There are 3 ways to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Chiang Rai by plane or bus
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane LHR - CEI
16h 59m฿17,230–70,435Fly London Heathrow Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane LHR - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
22h 18m฿12,510–42,925Bus to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Stationbus
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane LGW - CEI
17h฿14,495–37,647
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Chiang Rai is to fly and bus which costs ฿12000 - ฿43000 and takes 22h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 16h 59m and costs ฿17000 - ฿75000.
The distance between Heathrow Terminal 5 and Chiang Rai is 8983 km.
It takes approximately 16h 59m to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 6h ahead of Heathrow Terminal 5. It is currently 10:12 AM in Heathrow Terminal 5 and 4:12 PM in Chiang Rai.
There are 209+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Heathrow Terminal 5, England and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Thai Airways International and Lufthansa fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿20,000–70,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–55,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–65,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–65,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–65,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Ashgabat, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–49,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–65,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–37,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–65,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–65,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–70,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–55,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Ashgabat, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–49,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–55,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–55,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–43,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–29,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–36,000
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿300–750
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 1865 785400
- info@oxfordbus.co.uk
- Website
- oxfordbus.co.uk
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿350–470
- Website
- https://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/
- 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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