There are 5 ways to get from Australia to Chiang Rai by plane or bus
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Fly Perth Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)PER - CEI
12h 23m฿6,225–18,290Fly Perth Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)PER - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
17h 43m฿5,205–19,730Fly Melbourne Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)MEL - CEI
14h 54m฿8,015–19,555Fly Sydney International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)SYD - CEI
14h 53m฿11,522–33,644Fly Brisbane Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)BNE - CEI
15h 16m฿9,513–55,684
Perth Airport (PER) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Australia to Chiang Rai is to fly and bus which costs ฿5000 - ฿20000 and takes 17h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Australia to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 12h 23m and costs ฿6000 - ฿19000.
The distance between Australia and Chiang Rai is 6043 km.
It takes approximately 12h 23m to get from Australia to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
There are 392+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Australia and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Thai Airways International, Singapore Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–47,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–55,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–55,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–55,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–55,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–29,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–31,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–33,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–32,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–31,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–30,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–28,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–31,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,700–8,500
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–46,000
- 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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