There are 4 ways to get from Auckland to Chiang Rai by plane or bus
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Fly Auckland to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane AKL - CEI
21h 21m฿10,313–46,400Fly Auckland to Tachilek, bus
cheapest- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Tachilek (THL)plane AKL - THL
- Take the bus from Mae Sai to Chiang Raibus
26h 58m฿8,288–42,380Bus to Whangarei Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Take the bus from Auckland - Central to Whangareibus
- Fly from Whangarei Airport (WRE) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane WRE - CEI
31h 5m฿12,291–45,289Fly Auckland to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane AKL - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
24h 31m฿12,393–33,840
Auckland (AKL) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Auckland to Chiang Rai is to fly and bus which costs ฿12000 - ฿34000 and takes 24h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Auckland to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 21h 21m and costs ฿10000 - ฿47000.
The distance between Auckland and Chiang Rai is 10111 km.
It takes approximately 21h 21m to get from Auckland to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 6h behind Auckland. It is currently 3:59 PM in Auckland and 9:59 AM in Chiang Rai.
There are 386+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Auckland, New Zealand and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and four other airlines fly from Auckland (AKL) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Auckland to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–70,000
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–80,000
Flights from Auckland to Chiang Mai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–70,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Auckland to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–46,000
Flights from Auckland to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–70,000
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–80,000
Flights from Auckland to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–47,000
- Website
- maiair.com
Flights from Auckland to Tachilek via Kuala Lumpur, Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–55,000
Flights from Auckland to Tachilek via Singapore Changi, Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–75,000
Flights from Auckland to Tachilek via Guangzhou Baiyun, Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–42,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Auckland to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–46,000
Flights from Auckland to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–70,000
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–80,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Auckland to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–46,000
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–44,000
Flights from Auckland to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–41,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Auckland to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–46,000
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–44,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Auckland, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–44,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Auckland to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–37,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Auckland to Chiang Mai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–38,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Auckland to Chiang Mai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–38,000
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Auckland - Central to Whangarei
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿90–1,100
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- 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
- ฿200–600
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
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