There are 2 ways to get from Darwin to Chiang Rai by plane or bus
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Fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)DRW - CEI
20h 10m฿7,640–21,180Fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)DRW - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
21h 20m฿8,720–24,620
Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Darwin to Chiang Rai is to fly which costs ฿7500 - ฿22000 and takes 20h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Darwin to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 20h 10m and costs ฿7500 - ฿22000.
The distance between Darwin and Chiang Rai is 4974 km.
It takes approximately 20h 10m to get from Darwin to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 2h 30m behind Darwin. It is currently 11:45 PM in Darwin and 9:15 PM in Chiang Rai.
There are 388+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Darwin, NT, Australia and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and four other airlines fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) twice daily.
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- Website
- singaporeair.com
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
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
- 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
- ฿11,000–31,000
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
- ฿10,000–41,000
- 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
- ฿8,500–24,000
- 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
- ฿200–600
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
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