There are 6 ways to get from Europe to Chiang Rai by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane FRA - CEI
19h 53m฿15,320–43,301Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane HAJ - CEI
23h 11mTrain, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane NUE - CEI
22h 28m฿23,930–66,377Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane LEJ - CEI
23h 52m฿20,491–60,181Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane MUC - CEI
23h 21m฿18,457–52,208Train to Frankfurt, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane FRA - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
25h 2m฿16,600–25,791
Frankfurt (FRA) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Chiang Rai is to train and fly and bus which costs ฿16000 - ฿26000 and takes 25h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Chiang Rai is to train and fly which takes 19h 53m and costs ฿15000 - ฿44000.
The distance between Europe and Chiang Rai is 8624 km.
It takes approximately 19h 53m to get from Europe to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 5h ahead of Europe. It is currently 11:03 PM in Europe and 4:03 AM in Chiang Rai.
There are 399+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Europe and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Chiang Rai. However, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI), then take the taxi to Chiang Rai. Alternatively, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, take the train to Göttingen, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Langenhagen Flughafen, walk to Hannover Airport (HAJ) airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI), then take the taxi to Chiang Rai.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–47,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–48,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–60,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–65,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–60,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–50,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–60,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿24,000–60,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–60,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿22,000–60,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿24,000–60,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–60,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–60,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ฿25,000–65,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿26,000–65,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿22,000–70,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–60,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–48,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–43,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–50,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–55,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–42,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–70,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–50,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–60,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–55,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–55,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–42,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–65,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–60,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–60,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–60,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–41,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–39,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–70,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–60,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–55,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–60,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–60,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–60,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–41,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Chiang Mai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–34,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Chiang Mai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–40,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Chiang Mai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–55,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–3,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿700–2,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿400–1,400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿1,300–4,700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿1,200–4,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–9,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–3,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–1,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ฿420–600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,400–2,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿410–600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿300–440
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–1,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–1,500
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿480–650
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿440–700
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +66 5326 6480
- servicecenter@greenbusthailand.com
- Website
- greenbusthailand.com
Bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿400–650
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
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