There are 10 ways to get from Chiang Mai to Son Doong Cave by plane, car, train, bus or night bus
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Recommended option
Fly to Nakhon Phanom, drive • 9h 54m
Cheapest option
Bus via Khon Kaen • 33h 20m
8 alternative options
Fly to Dong Hoi • 7h 11m
Fly to Ubon, drive • 11h 41m
Fly to Danang, train • 11h 30m
Train, bus • 32h 15m
Bus • 35h 20m
Bus, night bus, train • 38h 53m
Night bus, train • 38h 28m
Drive • 18h 11m
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chiang Mai to Son Doong Cave is to bus via Khon Kaen which costs ฿2200 - ฿2800 and takes 33h 20m.
The quickest way to get from Chiang Mai to Son Doong Cave is to fly which costs ฿3200 - ฿7000 and takes 7h 11m.
The distance between Chiang Mai and Son Doong Cave is 786 km. The road distance is 1154.8 km.
The best way to get from Chiang Mai to Son Doong Cave without a car is to bus which takes 35h 20m and costs ฿2300 - ฿2900.
It takes approximately 9h 54m to get from Chiang Mai to Son Doong Cave, including transfers.
The best way to get from Chiang Mai to Son Doong Cave is to fly which takes 7h 11m and costs ฿3200 - ฿7000. Alternatively, you can bus via Khon Kaen, which costs ฿2200 - ฿2800 and takes 33h 20m.
There is no direct flight from Chiang Mai Airport to Nakhon Phanom Airport. The quickest flight takes 3h 30m and has one stopover.
Yes, the driving distance between Chiang Mai to Son Doong Cave is 1155 km. It takes approximately 18h 11m to drive from Chiang Mai to Son Doong Cave.
Thai Smile, Thai Lion Mentari, Nok Air and Thai AirAsia offer flights from Chiang Mai Airport to Nakhon Phanom Airport.
There are 47+ hotels available in Son Doong Cave. Prices start at $100 USD per night.
- Distance: 785.8 km
- Duration: 9h 54m
What companies run services between Chiang Mai, Thailand and Son Doong Cave, Vietnam?
Thai AirAsia, Bamboo Airways and five other airlines fly from Chiang Mai to Son Doong Cave 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chiang Mai to Son Doong Cave via Khon Kaen, Mukdahan, Savannakhet, Hue - Sinh Tourist Office, Hue, and Phong Nha Ke Bang in around 33h 20m.
- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai to Nakhon Phanom via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50 - $140
Flights from Chiang Mai to Ubon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55 - $370
Flights from Chiang Mai to Ubon via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $370
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Chiang Mai to Dong Hoi via Danang, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75 - $220
Flights from Chiang Mai to Dong Hoi via Suvarnabhumi, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130 - $450
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Chiang Mai to Nakhon Phanom via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75 - $170
Flights from Chiang Mai to Danang
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60 - $160
- Website
- bambooairways.com
Flights from Chiang Mai to Dong Hoi via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $150
Flights from Chiang Mai to Dong Hoi via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75 - $160
Flights from Chiang Mai to Dong Hoi via Suvarnabhumi, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130 - $440
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai to Ubon via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35 - $280
Flights from Chiang Mai to Danang via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85 - $190
- Website
- thaismileair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai to Nakhon Phanom via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75 - $170
Flights from Chiang Mai to Ubon via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70 - $300
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai to Danang via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70 - $150
- Phone
- 19006469
- support1@dsvn.vn
- Website
- dsvn.vn
Train from Da Nang to Dong Hoi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7 - $22
- Website
- http://dsvn.vn
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/
- Hard seat, air-conditioned
- $7 - $11
- Soft seat, air-conditioned
- $8 - $12
- Bed, air-conditioned
- $15 - $22
Train from Hue to Dong Hoi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5 - $18
- Website
- http://dsvn.vn
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/
- Hard seat, air-conditioned
- $5 - $9
- Soft seat, air-conditioned
- $6 - $9
- Bed, air-conditioned
- $12 - $18
Train from Vinh to Minh Le
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5 - $18
- Website
- http://dsvn.vn
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/
- Hard seat, air-conditioned
- $5 - $9
- Soft seat, air-conditioned
- $6 - $9
- Bed, air-conditioned
- $12 - $18
- Phone
- 1690
- webmaster.srt@railway.co.th
- Website
- railway.co.th
Train from Chiang Mai to Phitsanulok
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3 - $40
- Website
- http://www.railway.co.th/main/timetable/time-train.html
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Schedules at
- https://www.railway.co.th/Home/Index
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $3 - $7
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $18 - $25
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- $9 - $14
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $27 - $40
- Phone
- +66 56 720 720
- Website
- phetprasert.com
Bus from Phitsanulok to Mukdahan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12 - $20
- Schedules at
- phetprasert.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Bus from Chiang Mai to Khon Kaen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13 - $20
- Schedules at
- phetprasert.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Bus from Khon Kaen to Mukdahan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5 - $8
- Schedules at
- phetprasert.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Bus from Chiang Mai to Yasothon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18 - $26
- Schedules at
- phetprasert.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +84-28 3838 9596
- info@thesinhtourist.vn
- Website
- thesinhtourist.vn
Bus from Savannakhet to Hue - Sinh Tourist Office
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- thesinhtourist.vn
- Phone
- 077 281 110
- Website
- sombattour.com
Bus from Chiang Mai to Khon Kaen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14 - $24
- Schedules at
- sombattour.com
- Book at
- sombattour.com
- Star
- $15
- Super
- $17
- Supreme
- $23
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Hue to Phong Nha Ke Bang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- baolau.com
- Phone
- 038-967965-7
- yellowbus2008@gmail.com
- Website
- iloveyellowbus.com
Bus from Yasothon to Mukdahan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4 - $7
- Schedules at
- iloveyellowbus.com
- Phone
- 084-2626003
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal to Nong Khai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28
- Schedules at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +856 21 254512-5
- kenlotchana.travel@gmail.com
- Website
- soutchaitravel.com
Night bus from Vientiane to Vinh
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- soutchaitravel.com
- Phone
- (053-248537).
- Website
- 12go.asia
Night bus from Chiang Mai to Nong Khai
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The best way to get from Chiang Mai to Chiang Mai Airport is to bus which takes 9 min and costs ฿15 - ฿20.