There are 8 ways to get from Beijing to Chiang Rai (State) by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane PEK - CEI
10h 13m฿5,753–25,319Train, Minivan, Local Bus
cheapest- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Kunmingtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang stationtrain
- Take the bus from Luang Prabang - Naluang Station to Huay Xai - Bokeo Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chiang khong to Chiang Raibus
2d 11h฿4,086–9,548Train, ferry, Local Bus
- 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
32h 9m฿7,675–11,060Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane PKX - CEI
14h 39m฿5,048–16,330Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane PEK - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
13h 27m฿7,463–25,759Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Jinghong, train, ferry
- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Jinghong (JHG)plane PKX - JHG
- Take the train from Xishuangbanna Station to Luang Prabang stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Luang Prabang to Huay Xaiferry
21h 5m฿15,188–25,300Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Jinghong, train, ferry
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Jinghong (JHG)plane PEK - JHG
- Take the train from Xishuangbanna Station to Luang Prabang stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Luang Prabang to Huay Xaiferry
21h 40m฿14,193–22,289Train to Tianjin Binhai, fly to Jinghong, train, ferry
- Take the train from Beijing South to Tianjin Stationtrain
- Fly from Tianjin Binhai (TSN) to Jinghong (JHG)plane TSN - JHG
- Take the train from Xishuangbanna Station to Luang Prabang stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Luang Prabang to Huay Xaiferry
21h 49m฿14,298–21,486
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beijing to Chiang Rai (State) is to train and Minivan and Local Bus which costs ฿4000 - ฿10000 and takes 2 days 11h.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Chiang Rai (State) is to fly which takes 10h 13m and costs ฿5500 - ฿26000.
The distance between Beijing and Chiang Rai (State) is 2779 km.
It takes approximately 10h 13m to get from Beijing to Chiang Rai (State), including transfers.
Chiang Rai (State) is 1h behind Beijing. It is currently 12:29 PM in Beijing and 11:29 AM in Chiang Rai (State).
There are 400+ hotels available in Chiang Rai (State).
What companies run services between Beijing, China and Chiang Rai (State), Thailand?
Hainan, Thai Vietjet Air, and Air China fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) twice daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Jinghong
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–29,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Jinghong via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–29,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Jinghong via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–28,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–18,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Jinghong
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–20,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Jinghong via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–20,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Jinghong via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–19,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–25,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–23,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Noi Bai International, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,800–16,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Noi Bai International, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,800–17,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Wuhan, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–19,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Jinghong via Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–28,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Jinghong via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–28,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Jinghong via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–26,000
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Jinghong
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,400–21,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Jinghong via Lijiang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,600–22,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Jinghong
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–23,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Jinghong
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–30,000
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Jinghong via Lijiang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,600–22,000
Train from Beijing West Station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–6,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ฿5,500–6,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ฿9,000–10,000
- Business Class Seat
- ฿13,000–19,000
Train from Beijing South to Tianjin Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ฿260–290
- 1st Class Seat
- ฿420–460
- Business Class Seat
- ฿550–850
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–4,000
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Second Class
- ฿1,600–2,600
- First Class
- ฿2,200–4,000
Train from Xishuangbanna Station to Luang Prabang station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿720–1,250
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Second Class
- ฿720–770
- First Class
- ฿1,150–1,250
Bus from Chiang khong to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿65
- 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
- ฿330–600
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
- Phone
- 856071212979
Bus from Luang Prabang - Naluang Station to Huay Xai - Bokeo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿900–1,800
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/naluang
- Website
- asocialnomad.com
Ferry from Luang Prabang to Huay Xai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿300–750
- Schedules at
- asocialnomad.com
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