There are 6 ways to get from Hainan to Chiang Rai by plane, bus, train, or ferry
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Fly Sanya Phoenix International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Fly from Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane SYX - CEI
12h 35m฿3,211–22,251Bus, train, ferry, Local Bus
- Take the bus from Haikou Xiuying Port Bus Terminal to Nanningbus
- Take the train from Nanning to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Luang Prabang to Huay Xaiferry
- Take the bus from Chiang khong to Chiang Raibus
34h 41m฿3,811–8,741Bus, Minivan, Local Bus
- Take the bus from Haikou Xiuying Port Bus Terminal to Nanningbus
- Take the bus from Nanning Tourism Distribution Centre to Ha Noi Nuoc Ngam Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ha Noi Nuoc Ngam Bus Station to Luang Prabang - Naluang Stationbus
- Take the bus from Luang Prabang - Naluang Station to Huay Xai - Bokeo Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chiang khong to Chiang Raibus
2d 10h฿3,696–6,071Fly Haikou Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Fly from Haikou Airport (HAK) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane HAK - CEI
8h 36m฿4,035–16,275Fly Haikou Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Haikou Airport (HAK) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane HAK - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
13h 26m฿3,745–12,715Fly Sanya Phoenix International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane SYX - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
12h 55m฿3,521–24,691
Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hainan to Chiang Rai is to bus and Minivan and Local Bus which costs ฿3700 - ฿6500 and takes 2 days 10h.
The fastest way to get from Hainan to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 8h 36m and costs ฿4000 - ฿17000.
The distance between Hainan and Chiang Rai is 1058 km.
It takes approximately 12h 35m to get from Hainan to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
The best way to get from Hainan to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 12h 35m and costs ฿3200 - ฿23000. Alternatively, you can bus and Minivan and Local Bus, which costs ฿3700 - ฿6500 and takes 2 days 10h.
Chiang Rai is 1h behind Hainan. It is currently 1:27 PM in Hainan and 12:27 PM in Chiang Rai.
There are 207+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Hainan, China and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Condor Flugdienst, Thai AirAsia, and five other airlines fly from Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bihu Garden to Chiang Rai via Maritime Bureau, Haikou Xiuying Port Bus Terminal, Nanning, Nanning Tourism Distribution Centre, Ha Noi Nuoc Ngam Bus Station, Luang Prabang - Naluang Station, Huay Xai - Bokeo Station, and Chiang khong in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sanya Phoenix International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,000–22,000
Flights from Sanya Phoenix International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Kunming, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–16,000
Flights from Sanya Phoenix International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–16,000
Flights from Sanya Phoenix International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Phnom Penh, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,300–16,000
Flights from Haikou Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,800–16,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Sanya Phoenix International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Phnom Penh, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,300–16,000
Flights from Haikou Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,800–16,000
Flights from Haikou Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,000–17,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Haikou Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–17,000
Flights from Sanya Phoenix International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–19,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Haikou Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,800–16,000
Flights from Haikou Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,200–23,000
Flights from Sanya Phoenix International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,100–24,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Haikou Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,300–12,000
Flights from Sanya Phoenix International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,800–13,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Sanya Phoenix International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Hong Kong, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,500–15,000
Flights from Sanya Phoenix International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,500–15,000
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Haikou Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,000–19,000
Flights from Sanya Phoenix International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–22,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Haikou Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,000–17,000
Flights from Sanya Phoenix International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,100–16,000
Train from Nanning to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–2,400
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ฿1,000–1,500
- Adult - 1st Class
- ฿1,700–2,400
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–3,900
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Second Class
- ฿1,600–2,500
- First Class
- ฿2,200–3,900
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Haikou Xiuying Port Bus Terminal to Nanning
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿650–1,326
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ฿650–900
Bus from Nanning Tourism Distribution Centre to Ha Noi Nuoc Ngam Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿550–862
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Book at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ฿550–800
Bus from Chiang khong to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿65
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Ha Noi Nuoc Ngam Bus Station to Luang Prabang - Naluang Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,400–1,800
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/htx-van-tai-277?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwvvmzBhA2EiwAtHVrbyVCwiIJkYBSBEFUd1FJU61B0rS24DSIQh33R30_tD4ol7fHPWFbjxoCybMQAvD_BwE
- Phone
- 856071212979
Bus from Luang Prabang - Naluang Station to Huay Xai - Bokeo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿900–1,800
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/naluang
- 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/
- Website
- asocialnomad.com
Ferry from Luang Prabang to Huay Xai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿290–750
- Schedules at
- asocialnomad.com
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