There are 3 ways to get from Astana to Chiang Rai by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane NQZ - CEI
15h 52m฿10,147–26,195Fly Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane NQZ - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
19h 51m฿7,907–26,685Train to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Take the train from Astana 1 to Karaganda Passtrain
- Fly from Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane KGF - CEI
24h 28m฿12,401–30,637
Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Astana to Chiang Rai is to fly and bus which costs ฿7500 - ฿27000 and takes 19h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Astana to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 15h 52m and costs ฿10000 - ฿27000.
The distance between Astana and Chiang Rai is 4284 km.
It takes approximately 15h 52m to get from Astana to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 2h ahead of Astana. It is currently 8:56 PM in Astana and 10:56 PM in Chiang Rai.
There are 404+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Astana, Kazakhstan and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Uzbekistan, Thai Airways International, and five other airlines fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Tashkent, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–32,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Almaty, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–36,000
Flights from Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Almaty, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–47,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Shimkent, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–26,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Danang, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–40,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Almaty, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–36,000
Flights from Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Almaty, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–47,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Shimkent, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–26,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Danang, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–40,000
Flights from Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Shimkent, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–34,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Danang, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–40,000
Flights from Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Almaty, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–30,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–38,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–26,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Astana 1 to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿220–310
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ฿240–310
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ฿220–310
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Astana 1 to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Astana 1 to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ฿140–200
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- ฿750–1,100
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ฿430–600
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿140–200
Bus operators
- Phone
- +66 5326 6480
- servicecenter@greenbusthailand.com
- Website
- greenbusthailand.com
Bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿380–650
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
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