There are 7 ways to get from Ko Lipe to Chiang Rai by ferry, plane, bus, or train
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Ferry to Hat Yai, fly
best- Take the ferry from Bundhaya Beach Ko Lipe to Hat Yai Airportferry
- Fly from Hat Yai (HDY) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane HDY - CEI
8h 55m฿3,890–7,379Ferry, train, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Koh Lipe to Hat Yao Pierferry
- Take the train from Kantang to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminaltrain 168
- Take the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Mae Moetrain 109
- Take the bus from Lampang to Chiang Raibus
34h 52m฿2,166–6,945Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Koh Lipe to Hat Yai Bus Stationferry
- Take the bus from Hat Yai to Phayaobus
- Take the bus from Phayao to Chiang Raibus
30h 13m฿3,044–5,256Ferry to Krabi Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Koh Lipe Immigration point to Krabi Airportferry
- Fly from Krabi Airport (KBV) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane KBV - CEI
11h 20m฿3,990–9,308Speedboat, bus to Phuket International Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Koh Lipe to Rassada Pier Phuketferry
- Take the bus from Sino Inn Phuket Hotel to Phuket Airport Busbus
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane HKT - CEI
10h 30m฿4,106–8,975Ferry, Minivan to Trang Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Bundhaya Beach Ko Lipe to Pak Bara Pierferry
- Take the bus from Pak Bara Pier to Trang Airportbus
- Fly from Trang Airport (TST) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane TST - CEI
9h 30m฿3,489–9,169Ferry, bus via Phuket
- Take the ferry from Koh Lipe to Phuket Bus Station 1ferry
- Take the bus from Phuket Bus Terminal to Chiang Raibus
36h 10m฿4,660–8,474
Ko Lipe to Chiang Rai by ferry and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ko Lipe to Chiang Rai is to ferry and train and bus which costs ฿2100 - ฿7000 and takes 34h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Ko Lipe to Chiang Rai is to ferry and fly which takes 8h 55m and costs ฿3800 - ฿7500.
The distance between Ko Lipe and Chiang Rai is 1588 km.
The best way to get from Ko Lipe to Chiang Rai without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 30h 13m and costs ฿3000 - ฿5500.
It takes approximately 8h 55m to get from Ko Lipe to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
There are 404+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Ko Lipe, Thailand and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Ko Lipe to Chiang Rai. However, you can take the ferry to Hat Yai Airport, walk to Hat Yai (HDY) airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI), then take the taxi to Chiang Rai. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Koh Lipe to Chiang Rai via Hat Yai Bus Station, Hat Yai, and Phayao in around 30h 13m.
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Hat Yai to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–7,500
Flights from Krabi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,200–6,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,000–4,500
Flights from Trang Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,400–7,000
- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from Hat Yai to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,300–32,000
Flights from Krabi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,500–28,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,400–26,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Hat Yai to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,300–32,000
Flights from Krabi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,500–28,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,400–26,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Hat Yai to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,000–6,000
Flights from Krabi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,300–8,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,300–4,600
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,300–4,600
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Hat Yai to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,100–11,000
Flights from Krabi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,300–5,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,500–6,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Krabi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,900–5,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,800–4,100
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Kantang to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿280–900
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–900
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿280–340
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿290–370
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿630–690
Train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Mae Moe
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿200–900
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–900
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿220–270
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿200–260
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿510–560
- Phone
- +66 2 936 3256
- Website
- sombattour.com
Bus from Phayao to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿144
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/sombat-tour
- Website
- https://www.sombattour.com/
Bus from Lampang to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿358
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/sombat-tour
- Website
- https://www.sombattour.com/
- Phone
- +66 5326 6480
- servicecenter@greenbusthailand.com
- Website
- greenbusthailand.com
Bus from Lampang to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿470–700
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
Bus from Phuket Bus Terminal to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿2,902–4,800
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
- VIP
- ฿3,840
- Express
- ฿2,902
- Phone
- +66 80 465 5666
- info@airportbusphuket.com
Bus from Sino Inn Phuket Hotel to Phuket Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿70–100
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/airport-bus-phuket
- Phone
- +66 80 465 5666
- Website
- airportbusphuket.com
Bus from Sino Inn Phuket Hotel to Phuket Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿100–120
- Schedules at
- airportbusphuket.com
- Phone
- +66 74 750 770
- jollytravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- jollytravel.in.th
Ferry from Bundhaya Beach Ko Lipe to Hat Yai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿850–1,200
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/jolly-travel
Ferry from Bundhaya Beach Ko Lipe to Pak Bara Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿600–700
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/jolly-travel
- Phone
- +66 614655695
- booking.smartenplus@gmail.com
- Website
- smartenplus.co.th
Ferry from Koh Lipe to Hat Yai Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–2,900
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/smart-en-plus
- Website
- https://www.smartenplus.co.th/
Ferry from Koh Lipe Immigration point to Krabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,400–3,700
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/smart-en-plus
- Website
- https://www.smartenplus.co.th/
Ferry from Bundhaya Beach Ko Lipe to Pak Bara Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿700–1,300
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/smart-en-plus
- Website
- https://www.smartenplus.co.th/
Ferry from Koh Lipe to Phuket Bus Station 1
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,700–3,700
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/smart-en-plus
- Website
- https://www.smartenplus.co.th/
- Phone
- +66 980 168 181
- 168ferry@gmail.com
- Website
- tigerlineferry.com
Ferry from Koh Lipe to Hat Yao Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿750–3,900
- Website
- https://www.tigerlineferry.com/
- Phone
- +66 74 783 643
- info@spconlinegroup.com
- Website
- spcthailand.com
Ferry from Koh Lipe to Rassada Pier Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,500–3,000
- Website
- https://www.spcthailand.com/index.php
- Phone
- +66 88 616 1416
- info@bundhayaspeedboat.com
- Website
- bundhayaspeedboat.com
Ferry from Bundhaya Beach Ko Lipe to Pak Bara Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿700–1,700
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/bundhaya-speed-boat
- Website
- https://www.bundhayaspeedboat.com/
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