There are 3 ways to get from Astana to Chiang Rai by plane, bus, train, or ferry
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Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
best- Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane NQZ - CEI
16h 7m฿10,147–27,194Train to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport, fly
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
21h 3m฿7,895–20,626Bus, train, ferry, Local Bus
- Take the bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Beijing West Stationtrain
- Take the train from Beijing West Station 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
3d 7h฿10,713–16,083
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 bus and train and ferry and Local Bus which costs ฿10000 - ฿17000 and takes 3 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Astana to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 16h 7m and costs ฿10000 - ฿28000.
The distance between Astana and Chiang Rai is 4285 km.
It takes approximately 16h 7m to get from Astana to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 2h ahead of Astana. It is currently 7:44 AM in Astana and 9:44 AM in Chiang Rai.
There are 386+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Astana, Kazakhstan and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Uzbekistan, Thai Airways International, and six other airlines fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Tashkent, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–30,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Almaty, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–29,000
Flights from Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Almaty, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–32,000
- 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
- ฿10,000–32,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Shimkent, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–27,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Danang, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–32,000
Flights from Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Novosibirsk, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–34,000
Flights from Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Almaty, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–20,000
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–3,800
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Second Class
- ฿1,600–2,500
- First Class
- ฿2,200–3,800
- 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
- ฿210–300
- 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)
- ฿230–300
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ฿210–300
- 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
- ฿130–190
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- ฿700–1,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ฿410–600
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿130–190
- Website
- saparzhai.kz
Bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ฿2,069
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.kz/расписание-автобусов
Bus from Chiang khong to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿65
- Website
- asocialnomad.com
Ferry from Luang Prabang to Huay Xai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿290–750
- Schedules at
- asocialnomad.com
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