There are 4 ways to get from Chiang Rai to Balikpapan by plane, bus, or taxi
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Fly Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Sepinggan International Airport
best- Fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Sepinggan International Airport (BPN)plane CEI - BPN
16h 16mRp 4,142,514–14,176,608Bus to Chiang Mai International Airport, fly to Sepinggan International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang Maibus
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Sepinggan International Airport (BPN)plane CNX - BPN
15h 24mRp 3,893,125–13,440,524Fly Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport, bus
- Fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport (AAP)plane CEI - AAP
- Take the bus from Samarinda to Balikpapanbus
23h 47mRp 6,307,515–20,381,609Bus to Chiang Mai International Airport, fly to Senipah, taxi
- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang Maibus
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Senipah (SZH)plane CNX - SZH
- Take the taxi from Senipah (SZH) to Balikpapantaxi
18h 17mRp 7,118,125–13,825,524
Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Sepinggan International Airport (BPN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chiang Rai to Balikpapan is to bus and fly which costs Rp3800000 - Rp14000000 and takes 15h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Chiang Rai to Balikpapan is to bus and fly which takes 15h 24m and costs Rp3800000 - Rp14000000.
The distance between Chiang Rai and Balikpapan is 3022 km.
It takes approximately 16h 16m to get from Chiang Rai to Balikpapan, including transfers.
Balikpapan is 1h ahead of Chiang Rai. It is currently 11:08 PM in Chiang Rai and 12:08 AM in Balikpapan.
There are 95+ hotels available in Balikpapan.
What companies run services between Chiang Rai, Thailand and Balikpapan, Indonesia?
Scoot Tigerair flies from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Sepinggan International Airport (BPN) once a week.
Airlines
- Website
- 9air.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Senipah via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,500,000–13,000,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Senipah via Suvarnabhumi, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 7,500,000–14,000,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Senipah via Hong Kong, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 7,000,000–13,000,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Senipah via Don Muang, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 7,500,000–14,000,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Senipah via Kunming, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 7,000,000–13,000,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Sepinggan International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,000,000–14,000,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Sepinggan International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,600,000–13,000,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Sepinggan International Airport via Don Muang, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,600,000–13,000,000
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport via Don Muang, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,000,000–21,000,000
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 9,500,000–37,000,000
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 9,500,000–37,000,000
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport via Don Muang, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 8,000,000–21,000,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Sepinggan International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,500,000–25,000,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport via Don Muang, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,000,000–20,000,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Senipah via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,500,000–27,000,000
Bus operators
- Phone
- +66 5326 6480
- servicecenter@greenbusthailand.com
- Website
- greenbusthailand.com
Bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rp 210,000–350,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Samarinda to Balikpapan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 30,001
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
Other operators
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Estimated price
- Rp 390,000–470,000
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