There are 6 ways to get from Beijing to Chiang Rai (State) by plane, train, ferry, bus, or car
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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)PEK - CEI
12h 18m฿5,153–19,293Train, ferry, Local Bus
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Kunming South
- Take the train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang station
- Take the ferry from Luang Prabang to Huay Xai
- Take the bus from Chiang khong to Chiang Rai
32h 9m฿7,422–10,703Drive 3,391.5 km
- Drive from Beijing to Chiang Rai3,391.5 km
36h 24m฿13,686–19,769Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)PEK - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
13h 17m฿5,233–9,233Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airport
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)PKX - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
14h 42mTrain, Minivan, Local Bus
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Kunming
- Take the train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang station
- Take the bus from Luang Prabang - Naluang Station to Huay Xai - Bokeo Station
- Take the bus from Chiang khong to Chiang Rai
2d 11h
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 fly and bus which costs ฿5000 - ฿9500 and takes 13h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Chiang Rai (State) is to fly which takes 12h 18m and costs ฿5000 - ฿20000.
The distance between Beijing and Chiang Rai (State) is 2779 km. The road distance is 3391.5 km.
It takes approximately 12h 18m to get from Beijing to Chiang Rai (State), including transfers.
Chiang Rai (State) is 1h behind Beijing. It is currently 4:09 AM in Beijing and 3:09 AM in Chiang Rai (State).
Yes, the driving distance between Beijing to Chiang Rai (State) is 3392 km. It takes approximately 36h 24m to drive from Beijing to Chiang Rai (State).
There are 388+ hotels available in Chiang Rai (State).
What companies run services between Beijing, China and Chiang Rai (State), Thailand?
Thai Airways International, Hainan, and two other airlines fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) 4 times a day.
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- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–25,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Yichang, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–25,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,900–19,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–22,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–22,000
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–20,000
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–26,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–22,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,700–19,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–32,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Lanzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–22,000
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–30,000
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–3,900
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Second Class
- ฿1,600–2,500
- First Class
- ฿2,200–3,900
Train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airport
Train from Beijing West Station to Kunming
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
- ฿200–600
- 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
- ฿900–2,000
- 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
- ฿290–750
- Schedules at
- asocialnomad.com
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