There are 10 ways to get from Chiang Mai Airport (CNX) to Vietnam by plane, bus, train or car
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Recommended option
Fly to Danang • 2h 4m
Cheapest option
Train, bus, drive • 35h 38m
8 alternative options
Fly to Noi Bai International • 2h 33m
Fly to Tan Son Nhat • 2h 45m
Fly to Quinhon • 5h 17m
Fly to Hue, bus • 7h 11m
Fly to Pleiku • 4h 29m
Bus via Bangkok • 34h 7m
Bus • 34h 47m
Drive • 21h 22m
Chiang Mai (CNX) to Danang (DAD) flights
The flight time between Chiang Mai (CNX) and Danang (DAD) is around 4h 11m and covers a distance of around 1025 km. This includes an average layover time of around 1h 13m. Services are operated by Thai AirAsia, Thai Vietjet Air, Vietjet Air and others. Typically 49 flights run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chiang Mai Airport (CNX) to Vietnam is to train and bus and drive which costs ฿1000 - ฿4000 and takes 35h 38m.
The quickest way to get from Chiang Mai Airport (CNX) to Vietnam is to fly which costs ฿2800 - ฿7500 and takes 2h 4m.
No, there is no direct bus from Chiang Mai Airport (CNX) to Vietnam. However, there are services departing from Chiang Mai International Airport and arriving at Nam Ky Khoi Nghia via Waroros Market, Chiang Mai Bus Terminal 3, Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal, Phnom Penh Cambodia - Sinh Tourist Office and De Tham. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 7m.
The distance between Chiang Mai Airport (CNX) and Vietnam is 1180 km. The road distance is 1467.2 km.
The best way to get from Chiang Mai Airport (CNX) to Vietnam without a car is to bus via Bangkok which takes 34h 7m and costs ฿2500 - ฿3100.
It takes approximately 2h 4m to get from Chiang Mai Airport (CNX) to Vietnam, including transfers.
Chiang Mai Airport (CNX) to Vietnam bus services, operated by Bangkok Busline, depart from Chiang Mai Bus Terminal 3 station.
The best way to get from Chiang Mai Airport (CNX) to Vietnam is to fly which takes 2h 4m and costs ฿2800 - ฿7500. Alternatively, you can bus via Bangkok, which costs ฿2500 - ฿3100 and takes 34h 7m.
The quickest flight from Chiang Mai Airport to Danang Airport is the direct flight which takes 2h.
Chiang Mai Airport (CNX) to Vietnam bus services, operated by The Sinh Tourist, arrive at Ho Chi Minh - Sinh Tourist Office station.

- Distance: 1179.7 km
- Duration: 2h 4m
What companies run services between Chiang Mai Airport (CNX), Thailand and Vietnam?
Thai AirAsia, Thai Vietjet Air and three other airlines fly from Chiang Mai Airport (CNX) to Da Nang every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chiang Mai Airport (CNX) to Ho Chi Minh City via Waroros Market, Chiang Mai Terminal 2, Chiang Mai Bus Terminal 3, Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal, Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh Cambodia - Sinh Tourist Office, Ho Chi Minh - Sinh Tourist Office, and De Tham in around 34h 7m.

- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai to Danang via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $800
Flights from Chiang Mai to Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $230
Flights from Chiang Mai to Quinhon via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95 - $340
Flights from Chiang Mai to Quinhon via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95 - $340
Flights from Chiang Mai to Hue via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70 - $250
Flights from Chiang Mai to Pleiku via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85 - $310
Flights from Chiang Mai to Pleiku via Suvarnabhumi, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $360
Flights from Chiang Mai to Pleiku via Suvarnabhumi, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90 - $320
Flights from Chiang Mai to Pleiku via Don Muang, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $320
Flights from Chiang Mai to Pleiku via Don Muang, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $360
Flights from Chiang Mai to Pleiku via Kuala Lumpur, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $420

- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Chiang Mai to Danang
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $270
Flights from Chiang Mai to Danang via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $270
Flights from Chiang Mai to Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65 - $290
Flights from Chiang Mai to Noi Bai International via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65 - $290
Flights from Chiang Mai to Tan Son Nhat via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $240

- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Chiang Mai to Tan Son Nhat via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $430
Flights from Chiang Mai to Hue via Suvarnabhumi, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $380
Flights from Chiang Mai to Hue via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70 - $230
Flights from Chiang Mai to Pleiku via Suvarnabhumi, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $470
Flights from Chiang Mai to Pleiku via Danang, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $340
Flights from Chiang Mai to Pleiku via Suvarnabhumi, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $550

- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai to Danang via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95 - $280

- Website
- laoairlines.com
Flights from Chiang Mai to Noi Bai International via Luang Prabang
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250 - $550

- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai to Tan Son Nhat via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $430

- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- railway.co.th
Train from Chiang Mai to Hua Lamphong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6 - $50
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://www.railway.co.th/Home/Index
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $6 - $9
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $21 - $29
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- $13 - $18
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $35 - $50
Train from Hua Lamphong to Ban Klong Luk Border
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2 - $35
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://www.railway.co.th/Home/Index
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $2 - $6
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $17 - $24
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- $9 - $13
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $26 - $35

- Phone
- 023 992 379
- Chhon.Sotheara@trrcambodia.com
- Website
- royal-railway.com
Train from Poipet to Phnom Penh Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $6 - $9
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- royalrailway.easybook.com

- Phone
- 0236 3711888
- datramac@gmail.com
- Website
- danangbus.vn
Bus from Hue Southern Bus Station to Da Nang Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1 - $3
- Schedules at
- danangbus.vn

- Phone
- 0225 3920920
- info@hoanglongasia.com
- Website
- hoanglongasia.com
Bus from Hue Southern Bus Station to Da Nang
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2 - $5
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en

- Phone
- 0-27921488
- bangkok_buslines@hotmail.com
Bus from Chiang Mai Bus Terminal 3 to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19 - $30
- Schedules at
- 12go.asia
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Express
- $20
- VIP
- $23
- VIP 24
- $30

- Phone
- 1490
- borkorsor@transport.co.th
- Website
- home.transport.co.th
Bus from Chiang Mai Arcade Bus Terminal to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14 - $22
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
Bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Pakse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2 - $6
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home

- Phone
- +855 70 877 727
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Phnom Penh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30
- Schedules at
- 12go.asia

- Phone
- +84-28 3838 9596
- info@thesinhtourist.vn
- Website
- thesinhtourist.vn
Bus from Phnom Penh Cambodia - Sinh Tourist Office to Ho Chi Minh - Sinh Tourist Office
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $29
- Schedules at
- thesinhtourist.vn

- Phone
- +66 56 720 720
- info@phetprasert.com
- Website
- phetprasert.com
Bus from Chiang Mai to Ubon Ratchathani
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21 - $29
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/phet-prasert

- Phone
- 1624
- customerservice@nakhonchaiair.com
- Website
- nakhonchaiair.com
Bus from Chiang Mai to Ubon Ratchathani
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20 - $30
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/nakhonchai-air
- Website
- https://www.nakhonchaiair.com/view/
- Line 587-1
- $30
- Line 587-2
- $30

- Phone
- +84 2439998087
- vietlaobus@gmail.com
- Website
- vietlaobus.com
Bus from Pakse to Mien Dong Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- vietlaobus.com

- Phone
- 023210359
- info@ppsoryatransport.com.kh
- Website
- phnompenhsorya.com
Bus from Phnom Penh Phuong Trinh to Bavet border Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- phnompenhsorya.com
- Book at
- bookmebus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Chiang Mai Airport (CNX) to Vietnam is 1467 km. It takes approximately 21h 22m to drive from Chiang Mai Airport (CNX) to Vietnam.
Thai Smile, Bangkok Airways, Vietjet Air and two other airlines offer flights from Chiang Mai Airport to Danang Airport.