There are 6 ways to get from Golden Triangle to Chiang Rai by train, plane, or bus
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Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane JFK - CEI
29h 9m฿16,081–62,139Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane EWR - CEI
27h 43m฿15,875–57,053Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane PHL - CEI
27h 57m฿25,320–90,648Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane JFK - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
30h 13m฿18,291–53,579Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane BWI - CEI
29h 52m฿25,125–87,553Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane PHL - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
32h 42m฿32,530–51,088
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Golden Triangle to Chiang Rai is to train and fly and bus which costs ฿18000 - ฿55000 and takes 30h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Golden Triangle to Chiang Rai is to train and fly which takes 27h 43m and costs ฿15000 - ฿60000.
The distance between Golden Triangle and Chiang Rai is 13449 km.
It takes approximately 29h 9m to get from Golden Triangle to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 11h ahead of Golden Triangle. It is currently 4:56 AM in Golden Triangle and 3:56 PM in Chiang Rai.
There are 400+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Golden Triangle, NJ, USA and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
American Airlines, Thai Airways International, and Airbus France fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–65,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–48,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–65,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Brussels, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–65,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–65,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via London Gatwick, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–41,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–70,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–70,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–70,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–70,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–70,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Brussels, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–70,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19,000–70,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿26,000–90,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿26,000–90,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿25,000–90,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿26,000–90,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Milan Malpensa, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿26,000–90,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿26,000–90,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿26,000–90,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–49,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿24,000–85,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Oslo, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿24,000–85,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿24,000–85,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿28,000–95,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿28,000–95,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿27,000–95,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿28,000–95,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Milan Malpensa, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿28,000–95,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿28,000–95,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–48,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via London Gatwick, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–41,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–70,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–70,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–70,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–70,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–49,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–75,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–80,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–55,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Hong Kong, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–55,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Hong Kong, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–55,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Tashkent, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ฿22,000–65,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–35,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–60,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–60,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–60,000
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–85,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿410–7,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ฿410–7,500
- Business Class
- ฿1,900–9,000
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿350–7,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ฿350–7,500
- Business Class
- ฿1,800–8,500
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿470–8,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- ฿470–8,000
- Business Class
- ฿2,100–9,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿800–1,800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ฿650–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿900–2,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿650–20,000
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- ฿650–15,000
- First Class
- ฿4,300–20,000
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿750–20,000
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- ฿750–15,000
- First Class
- ฿4,500–20,000
- 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
- ฿330–600
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
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