There are 5 ways to get from Chiang Rai to Beijing by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport, train
best- Fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)plane CEI - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing Westtrain
9h 14m¥1,853–6,072Local Bus, bus, train via Kunming
cheapest- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang khongbus
- Take the bus from Huay Xai - Bokeo Station to Oudomxaybus
- Take the train from Oudomxay station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming to Beijing West Stationtrain
2d 4h¥642–1,714Local Bus, bus, train
- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang khongbus
- Take the bus from Huay Xai - Bokeo Station to Oudomxaybus
- Take the train from Oudomxay station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Beijing West Stationtrain
28h 39m¥1,515–2,264Fly Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane CEI - PEK
8h 42m¥1,554–4,867Bus to Chiang Mai International Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang Maibus
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane CNX - PEK
11h 56m¥1,598–5,653
Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chiang Rai to Beijing is to Local Bus and bus and train via Kunming which costs ¥600 - ¥1800 and takes 2 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Chiang Rai to Beijing is to fly which takes 8h 42m and costs ¥1500 - ¥4900.
The distance between Chiang Rai and Beijing is 2744 km.
It takes approximately 9h 14m to get from Chiang Rai to Beijing, including transfers.
Beijing is 1h ahead of Chiang Rai. It is currently 6:39 AM in Chiang Rai and 7:39 AM in Beijing.
There are 1090+ hotels available in Beijing.
What companies run services between Chiang Rai, Thailand and Beijing, China?
Scoot Tigerair, Air China, and five other airlines fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) 5 times a day.
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–7,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,600
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–5,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Don Muang, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,800
Train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing West
- Adult - second class
- ¥22–35
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Oudomxay station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥300–750
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- ¥300–460
- First Class
- ¥420–750
Train from Kunming to Beijing West Station
- Hard Seat
- ¥250–360
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥550–700
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥750–1,100
Bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang khong
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥14
- Website
- asocialnomad.com
Bus from Huay Xai - Bokeo Station to Oudomxay
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥25–160
- Schedules at
- asocialnomad.com
- 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
- ¥70–120
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
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