There are 2 ways to get from Brisbane to Chiang Rai by plane or bus
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Fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane BNE - CEI
18h 6m฿8,043–23,725Fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane BNE - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
20h 26m฿11,753–22,165
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brisbane to Chiang Rai is to fly and bus which costs ฿11000 - ฿23000 and takes 20h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 18h 6m and costs ฿8000 - ฿24000.
The distance between Brisbane and Chiang Rai is 7804 km.
It takes approximately 18h 6m to get from Brisbane to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 3h behind Brisbane. It is currently 2:02 PM in Brisbane and 11:02 AM in Chiang Rai.
There are 207+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and six other airlines fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- evaair.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
- ฿7,500–23,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–50,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–60,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–60,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
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
- ฿8,000–31,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–32,000
- Website
- thaiairways.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
- ฿7,500–23,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–50,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–31,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–23,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–35,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–50,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–41,000
- 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
- ฿330–600
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
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