 32m฿5,643–19,169Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiangtrain
- Take the train from Lijiang to Kunmingtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang stationtrain
- Take the bus from Luang Prabang to Chiang Maibus
35h 11m฿3,137–10,151
Shangri-La to Chiang Mai by train, taxi, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shangri-La to Chiang Mai is to train and bus which costs ฿3100 - ฿11000 and takes 35h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Shangri-La to Chiang Mai is to fly which takes 6h 32m and costs ฿5500 - ฿20000.
The distance between Shangri-La and Chiang Mai is 1011 km.
The best way to get from Shangri-La to Chiang Mai without a car is to train and bus which takes 35h 11m and costs ฿3100 - ฿11000.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Shangri-La to Chiang Mai, including transfers.
Chiang Mai is 1h behind Shangri-La. It is currently 10:35 AM in Shangri-La and 9:35 AM in Chiang Mai.
There are 3364+ hotels available in Chiang Mai.
What companies run services between Shangri-La, China and Chiang Mai, Thailand?
China Eastern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–19,000
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Diqing Shangri-La Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,800–22,000
- 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
- Phone
- 1490
- [email protected]
- Website
- ฺBor Kor Sor
Bus from Luang Prabang to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ฿450–4,000
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- ฺBor Kor Sor
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