There are 5 ways to get from Angkor to Chiang Rai by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus, fly
best- Take the bus from Siem Reap Town to Siem Reap Airport
- Fly from Siem Reap (SAI) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)SAI - CEI
6h 40mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Siem Reap to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Chiang RaiRoute No.909 / ...
19h 10m฿1,320–4,860Bus, train
- Take the bus from Siem Reap to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal
- Take the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Mae Moe109
- Take the bus from Lampang to Phayao
- Take the bus from Phayao to Chiang Rai
24h 26mDrive 1,078.2 km
- Drive from Angkor to Chiang Rai1,078.2 km
15h 58m฿4,372–6,314Bus via Bangkok
- Take the bus from Siem Reap Giant Ibis to Bangkok Giant Ibis
- Take the bus from Bangkok Nakhonchai Air Terminal to Chiang Rai
22h 52m฿2,302–2,900
Siem Reap (SAI) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Angkor to Chiang Rai is to bus via Bangkok which costs ฿2300 - ฿2900 and takes 22h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Angkor to Chiang Rai is to drive which takes 15h 58m and costs ฿4300 - ฿6500.
The distance between Angkor and Chiang Rai is 928 km. The road distance is 1078.2 km.
The best way to get from Angkor to Chiang Rai without a car is to bus which takes 19h 10m and costs ฿1300 - ฿4900.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Angkor to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Angkor to Chiang Rai is 1078 km. It takes approximately 15h 58m to drive from Angkor to Chiang Rai.
There are 393+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Angkor, Cambodia and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
You can take a vehicle from Angkor to Chiang Rai via Siem Reap and Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal in around 19h 10m.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Siem Reap to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,800–7,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Siem Reap to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,400–13,000
- Website
- railway.co.th
Train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Mae Moe
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿210–750
- Schedules at
- railway.co.th
- Website
- siemreap.net
Bus from Siem Reap Town to Siem Reap Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- siemreap.net
- Phone
- 1490
- borkorsor@transport.co.th
- Website
- tcl99web.transport.co.th
Bus from Siem Reap to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿350–3,100
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
- Phone
- +66 2 936 3256
- Website
- sombattour.com
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿750–1,100
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/sombat-tour
- Website
- https://www.sombattour.com/
Bus from Lampang to Phayao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/sombat-tour
- Website
- https://www.sombattour.com/
Bus from Phayao to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/sombat-tour
- Website
- https://www.sombattour.com/
- Phone
- 1624
- customerservice@nakhonchaiair.com
- Website
- nakhonchaiair.com
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿850–1,500
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/nakhonchai-air
- Website
- https://www.nakhonchaiair.com/view/
- Gold Class
- ฿950–1,100
- First Class
- ฿1,300–1,500
Bus from Bangkok Nakhonchai Air Terminal to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿750–1,250
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/nakhonchai-air
- Website
- https://www.nakhonchaiair.com/view/
- Gold Class
- ฿850–950
- First Class
- ฿1,150–1,250
- Phone
- +855 969993333
- info@giantibis.com
- Website
- giantibis.com
Bus from Siem Reap Giant Ibis to Bangkok Giant Ibis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,336
- Website
- https://www.giantibis.com/
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