There are 2 ways to get from Istanbul to Chiang Rai by plane or bus
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Fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane IST - CEI
15h 32m฿9,057–34,427Fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane IST - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
21h 2m฿11,968–43,196
Istanbul (IST) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Chiang Rai is to fly and bus which costs ฿12000 - ฿44000 and takes 21h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 15h 32m and costs ฿9000 - ฿35000.
The distance between Istanbul and Chiang Rai is 7060 km.
It takes approximately 15h 32m to get from Istanbul to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 4h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 8:05 AM in Istanbul and 12:05 PM in Chiang Rai.
There are 400+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Turkish Airlines and Thai Airways International fly from Istanbul (IST) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) twice daily.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–42,000
Flights from Istanbul to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–37,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–42,000
Flights from Istanbul to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–37,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Istanbul to Chiang Mai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–20,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Istanbul to Chiang Mai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–42,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Chiang Mai International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–39,000
- 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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