There are 8 ways to get from Chiang Rai to Mu Ko Similan by plane, unknown, bus, train, car, or ferry
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Fly Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Phuket International Airport, travel
best- Fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)CEI - HKT
- Walk from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Mu Ko Similan
4h 12mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Phuket Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ต;Phuket Bus Terminal 1 to โคกกลอย;Khokkloy
- Walk from โคกกลอย;Khokkloy to Mu Ko Similan
28h 55mBus, train, Mini Van, travel
- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Lampang
- Take the bus from Lampang to Den Chai874 / ...
- Take the train from Den Chai to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal
- Take the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Surat Thani Train Station
- Take the bus from Surat Thani station to Khao Sok
- Take the bus from Khao Sok to Takua Pa
- Walk from Takua Pa to Mu Ko Similan
30h 50mFly Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Krabi Airport, bus, drive, ferry, travel
- Fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Krabi Airport (KBV)CEI - KBV
- Take the bus from กระบี่ to พังงา;Phang-Nga
- Drive from พังงา;Phang-Nga to Khao Lak
- Take the ferry from Khao Lak to Ko Similan
- Walk from Ko Similan to Mu Ko Similan
10h 3mBus to Chiang Mai International Airport, fly to Phuket International Airport, travel
- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang Mai
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Phuket International Airport (HKT)CNX - HKT
- Walk from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Mu Ko Similan
9h 35mFly Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Ranong Airport, Local Bus, drive, ferry, travel
- Fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Ranong Airport (UNN)CEI - UNN
- Take the bus from Ranong Bus Station to Takua Pa Phang Nga
- Drive from Takua Pa Phang Nga to Khao Lak
- Take the ferry from Khao Lak to Ko Similan
- Walk from Ko Similan to Mu Ko Similan
15h 27mFly Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Surat Thani, Bus, drive, ferry, travel
- Fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Surat Thani (URT)CEI - URT
- Take the bus from Surat Thani Airport to Krabi Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from กระบี่ to พังงา;Phang-Nga
- Drive from พังงา;Phang-Nga to Khao Lak
- Take the ferry from Khao Lak to Ko Similan
- Walk from Ko Similan to Mu Ko Similan
10h 37mBus, ferry, travel
- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Phang Nga
- Take the ferry from Khao Lak to Ko Similan
- Walk from Ko Similan to Mu Ko Similan
33h 33m
Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Phuket International Airport (HKT) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Chiang Rai and Mu Ko Similan is 1427 km.
The best way to get from Chiang Rai to Mu Ko Similan without a car is to bus and travel which takes 28h 55m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 12m to get from Chiang Rai to Mu Ko Similan, including transfers.
What companies run services between Chiang Rai, Thailand and Mu Ko Similan, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Chiang Rai to Mu Ko Similan. However, you can take the taxi to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) airport, fly to Phuket International Airport (HKT), then travel to Mu Ko Similan. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chiang Rai to Mu Ko Similan via สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ต;Phuket Bus Terminal 1 and โคกกลอย;Khokkloy in around 28h 55m.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,800–5,000
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,800–5,000
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Krabi Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,900–4,900
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Krabi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,900–4,900
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,000–4,700
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,000–4,700
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Ranong Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,500–8,000
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,100–8,500
- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,200–13,000
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Krabi Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,300–14,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,200–13,000
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,200–14,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,200–13,000
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Krabi Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,300–14,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,200–13,000
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,200–14,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿1,800–6,000
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿1,800–6,000
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Krabi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,200–4,600
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–4,400
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–4,400
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Surat Thani via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,800–18,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,000–5,500
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Krabi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,700–6,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–12,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Krabi Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,100–3,600
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,100–4,800
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Surat Thani via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,400–3,200
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Phuket International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–12,000
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Den Chai to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿160–1,400
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿160–260
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿650–900
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿380–550
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿1,000–1,400
Train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Surat Thani Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿190–1,500
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿190–280
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿700–950
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿410–600
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿1,100–1,500
- Phone
- +66 5326 6480
- servicecenter@greenbusthailand.com
- Website
- greenbusthailand.com
Bus from Chiang Rai to Phuket Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,700–3,265
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
- VIP
- ฿3,265
- Express
- ฿2,480
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
- 1490
- borkorsor@transport.co.th
- Website
- tcl99web.transport.co.th
Bus from สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ต;Phuket Bus Terminal 1 to โคกกลอย;Khokkloy
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿70–390
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
Bus from กระบี่ to พังงา;Phang-Nga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿95–650
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
Bus from Ranong Bus Station to Takua Pa Phang Nga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿170–1,300
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Phang Nga
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿600–6,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
- Website
- kbi.dlt.go.th
Bus from สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ต;Phuket Bus Terminal 1 to โคกกลอย;Khokkloy
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://kbi.dlt.go.th/th
Bus from กระบี่ to พังงา;Phang-Nga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://kbi.dlt.go.th/th
- Phone
- +66 2 936 3256
- Website
- 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/
Bus from Chiang Rai to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿750–1,100
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/sombat-tour
- Website
- https://www.sombattour.com/
- Phone
- +66 56 720 720
- info@phetprasert.com
- Website
- phetprasert.com
Bus from Lampang to Den Chai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿85–180
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/phet-prasert
- 13
- ฿85–100
- Phone
- +66 (0)77 272230
- info@phantiptravel.com
- Website
- phantiptravel.com
Bus from Surat Thani station to Khao Sok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿260–380
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/phantip-1970
- Website
- https://www.phantiptravel.com/
Bus from Khao Sok to Takua Pa
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿156
Bus from Ranong Bus Station to Takua Pa Phang Nga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿160
- Phone
- +66 89 873 0008
- customercare@lomprayah.com
- Website
- lomprayah.com
Bus from Surat Thani Airport to Krabi Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- lomprayah.com
- Book at
- lomprayah.com
Ferry from Khao Lak to Ko Similan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ฿2,000
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