There are 7 ways to get from Sumatra to Chiang Mai by plane, ferry, bus, taxi, or train
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Fly from Simpang Tiga Airport
best- Fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane PKU - CNX
5h 35m฿3,500–12,000Ferry, taxi, train
cheapest- Take the ferry from Dumai to Port Dicksonferry
- Take the taxi from Port Dickson to Klia T1taxi
- Take the train from Klia T1 to KL Sentraltrain
- Take the train from Kl Sentral to Hat Yaitrain Ets
- Take the train from Hat Yai to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminaltrain
- Take the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Chiang Maitrain
42h 28m฿2,534–5,020Ferry, bus, Minivan via Phitsanulok
- Take the ferry from Dumai to Melakaferry
- Take the bus from Alor Gajah to Bukit Kayu Hitambus
- Take the bus from Padang Besar to Hat Yai Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Hat Yai to Phitsanulok Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Phitsanulok to Chiang Maibus 874 / ...
39h 40m฿3,463–4,789Fly from Minangkabau International Airport
- Fly from Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane PDG - CNX
5h 45m฿3,800–13,000Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
- Fly from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane PLM - CNX
9h 10m฿4,000–15,000Ferry, bus, Minivan
- Take the ferry from Dumai to Melakaferry
- Take the bus from Alor Gajah to Bukit Kayu Hitambus
- Take the bus from Padang Besar to Hat Yai Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Hat Yai to Phayaobus
- Take the bus from Phayao to Chiang Maibus 198
42h 25m฿3,733–4,759Ferry, bus, Minivan #2
- Take the ferry from Dumai to Melakaferry
- Take the bus from Alor Gajah to Bukit Kayu Hitambus
- Take the bus from Padang Besar to Hat Yai Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Hat Yai Bus Terminal to Phuket Bus Terminal 2bus
- Take the bus from Phuket Bus Terminal 2 to Chiang Maibus
2d 1h฿5,333–8,029
Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sumatra to Chiang Mai is to ferry and taxi and train which costs ฿2500 - ฿5000 and takes 42h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Sumatra to Chiang Mai is to fly which takes 5h 35m and costs ฿3500 - ฿12000.
The distance between Sumatra and Chiang Mai is 2053 km.
The best way to get from Sumatra to Chiang Mai without a car is to ferry and taxi and train which takes 42h 28m and costs ฿2500 - ฿5000.
It takes approximately 5h 35m to fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Simpang Tiga Airport Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 5h 35m and has one stopover.
Malindo Airways, Scoot Tigerair, Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia offer flights from Simpang Tiga Airport Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport Airport.
There are 3368+ hotels available in Chiang Mai.
What companies run services between Sumatra, Indonesia and Chiang Mai, Thailand?
Scoot Tigerair, AirAsia, and two other airlines fly from Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,500–12,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,800–13,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hang Nadim, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,600–15,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,400–13,000
Flights from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II to Chiang Mai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,000–15,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Simpang Tiga Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,900–16,000
Flights from Minangkabau International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–17,000
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Klia T1 to KL Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿14–600
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Kl Sentral to Hat Yai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿110–550
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- ฿110–170
- Express
- ฿380–550
- Phone
- 1690
- [email protected]
- Website
- railway.co.th
Train from Hat Yai to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿300–900
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- railway.co.th
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–900
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿300–360
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿320–410
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿670–730
Train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿190–900
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- railway.co.th
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–900
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿210–260
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿190–250
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿500–540
- Phone
- +603 7728 8789
- [email protected]
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Alor Gajah to Bukit Kayu Hitam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿476
- Book at
- easybook.com
Bus from Alor Gajah to Bukit Kayu Hitam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿476
- Book at
- easybook.com
Bus from Alor Gajah to Bukit Kayu Hitam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿476
- Book at
- easybook.com
Bus from Padang Besar to Hat Yai Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿50
Bus from Padang Besar to Hat Yai Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿50
Bus from Padang Besar to Hat Yai Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿50
- Phone
- +66 56 720 720
- [email protected]
- Website
- phetprasert.com
Bus from Phitsanulok to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿330–460
- Schedules at
- phetprasert.com
- 13
- ฿340–400
- Phone
- +66 5326 6480
- [email protected]
- Website
- Green Bus Thailand
Bus from Phayao to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿300–430
- Book at
- 12 Go
- Website
- Green Bus Thailand
Bus from Phuket Bus Terminal 2 to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿3,200–4,500
- Book at
- 12 Go
- Website
- Green Bus Thailand
- Phone
- +62 853-7567-0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- indomalfastferry.com
Ferry from Dumai to Melaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,033
- Schedules at
- indomalfastferry.com
Ferry from Dumai to Port Dickson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,221
- Schedules at
- indomalfastferry.com
Ferry from Dumai to Melaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,033
- Schedules at
- indomalfastferry.com
Ferry from Dumai to Melaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,033
- Schedules at
- indomalfastferry.com
- Phone
- 06-2832506
- [email protected]
Ferry from Dumai to Melaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿658
Ferry from Dumai to Melaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿658
Ferry from Dumai to Melaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿658
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- ฿700–850
Ringos Taxi
- Phone
- +60 12-254 5367
- Website
- ringostaxi.com
Taxi Port Dickson
- Phone
- +60 17-878 0027
- Website
- taxinogri9.blogspot.com
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