There are 6 ways to get from Chongqing to Pai by plane, bus, train, car, or taxi
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Fly Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, Mini Van
best- Fly from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)CKG - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Pai
14h 24m฿4,431–6,811Train, bus, Mini Van
- Take the train from Chongqing West to Kunming South
- Take the train from Kunming South to Vientiane station
- Take the bus from Nong Khai to Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Pai
34h 10m฿5,155–7,712Drive 1,915.9 km
- Drive from Chongqing to Pai1,915.9 km
23h 35m฿7,595–10,971Fly Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Lampang, bus, Mini Van
- Fly from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) to Lampang (LPT)CKG - LPT
- Take the bus from Lampang to Chiang Mai
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Pai
17h 54m฿5,431–16,641Train to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, Mini Van
- Take the train from Chongqing North to Tianfu International Airport
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)TFU - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Pai
14h 25m฿4,772–16,496Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Chongqing West to Kunming South
- Take the train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang station
- Take the bus from Luang Prabang to Chiang Mai
- Take the taxi from Chiang Mai to Pai
35h 43m฿5,198–12,520
Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chongqing to Pai is to fly and Mini Van which costs ฿4400 - ฿7000 and takes 14h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Chongqing to Pai is to fly and Mini Van which takes 14h 24m and costs ฿4400 - ฿7000.
The distance between Chongqing and Pai is 1605 km. The road distance is 1915.9 km.
The best way to get from Chongqing to Pai without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 35h 43m and costs ฿5000 - ฿13000.
It takes approximately 14h 24m to get from Chongqing to Pai, including transfers.
Pai is 1h behind Chongqing. It is currently 2:28 PM in Chongqing and 1:28 PM in Pai.
Yes, the driving distance between Chongqing to Pai is 1916 km. It takes approximately 23h 35m to drive from Chongqing to Pai.
There are 348+ hotels available in Pai.
What companies run services between Chongqing, China and Pai, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Chongqing to Pai. However, you can take the line 10 subway to Terminal 2 of Jiangbei Airport, walk to Chongqing-Airport-CKG 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 a subway from Haitangxi to Pai via Chongqing West, Chongqing West, Kunming South, Vientiane station, Nong Khai, Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal, and Chiang Mai in around 34h 10m.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,000–12,000
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Lampang via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–16,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,200–5,500
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,000–15,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,000–12,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,400–19,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,400–19,000
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,500–13,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,300–16,000
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,400–18,000
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Kunming South to Vientiane station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿2,100–3,800
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Second Class
- ฿2,100–2,500
- First Class
- ฿2,800–3,800
Train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–3,800
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Second Class
- ฿1,600–2,500
- First Class
- ฿2,200–3,800
Train from Chongqing North to Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿550–1,200
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ฿550–800
- Adult - 1st Class
- ฿850–1,200
- 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
- 084-2626003
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Nong Khai to Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,097
- Book at
- easybook.com
- 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
- Phone
- 1490
- borkorsor@transport.co.th
- Website
- tcl99web.transport.co.th
Bus from Luang Prabang to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ฿500–4,500
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Estimated price
- ฿1,400–1,800
The Best Taxi Chiang Mai
- Phone
- +66 988237385
- Website
- thebesttaxichiangmai.com
Grab Taxi
- Phone
- +66 061 494 6191
- Website
- grab.com
Chiang Mai Aiport
- Phone
- +66 53 201307
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