There are 5 ways to get from Erawan to Chiang Rai by plane, bus, car, or taxi
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Fly from Loei
best- Fly from Loei (LOE) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)LOE - CEI
4h 1m฿3,304–6,729Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Wang Saphung to Lampang876
- Take the bus from Lampang to Chiang RaiRoute No.909 / ...
12h 8m฿970–1,501Drive 535.7 km
- Drive from Erawan to Chiang Rai535.7 km
9h 12m฿1,943–2,807Taxi to Udon Thani International Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Erawan to Udon-Thani-Airport-UTH
- Fly from Udon Thani International Airport (UTH) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)UTH - CEI
5h 3m฿3,389–6,038Bus via Chiang Mai
- Take the bus from Wang Saphung to Chiang Mai876
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang RaiChiang Mai
14h 25m฿980–1,831
Loei (LOE) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Erawan to Chiang Rai is to bus which costs ฿950 - ฿1500 and takes 12h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Erawan to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 4h 1m and costs ฿3300 - ฿7000.
The distance between Erawan and Chiang Rai is 388 km. The road distance is 535.7 km.
The best way to get from Erawan to Chiang Rai without a car is to bus which takes 12h 8m and costs ฿950 - ฿1500.
It takes approximately 4h 1m to get from Erawan to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
The best way to get from Erawan to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 4h 1m and costs ฿3300 - ฿7000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ฿950 - ฿1500 and takes 12h 8m.
Yes, the driving distance between Erawan to Chiang Rai is 536 km. It takes approximately 9h 12m to drive from Erawan to Chiang Rai.
There are 388+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Erawan, Loei, Thailand and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Thai AirAsia flies from Loei (LOE) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Erawan to Chiang Rai via Wang Saphung and Lampang in around 12h 8m.
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- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Loei to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,000–5,500
Flights from Udon Thani International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,300–4,600
Flights from Udon Thani International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,300–4,600
Flights from Udon Thani International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Chiang Mai, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,300–4,600
- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from Udon Thani International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,200–15,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Udon Thani International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,200–15,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Udon Thani International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–15,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Udon Thani International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,000–2,900
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Udon Thani International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,300–7,500
- Phone
- +66 56 720 720
- info@phetprasert.com
- Website
- phetprasert.com
Bus from Wang Saphung to Lampang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿440–750
- Schedules at
- phetprasert.com
- 13
- ฿480–600
Bus from Wang Saphung to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿500–900
- Schedules at
- phetprasert.com
- 13
- ฿550–700
- 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/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Estimated price
- ฿1,100–1,400
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