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)ENI - CEI
10h 53m฿5,737–20,295Fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)ENI - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
13h 38m฿5,317–20,735Fly to Lampang, bus
- Fly from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Lampang (LPT)ENI - LPT
- Take the bus from Lampang to Chiang Rai
24h 40m฿8,467–29,685
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 and bus which costs ฿5000 - ฿21000 and takes 13h 38m.
The fastest way to get from El Nido to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 10h 53m and costs ฿5500 - ฿21000.
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 9:04 PM in El Nido and 8:04 PM in Chiang Rai.
There are 389+ 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) 5 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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–20,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Lampang via Mactan–Cebu, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–31,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Lampang via Manila, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–32,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Lampang via Manila, Danang, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–29,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Lampang via Boracay, Manila, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–30,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Lampang via Boracay, Mactan–Cebu, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–32,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from El Nido Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–20,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Boracay, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–20,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Bohol-Panglao International, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–23,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from El Nido Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Manila, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–26,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from El Nido Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Manila, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–20,000
- 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/
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/
- 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/
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