There are 6 ways to get from Colombo Airport (CMB) to Chiang Rai by plane, bus, taxi, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane CMB - CEI
7h 15m฿9,711–29,092Fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane CMB - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
12h 19m฿7,700–13,155Fly to Lampang, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lampang (LPT)plane CMB - LPT
- Take the bus from Lampang to Chiang Raibus
15h 28m฿12,892–38,014Fly to Nan, taxi
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Nan (NNT)plane CMB - NNT
- Take the taxi from Nan (NNT) to Chiang Raitaxi
11h 30m฿14,792–40,437Fly to Phitsanulok, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Phitsanulok (PHS)plane CMB - PHS
- Take the bus from Phitsanulok Bus Terminal to Chiang Raibus
14h 33m฿12,484–36,739Fly to Luang Prabang International Airport, ferry, Local Bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ)plane CMB - LPQ
- Take the ferry from Luang Prabang to Huay Xaiferry
- Take the bus from Chiang khong to Chiang Raibus
21h 59m฿8,460–20,823
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo Airport (CMB) to Chiang Rai is to fly and bus which costs ฿7500 - ฿14000 and takes 12h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo Airport (CMB) to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 7h 15m and costs ฿9500 - ฿30000.
The distance between Colombo Airport (CMB) and Chiang Rai is 2591 km.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Colombo Airport (CMB) to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 1h 30m ahead of Colombo Airport (CMB). It is currently 5:40 PM in Colombo Airport (CMB) and 7:10 PM in Chiang Rai.
There are 400+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Colombo Airport (CMB), Sri Lanka and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Thai Airways International, Thai AirAsia, and three other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–29,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lampang via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–38,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–15,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nan via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–38,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Phitsanulok via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–36,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–16,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–65,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–60,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–75,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–90,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–85,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–35,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–55,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–39,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–46,000
- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Nan via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–38,000
- Website
- laoairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Don Muang, Vientiane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–16,000
- Phone
- +66 2 936 3256
- Website
- sombattour.com
Bus from Lampang to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿370–440
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/sombat-tour
- Website
- https://www.sombattour.com/
Bus from Phitsanulok Bus Terminal to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿600–1,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/sombat-tour
- Website
- https://www.sombattour.com/
- Phone
- +66 5326 6480
- servicecenter@greenbusthailand.com
- Website
- greenbusthailand.com
Bus from Lampang to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿470–700
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
Bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿390–650
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
Bus from Chiang khong to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿65
- Website
- asocialnomad.com
Ferry from Luang Prabang to Huay Xai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿310–800
- Schedules at
- asocialnomad.com
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Estimated price
- ฿2,400–3,000
Nan Taxi Stop
- Phone
- +66 84 673 1558
- Website
- taxi-service-2142.business.site
Nan Taxi Service
- Phone
- +66 89 263 1281
- Website
- taxi-service-1097.business.site
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