There are 2 ways to get from Chiang Rai to Almaty by plane or bus
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Fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane CEI - ALA
10h 40m$205–606Bus to Chiang Mai International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang Maibus
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane CNX - ALA
16h 54m$287–489
Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chiang Rai to Almaty is to bus and fly which costs $280 - $490 and takes 16h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Chiang Rai to Almaty is to fly which takes 10h 40m and costs $200 - $650.
The distance between Chiang Rai and Almaty is 3384 km.
It takes approximately 10h 40m to get from Chiang Rai to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 2h behind Chiang Rai. It is currently 9:36 PM in Chiang Rai and 7:36 PM in Almaty.
There are 3090+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Chiang Rai, Thailand and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Thai Lion Mentari, Thai AirAsia X, and two other airlines fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) twice daily.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Phone
- +66 5326 6480
- servicecenter@greenbusthailand.com
- Website
- greenbusthailand.com
Bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–18
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
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