There are 3 ways to get from Chongqing to Chiang Rai by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Fly from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane CKG - CEI
9h 36m฿3,662–11,213Train, ferry, Local Bus
- Take the train from Chongqing West to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Luang Prabang to Huay Xaiferry
- Take the bus from Chiang khong to Chiang Raibus
26h 57m฿3,879–7,441Fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane CKG - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
10h 51m฿5,162–12,653
Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chongqing to Chiang Rai is to train and ferry and Local Bus which costs ฿3800 - ฿7500 and takes 26h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Chongqing to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 9h 36m and costs ฿3600 - ฿12000.
The distance between Chongqing and Chiang Rai is 1315 km.
It takes approximately 9h 36m to get from Chongqing to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 1h behind Chongqing. It is currently 10:55 AM in Chongqing and 9:55 AM in Chiang Rai.
There are 386+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Chongqing, China and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Thai Lion Mentari, Thai AirAsia, and three other airlines fly from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,700–12,000
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Chiang Mai International Airport, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–16,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,500–11,000
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,400–11,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,000–16,000
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–14,000
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,700–3,900
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Second Class
- ฿1,700–2,500
- First Class
- ฿2,300–3,900
Bus from Chiang khong to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿65
- Phone
- +66 5326 6480
- servicecenter@greenbusthailand.com
- Website
- greenbusthailand.com
Bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿320–600
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
- Website
- asocialnomad.com
Ferry from Luang Prabang to Huay Xai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿300–750
- Schedules at
- asocialnomad.com
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