There are 2 ways to get from Darwin to Chiang Mai by plane or bus
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Fly to Chiang Mai International Airport
best- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)DRW - CNX
15h 29m฿8,500–25,000Fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)DRW - CEI
- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang Mai
24h 36m฿7,850–21,780
Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Darwin to Chiang Mai is to fly and bus which costs ฿7500 - ฿22000 and takes 24h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Darwin to Chiang Mai is to fly which takes 15h 29m and costs ฿8500 - ฿25000.
The distance between Darwin and Chiang Mai is 4944 km.
It takes approximately 15h 29m to get from Darwin to Chiang Mai, including transfers.
Chiang Mai is 2h 30m behind Darwin. It is currently 3:17 PM in Darwin and 12:47 PM in Chiang Mai.
There are 3206+ hotels available in Chiang Mai.
What companies run services between Darwin, NT, Australia and Chiang Mai, Thailand?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and two other airlines fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) twice daily.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–50,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–44,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–44,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–30,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–21,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–40,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–25,000
- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–21,000
- 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
- ฿200–600
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
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