There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Pai by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, Mini Van
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane ORD - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Paibus
30h 42m฿16,291–29,441Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport, bus, Mini Van
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane ORD - CEI
- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang Maibus
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Paibus
36h 25m฿14,781–56,201Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, Mini Van
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane MDW - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Paibus
32h 55m฿20,291–55,441Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, Mini Van
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane MKE - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Paibus
33h 23m฿31,073–102,418Train to South Bend, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, Mini Van
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane SBN - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Paibus
35h 25m฿25,643–70,745Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lampang, bus, Mini Van
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lampang (LPT)plane ORD - LPT
- Take the bus from Lampang to Chiang Maibus
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Paibus
43h 47m฿21,491–70,771
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Pai is to fly and Mini Van which costs ฿16000 - ฿30000 and takes 30h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Pai is to fly and Mini Van which takes 30h 42m and costs ฿16000 - ฿30000.
The distance between Chicago and Pai is 13390 km.
It takes approximately 30h 42m to get from Chicago to Pai, including transfers.
Pai is 12h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 11:24 PM in Chicago and 11:24 AM in Pai.
There are 344+ hotels available in Pai.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Pai, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Pai. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX), walk to สนามบินเชียงใหม่ Chiang Mai International Airport, take the bus to Waroros Market, take the bus to Chiang Mai Terminal 2, walk to Chiang Mai, then take the bus to Pai. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Midway, walk to Chicago-Midway-Airport-MDW airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX), walk to สนามบินเชียงใหม่ Chiang Mai International Airport, take the bus to Waroros Market, take the bus to Chiang Mai Terminal 2, walk to Chiang Mai, then take the bus to Pai.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–24,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via San Francisco, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–75,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿30,000–100,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–70,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–65,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–70,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–70,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Brussels, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–70,000
Flights from South Bend to Chiang Mai International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿26,000–90,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Hong Kong, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–55,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lampang via Dubai, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿26,000–85,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lampang via Incheon, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–85,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lampang via Taiwan Taoyuan, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿21,000–70,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lampang via Delhi, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿22,000–90,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lampang via Tokyo Narita, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–280,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lampang via Hong Kong, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–80,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–24,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via San Francisco, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–75,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿30,000–100,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–70,000
Flights from South Bend to Chiang Mai International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿26,000–90,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–60,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–80,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿29,000–110,000
Flights from South Bend to Chiang Mai International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿25,000–95,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–60,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–80,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿29,000–110,000
Flights from South Bend to Chiang Mai International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿25,000–95,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–60,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–80,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿29,000–110,000
Flights from South Bend to Chiang Mai International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿25,000–95,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–36,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Boston, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–55,000
Flights from South Bend to Chiang Mai International Airport via Washington Dulles, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿25,000–70,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–55,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Boston, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–85,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–24,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Seattle, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿21,000–90,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿30,000–120,000
Flights from South Bend to Chiang Mai International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿26,000–100,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–80,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿750–1,700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿430–470
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- ฿430–470
- Phone
- 053-245-566
- info.prempracha@gmail.com
- Website
- premprachatransports.com
Bus from Chiang Mai to Pai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿190–260
- Website
- https://www.premprachatransports.com/
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/prem-pracha
- 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
- ฿360–600
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
- Phone
- +66 56 720 720
- info@phetprasert.com
- Website
- phetprasert.com
Bus from Lampang to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿100–200
- Schedules at
- phetprasert.com
- 13
- ฿100–120
Want to know more about travelling around Thailand
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the US: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Why you should take the train in the US
Read the travel guide










