There are 7 ways to get from Chiang Rai to Koh Rong by plane, ferry, bus, car, train, or car ferry
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Fly to Sihanoukville, ferry
best- Fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Sihanoukville (KOS)CEI - KOS
- Take the ferry from Sihanouk Ville to Koh Rong
9h 32m$160–466Bus, ferry via Siem Reap
cheapest- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Bangkok Nakhonchai Air Terminal
- Take the bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Siem Reap
- Take the bus from Siem Reap Virak Buntham Express to Sihanoukville Virak Buntham Express
- Take the ferry from Sihanouk Ville to Koh Rong
33h 24m$75–206Bus, drive, ferry
- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Chanthaburi
- Take the bus from Chanthaburi to Koh Kood Pier
- Drive from Koh Kood Pier to Koh Kong Virak Buntham Express
- Take the bus from Koh Kong Virak Buntham Express to Sihanoukville Virak Buntham Express
- Take the ferry from Sihanouk Ville to Koh Rong
27h 8m$82–173Bus, train, ferry via Lampang
- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Lampang
- Take the train from Mae Moe to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal102
- Take the bus from Bangkok to Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express
- Take the train from Phnom Penh Station to Sihanoukville station
- Take the ferry from Sihanouk Ville to Koh Rong
38h 42mFly to Phu Quoc International Airport, car ferry, bus, ferry
- Fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Phu Quoc International Airport (PQC)CEI - PQC
- Take the car ferry from Phu Quoc to Ha Tien
- Take the bus from Bien Ha Tien Travel Office to Sihanouk Ville Cambodia
- Take the ferry from Sihanouk Ville to Koh Rong
13h 26m$176–427Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Phnom Penh
- Take the bus from Sakura Avenue Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville
- Take the ferry from Sihanouk Ville to Koh Rong
30h 27m$89–111Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Bangkok to Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express
- Take the train from Phnom Penh Station to Sihanoukville station
- Take the ferry from Sihanoukville Royal pier to Palm Beach Koh Rong
36h 21m$90–105
Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Sihanoukville (KOS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chiang Rai to Koh Rong is to bus and drive and ferry which costs $80 - $180 and takes 27h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Chiang Rai to Koh Rong is to fly and ferry which takes 9h 32m and costs $160 - $470.
The distance between Chiang Rai and Koh Rong is 1174 km.
The best way to get from Chiang Rai to Koh Rong without a car is to bus and train and ferry via Lampang which takes 38h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 32m to get from Chiang Rai to Koh Rong, including transfers.
There are 201+ hotels available in Koh Rong.
What companies run services between Chiang Rai, Thailand and Koh Rong, Cambodia?
There is no direct connection from Chiang Rai to Koh Rong. However, you can take the taxi to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) airport, fly to Sihanoukville (KOS), take the taxi to Sihanouk Ville, then take the ferry to Koh Rong. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chiang Rai to Koh Rong via Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal, Chanthaburi, Koh Kood Pier, Koh Kong Virak Buntham Express, Sihanoukville Virak Buntham Express, and Sihanouk Ville in around 27h 8m.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Phu Quoc International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- cambodiaangkorair.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Sihanoukville via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–420
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Sihanoukville via Suvarnabhumi, Siem Reap
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–440
- Website
- railway.co.th
Train from Mae Moe to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Schedules at
- railway.co.th
- Phone
- +855 78 888 582
- cambodia@easybook.com
- Website
- royalrailway.easybook.com
Train from Phnom Penh Station to Sihanoukville station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Schedules at
- royalrailway.easybook.com
- Book at
- royalrailway.easybook.com
- Phone
- +66 2 936 3256
- Website
- sombattour.com
Bus from Chiang Rai to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/sombat-tour
- Website
- https://www.sombattour.com/
Bus from Chiang Rai to Lampang
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/sombat-tour
- Website
- https://www.sombattour.com/
- Phone
- 0806688556
- Website
- minibustrat.com
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Chanthaburi
Bus from Chanthaburi to Koh Kood Pier
- Phone
- 1490
- borkorsor@transport.co.th
- Website
- tcl99web.transport.co.th
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Chanthaburi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–65
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Siem Reap
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–100
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
- Phone
- (+855) 81 911 911
- support@virakbuntham.com
- Website
- vireakbuntham.com
Bus from Koh Kong Virak Buntham Express to Sihanoukville Virak Buntham Express
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13
- Website
- https://vireakbuntham.com/
Bus from Bangkok to Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–32
- Website
- https://vireakbuntham.com/
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Phnom Penh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33
- Website
- https://vireakbuntham.com/
Bus from Siem Reap Virak Buntham Express to Sihanoukville Virak Buntham Express
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- https://vireakbuntham.com/
- Phone
- +84 93 927 41 60
- info@bienhatientravel.com
- Website
- bienhatientravel.com
Bus from Bien Ha Tien Travel Office to Sihanouk Ville Cambodia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- bienhatientravel.com
- Phone
- +855 969993333
- info@giantibis.com
- Website
- giantibis.com
Bus from Sakura Avenue Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17
- Website
- https://www.giantibis.com/
- 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
- $24–40
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/nakhonchai-air
- Website
- https://www.nakhonchaiair.com/view/
- Gold Class
- $27–30
- First Class
- $36–40
- Phone
- 097 8888 950
- support@buvasea.com
- Website
- buvasea.com
Ferry from Sihanouk Ville to Koh Rong
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- buvasea.com
- Book at
- buvasea.com
- Phone
- +(855) 10 271 234
- info@gtvcspeedboatcambodia.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Sihanouk Ville to Koh Rong
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- gtvcspeedboatcambodia.com
- Phone
- +855 81 466880
- info@speedferrycambodia.com
- Website
- speedferrycambodia.com
Ferry from Sihanouk Ville to Koh Rong
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Schedules at
- speedferrycambodia.com
- Book at
- speedferrycambodia.com
- Phone
- (0297) 3980 111
- phuquoc.sales@superdong.com.vn
- Website
- superdong.com.vn
Car ferry from Phu Quoc to Ha Tien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Schedules at
- superdong.com.vn
- Book at
- superdong.com.vn
Ferry from Sihanoukville Royal pier to Palm Beach Koh Rong
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27
- Schedules at
- lonely-beach.net
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