There are 4 ways to get from Ahuazhai to Chiang Rai by taxi, train, plane, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, train, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Ahuazhai to Honghetaxi
- Take the train from Honghe to Kunmingtrain
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane KMG - CEI
11h 5m฿7,805–15,495Taxi, train, ferry, Local Bus via Jianshui
cheapest- Take the taxi from Ahuazhai to Jianshuitaxi
- Take the train from Jianshui to Kunming 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
27h 1m฿3,533–7,058Taxi, train, ferry, Local Bus
- Take the taxi from Ahuazhai to Honghetaxi
- Take the train from Honghe to Kunming Southtrain
- 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
24h 2m฿3,660–7,188Taxi, train, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Ahuazhai to Honghetaxi
- Take the train from Honghe to Kunmingtrain
- Fly from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane KMG - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
13h 40m฿6,215–13,935
Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ahuazhai to Chiang Rai is to taxi and train and ferry and Local Bus via Jianshui which costs ฿3500 - ฿7500 and takes 27h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Ahuazhai to Chiang Rai is to taxi and train and fly which takes 11h 5m and costs ฿7500 - ฿16000.
The distance between Ahuazhai and Chiang Rai is 1026 km.
It takes approximately 11h 5m to get from Ahuazhai to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 1h behind Ahuazhai. It is currently 11:43 PM in Ahuazhai and 10:43 PM in Chiang Rai.
There are 396+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Ahuazhai, China and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Ahuazhai to Chiang Rai. However, you can take the taxi to Honghe, take the train to Kunming, walk to Kunming Station, take the line 1 subway to Wujiaba, walk to Kunming Wujiaba Airport, take the bus to Kunming Changshui Airport, walk to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI), then take the taxi to Chiang Rai. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Honghe, take the train to Kunming South, take the train to Luang Prabang station, drive to Luang Prabang, take the ferry to Huay Xai, drive to Chiang khong, then take the bus to Chiang Rai.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,500–11,000
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,600–11,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,200–10,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,900–16,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,900–16,000
Train from Honghe to Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿410–850
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ฿410–600
- Adult - 1st Class
- ฿550–850
Train from Honghe to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿380–750
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ฿380–550
- Adult - 1st Class
- ฿500–750
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–4,000
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Second Class
- ฿1,600–2,600
- First Class
- ฿2,300–4,000
Train from Jianshui to Kunming Station
- Hard Seat
- ฿140–190
- Hard sleeper
- ฿290–410
- Soft sleeper
- ฿480–650
Bus from Chiang khong to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿65
- Phone
- +66 5326 6480
- servicecenter@greenbusthailand.com
- Website
- greenbusthailand.com
Bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿330–600
- 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
- ฿300–750
- Schedules at
- asocialnomad.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Estimated price
- ฿1,100–1,400
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