There are 2 ways to get from Chiang Rai to El Nido by plane or bus
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Fly to El Nido Airport
best- Fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to El Nido Airport (ENI)plane CEI - ENI
10h 37m₱12,454–39,543Fly to Puerto Princesa, Minivan
- Fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Puerto Princesa (PPS)plane CEI - PPS
- Take the bus from Puerto Princesa Airport to El Nidobus
15h 18m₱13,939–41,988
Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to El Nido Airport (ENI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chiang Rai to El Nido is to fly which costs ₱12,000 - ₱40,000 and takes 10h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Chiang Rai to El Nido is to fly which takes 10h 37m and costs ₱12,000 - ₱40,000.
The distance between Chiang Rai and El Nido is 2319 km.
It takes approximately 10h 37m to get from Chiang Rai to El Nido, including transfers.
El Nido is 1h ahead of Chiang Rai. It is currently 1:14 PM in Chiang Rai and 2:14 PM in El Nido.
There are 627+ hotels available in El Nido.
What companies run services between Chiang Rai, Thailand and El Nido, Philippines?
Scoot Tigerair, Cebgo, and three other airlines fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to El Nido Airport (ENI) once daily.
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Don Muang, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱13,000–41,000
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Suvarnabhumi, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱13,000–41,000
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Singapore Changi, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱12,000–45,000
- Website
- air-swift.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to El Nido Airport via Singapore Changi, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱12,000–43,000
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to El Nido Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱12,000–39,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Puerto Princesa via Suvarnabhumi, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱13,000–49,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to El Nido Airport via Singapore Changi, Clark International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱11,000–43,000
- Phone
- +63 917 686 1118
- lexxuspalawan@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Puerto Princesa Airport to El Nido
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₱665
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- facebook.com
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