There are 2 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฿5,736–20,294Fly 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฿7,966–28,604
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 ฿5500 - ฿21000 and takes 10h 53m.
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 2:00 PM in El Nido and 1:00 PM in Chiang Rai.
There are 391+ 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
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–30,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Lampang via Manila, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–31,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Lampang via Manila, Phnom Penh, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–37,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Lampang via Boracay, Manila, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–29,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Lampang via Boracay, Mactan–Cebu, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–31,000
- 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
- ฿9,500–28,000
- 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 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
- ฿250–340
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
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