There are 6 ways to get from Chiang Rai to Yangon by plane, bus or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly from Chiang Rai • 5 h
$60 - $146
Cheapest option
Bus to Tachilek, fly • 5 h 2 min
$38 - $277
4 alternative options
Bus, drive • 18 h 28 min
Bus, drive via Chiang Mai • 19 h 37 min
Bus, drive via Chiang Mai #2 • 23 h 23 min
Drive • 12 h 59 min
$80 - $120
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chiang Rai to Yangon is to fly which costs ฿1900 - ฿4900 and takes 5 h.
The quickest way to get from Chiang Rai to Yangon is to fly which costs ฿1900 - ฿4900 and takes 5 h.
The distance between Chiang Rai and Yangon is 519 km. The road distance is 925.7 km.
It takes approximately 5 h to get from Chiang Rai to Yangon, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Chiang Rai Airport to Yangon Airport. The quickest flight takes 3 h 55 min and has one stopover.
Yangon is 30 min behind Chiang Rai. It is currently 3:39 PM in Chiang Rai and 3:09 PM in Yangon.
Yes, the driving distance between Chiang Rai to Yangon is 926 km. It takes approximately 12 h 59 min to drive from Chiang Rai to Yangon.
Thai Airways International, Emirates, Thai Smile and four other airlines offer flights from Chiang Rai Airport to Yangon Airport.
The nearest airport to Yangon is Yangon (RGN) Airport which is 10.8 km away. Other nearby airports include .
There are 366+ hotels available in Yangon. Prices start at $25 USD per night.
- Distance: 324.5 miles
- Duration: 5 h
What companies run services between Chiang Rai, Thailand and Yangon, Myanmar?
Thai Smile, Thai AirAsia and eight other airlines fly from Chiang Rai to Yangon hourly.
Flights from Tachilek to Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35 - $270
Flights from Tachilek to Yangon via Heho
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 35 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40 - $290
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Chiang Rai to Yangon via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $480
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chiang Rai to Yangon via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $550
Flights from Chiang Rai to Yangon via Suvarnabhumi, Phnom Penh
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $460
- Website
- flymna.com
Flights from Tachilek to Yangon via Heho
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 25 min
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130 - $390
Flights from Tachilek to Yangon via Mandalay
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 20 min
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $450
- Website
- thaismileair.com
Flights from Chiang Rai to Yangon via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 5 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100 - $440
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Chiang Rai to Yangon via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $160
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Chiang Rai to Yangon via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $550
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Chiang Rai to Yangon via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 25 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55 - $140
- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from Chiang Rai to Yangon via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 35 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70 - $130
- Website
- airmandalay.com
Flights from Tachilek to Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35 - $270
- Website
- gmairlines.com
Flights from Tachilek to Yangon via Heho
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 35 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $330
- Website
- greenbusthailand.com
Bus from เชียงราย Chiang Rai to แม่สาย Maesai
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4 - $6
- Schedules at
- greenbusthailand.com
Bus from Chiang Rai to Lampang
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 5 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7 - $12
- Schedules at
- greenbusthailand.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Bus from เชียงราย Chiang Rai to เชียงใหม่ Chaing Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6 - $9
- Schedules at
- greenbusthailand.com
Bus from Chiang Mai to Maesod
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10 - $14
- Schedules at
- greenbusthailand.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- +66 27921456
- Website
- sombattour.com
Bus from Chiang Rai to Mae Sai
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1 - $3
- Schedules at
- sombattour.com
- Star
- $2
- Super
- $3
- Supreme
- $2 - $3
Bus from Lampang to Tak
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4 - $7
- Schedules at
- sombattour.com
- Star
- $5
- Super
- $6
- Supreme
- $6 - $7
Bus from Chiang Mai to Tak
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6 - $10
- Schedules at
- sombattour.com
- Star
- $7
- Super
- $8
- Supreme
- $9 - $10
- Phone
- 056 720 720
- Website
- phetprasert.com
Bus from Tak to Mae Sot
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3 - $4
- Schedules at
- phetprasert.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- mandalarminn.com.mm
Bus from Hpa-An to Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11
- Schedules at
- mandalarminn.com.mm
- Book at
- myanmarbusticket.com
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