There are 9 ways to get from Chiang Rai to Chaiyaphum by plane, taxi, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Buri Ram, taxi
best- Fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Buri Ram (BFV)plane CEI - BFV
- Take the taxi from Buri Ram (BFV) to Chaiyaphumtaxi
6h 1m฿5,148–7,675Bus via Lahan
cheapest- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Bangkok Nakhonchai Air Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Lahanbus
19h 36m฿1,109–1,685Bus, train
- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Phitsanulok Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Tha Phra to Udon Thanitrain 133
- Take the train from Udon Thani to Ban Lueamtrain 134
14h 52mDrive 695.5 km
- Drive from Chiang Rai to Chaiyaphumcar 695.5 km
10h 24m฿2,451–3,540Fly to Don Mueang International Airport, bus
- Fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Don Mueang International Airport (DMK)plane CEI - DMK
- Take the bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Chaiyaphumbus
7h 44m฿1,448–3,885Fly to Suvarnabhumi Airport, bus
- Fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)plane CEI - BKK
- Take the bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Chaiyaphumbus
8h 22m฿1,527–4,525Fly to Khon Kaen Airport, train
- Fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Khon Kaen Airport (KKC)plane CEI - KKC
- Take the train from Khon Kaen to Ban Lueamtrain
8h 54m฿2,962–7,839Bus
- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminalbus Route No.909 / ...
- Take the bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Chaiyaphumbus
16h 40m฿1,163–1,494Bus, Local Bus
- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang Maibus
- Take the bus from Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal to Nong Khaibus
- Take the bus from Nong Khai Bus Station to Chaiyaphumbus
22h 5m฿1,886–2,244
Chiang Rai to Chaiyaphum by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chiang Rai to Chaiyaphum is to bus via Lahan which costs ฿1100 - ฿1700 and takes 19h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Chiang Rai to Chaiyaphum is to fly and taxi which takes 6h 1m and costs ฿5000 - ฿8000.
No, there is no direct bus from Chiang Rai to Chaiyaphum. However, there are services departing from Chiang Rai and arriving at Chaiyaphum via Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 40m.
The distance between Chiang Rai and Chaiyaphum is 819 km. The road distance is 695.5 km.
The best way to get from Chiang Rai to Chaiyaphum without a car is to bus and train which takes 14h 52m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from Chiang Rai to Chaiyaphum, including transfers.
Chiang Rai to Chaiyaphum bus services, operated by Sombat Tour, depart from Chiang Rai station.
Chiang Rai to Chaiyaphum bus services, operated by Sombat Tour, arrive at Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chiang Rai to Chaiyaphum is 696 km. It takes approximately 10h 24m to drive from Chiang Rai to Chaiyaphum.
There are 18+ hotels available in Chaiyaphum.
What companies run services between Chiang Rai, Thailand and Chaiyaphum, Thailand?
You can take a bus from Chiang Rai to Chaiyaphum via Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal in around 16h 40m.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Buri Ram via Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,400–8,500
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Buri Ram via Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,800–9,500
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿900–9,500
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿850–3,300
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Khon Kaen Airport via Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,300–7,000
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Khon Kaen Airport via Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,300–7,000
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Khon Kaen Airport via Don Mueang International Airport, Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,300–7,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿900–3,900
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Khon Kaen Airport via Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿1,800–6,500
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,100–3,800
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Khon Kaen Airport via Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,500–4,300
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,500–9,500
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Khon Kaen Airport via Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,200–17,000
- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–9,500
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Don Mueang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–9,500
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Tha Phra to Udon Thani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿220–1,600
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿220–300
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿700–1,000
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿440–650
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿1,200–1,600
Train from Udon Thani to Ban Lueam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿95–1,200
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿95–200
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–850
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿300–420
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿850–1,200
Train from Khon Kaen to Ban Lueam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿70–1,100
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿70–180
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿550–800
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿270–370
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿750–1,100
- Phone
- +66 2 936 3256
- Website
- sombattour.com
Bus from Chiang Rai to Phitsanulok Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/sombat-tour
- Website
- https://www.sombattour.com/
Bus from Chiang Rai to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿800–1,100
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/sombat-tour
- Website
- https://www.sombattour.com/
- Phone
- 044 811 556
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Chaiyaphum
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿408
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- busonlineticket.co.th
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Chaiyaphum
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿350
- Book at
- busonlineticket.co.th
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Lahan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿350
- Book at
- busonlineticket.co.th
- Phone
- 1624
- customerservice@nakhonchaiair.com
- Website
- nakhonchaiair.com
Bus from Chiang Rai to Bangkok Nakhonchai Air Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿750–1,250
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/nakhonchai-air
- Website
- https://www.nakhonchaiair.com/view/
- Gold Class
- ฿850–950
- First Class
- ฿1,100–1,250
- 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
- ฿200–600
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
- Phone
- 084-2626003
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal to Nong Khai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,445
- Book at
- easybook.com
Bus from Nong Khai Bus Station to Chaiyaphum
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿240
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Estimated price
- ฿2,000–2,500
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