There are 6 ways to get from Chiang Rai to Beijing by plane, train, bus, or car
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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)CEI - PKX
- Take the train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing West
9h 19mBus to Chiang Mai International Airport, fly to Beijing Capital International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang Mai
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)CNX - PEK
11h 36m¥1,175–1,955Local Bus, bus, train
- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang khong
- Take the bus from Huay Xai - Bokeo Station to Oudomxay
- Take the train from Oudomxay station to Kunming South
- Take the train from Kunming South to Beijing West Station
28h 39m¥1,537–2,275Drive 3,389.2 km
- Drive from Chiang Rai to Beijing3,389.2 km
36h 31m¥3,013–4,352Fly 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)CEI - PEK
8h 22m¥1,458–4,064Local Bus, bus, train via Kunming
- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang khong
- Take the bus from Huay Xai - Bokeo Station to Oudomxay
- Take the train from Oudomxay station to Kunming South
- Take the train from Kunming to Beijing West Station
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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 bus and fly which costs ¥1100 - ¥2000 and takes 11h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Chiang Rai to Beijing is to fly which takes 8h 22m and costs ¥1400 - ¥4100.
The distance between Chiang Rai and Beijing is 2744 km. The road distance is 3389.2 km.
It takes approximately 9h 19m to get from Chiang Rai to Beijing, including transfers.
Beijing is 1h ahead of Chiang Rai. It is currently 9:00 PM in Chiang Rai and 10:00 PM in Beijing.
Yes, the driving distance between Chiang Rai to Beijing is 3389 km. It takes approximately 36h 31m to drive from Chiang Rai to Beijing.
There are 983+ hotels available in Beijing.
What companies run services between Chiang Rai, Thailand and Beijing, China?
Thai AirAsia, Air China, and three other airlines fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–5,500
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,500
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Don Muang, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–5,500
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,300
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,800
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Beijing Daxing International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–13,000
Train from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing West
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Oudomxay station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥320–750
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- ¥320–470
- First Class
- ¥440–750
Train from Kunming to Beijing West Station
Bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang khong
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥15
- Website
- asocialnomad.com
Bus from Huay Xai - Bokeo Station to Oudomxay
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥26–170
- 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
- ¥45–130
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
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