There are 4 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)LHR - CEI
15h 59m฿18,227–31,298Bus to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Coach Station
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)LGW - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
23h 15m฿9,563–32,441Fly London Heathrow Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)LHR - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
21h 49m฿11,307–31,738Bus to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Coach Station
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)LGW - CEI
18h 10m฿11,483–32,001
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 bus and fly which costs ฿9500 - ฿33000 and takes 23h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 15h 59m and costs ฿18000 - ฿32000.
The distance between Heathrow Terminal 5 and Chiang Rai is 8983 km.
It takes approximately 15h 59m to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 7h ahead of Heathrow Terminal 5. It is currently 1:01 AM in Heathrow Terminal 5 and 8:01 AM in Chiang Rai.
There are 388+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Heathrow Terminal 5, England and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Thai Airways International, EVA Air, and Lufthansa fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) 5 times a day.
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- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–42,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–46,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–31,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Islamabad, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–49,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–37,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–37,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–35,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Ashgabat, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–47,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–55,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–45,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–29,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–40,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–49,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–60,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–38,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–37,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Ashgabat, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–41,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–60,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–46,000
- 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
- ฿200–600
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿550–650
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿600–850
- 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 Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿340–450
- Website
- https://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/
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