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)plane PER - CEI
12h 28m฿7,735–25,303Fly Perth Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane PER - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
18h 12m฿5,405–24,793Fly 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)plane SYD - CEI
15h 8m฿9,566–28,698Fly Melbourne Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane MEL - CEI
15h 49m฿9,292–26,832Fly Brisbane Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane BNE - CEI
18h 6m฿10,557–33,743
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 - ฿25000 and takes 18h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Australia to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 12h 28m and costs ฿7500 - ฿26000.
The distance between Australia and Chiang Rai is 6043 km.
It takes approximately 12h 28m to get from Australia to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
There are 399+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Australia and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Scoot Tigerair, Thai Airways International, and Singapore Airlines fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) twice daily.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–70,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–28,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–26,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–85,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,900–65,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–55,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–55,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–50,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–33,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–48,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–25,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–28,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–26,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,900–30,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–60,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–36,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–37,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–36,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–33,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–42,000
- 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
- ฿390–650
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
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