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
16h 12m฿9,147–22,195Train to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
cheapest- 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
20h 43m฿7,903–25,641Fly Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Lampang, bus
- Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Lampang (LPT)plane NQZ - LPT
- Take the bus from Lampang to Chiang Raibus
18h 20m฿9,967–30,815
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 train and fly which costs ฿7500 - ฿26000 and takes 20h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Astana to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 16h 12m and costs ฿9000 - ฿23000.
The distance between Astana and Chiang Rai is 4285 km.
It takes approximately 16h 12m to get from Astana to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 2h ahead of Astana. It is currently 2:05 AM in Astana and 4:05 AM in Chiang Rai.
There are 399+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Astana, Kazakhstan and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Air Astana, Thai Airways International, and six other airlines fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) once daily.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Almaty, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–37,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Tashkent, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–35,000
Flights from Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Almaty, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–44,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Danang, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–42,000
Flights from Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Almaty, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–25,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Lampang via Cam Ranh, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–65,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Lampang via Danang, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–60,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Lampang via Almaty, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–30,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Danang, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–42,000
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
- ฿10,000–28,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Tashkent, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–22,000
- 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
- ฿220–320
- 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)
- ฿240–320
- 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 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿140–200
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- ฿750–1,100
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ฿430–600
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿140–200
- Phone
- +66 2 936 3256
- Website
- sombattour.com
Bus from Lampang to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿334
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/sombat-tour
- Website
- https://www.sombattour.com/
- Phone
- +66 5326 6480
- servicecenter@greenbusthailand.com
- Website
- greenbusthailand.com
Bus from Lampang to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿340–650
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
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