There are 3 ways to get from El Nido to Chiang Rai by plane or bus
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Fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Fly from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane ENI - CEI
10h 53m฿5,139–16,297Fly to Lampang, bus
- Fly from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Lampang (LPT)plane ENI - LPT
- Take the bus from Lampang to Chiang Raibus
23h 25m฿5,969–22,687Fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Fly from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane ENI - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
16h 13m฿5,319–16,737
El Nido Airport (ENI) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from El Nido to Chiang Rai is to fly which costs ฿5000 - ฿17000 and takes 10h 53m.
The fastest way to get from El Nido to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 10h 53m and costs ฿5000 - ฿17000.
The distance between El Nido and Chiang Rai is 2320 km.
It takes approximately 10h 53m to get from El Nido to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 1h behind El Nido. It is currently 10:40 PM in El Nido and 9:40 PM in Chiang Rai.
There are 386+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between El Nido, Philippines and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
AirSWIFT, Thai Airways International, and three other airlines fly from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from El Nido Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Manila, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,900–16,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Lampang via Mactan–Cebu, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–24,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Lampang via Manila, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–22,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Lampang via Manila, Phnom Penh, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–26,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Lampang via Boracay, Manila, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–23,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Lampang via Boracay, Mactan–Cebu, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–24,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Manila, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–18,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Clark International, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–16,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from El Nido Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Manila, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–29,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Manila, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–29,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from El Nido Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Manila, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,900–16,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Manila, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–16,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from El Nido Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–19,000
- Phone
- +66 2 936 3256
- Website
- sombattour.com
Bus from Lampang to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿250–420
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿200–600
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
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