There are 6 ways to get from Krabi to Chiang Rai by plane, night bus, bus, or car
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Fly from Krabi Airport
best- Fly from Krabi Airport (KBV) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane KBV - CEI
5h 16m฿2,348–5,824Bus via Bangkok
cheapest- Take the bus from Krabi Bus Station to Bangkok Sai Tai Mai Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Bangkok Nakhonchai Air Terminal to Chiang Raibus
33h 59m฿1,422–7,192Night bus, bus
- Take the night bus from Krabi Bus Terminal to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminalnightbus
- Take the bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Chiang Raibus Route No.909 / ...
22h 30m฿1,565–2,650Drive 1,533 km
- Drive from Krabi to Chiang Raicar 1,533 km
21h 39m฿5,480–7,916Bus to Phuket International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Krabi Bus Station to Phuket Airportbus
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane HKT - CEI
6h 45m฿2,240–6,590Bus
- Take the bus from กระบี่ to สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ต;Phuket Bus Terminal 1bus 438-0
- Take the bus from Phuket Bus Terminal to Chiang Raibus
29h 3m฿1,868–4,577
Krabi to Chiang Rai by night bus and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Krabi to Chiang Rai is to bus via Bangkok which costs ฿1400 - ฿7500 and takes 33h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Krabi to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 5h 16m and costs ฿2300 - ฿6000.
No, there is no direct bus from Krabi to Chiang Rai. However, there are services departing from Krabi Bus Terminal and arriving at Chiang Rai via Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 30m.
The distance between Krabi and Chiang Rai is 1347 km. The road distance is 1533 km.
The best way to get from Krabi to Chiang Rai without a car is to night bus and bus which takes 22h 30m and costs ฿1500 - ฿2700.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Krabi to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Krabi to Chiang Rai bus services, operated by Lignite Tour, depart from Krabi Bus Terminal station.
The best way to get from Krabi to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 5h 16m and costs ฿2300 - ฿6000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ฿1800 - ฿4600 and takes 29h 3m.
Krabi to Chiang Rai bus services, operated by Lignite Tour, arrive at Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Krabi to Chiang Rai is 1533 km. It takes approximately 21h 39m to drive from Krabi to Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Krabi, Thailand and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Nok Air, Thai AirAsia, and five other airlines fly from Krabi Airport (KBV) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from กระบี่ to Chiang Rai via Phuket Bus Terminal in around 29h 3m.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Krabi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,800–6,000
Flights from Krabi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,800–6,000
Flights from Krabi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Chiang Mai, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,800–6,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–6,000
- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from Krabi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,300–15,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–6,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Krabi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,300–15,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–6,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Krabi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,600–5,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,000–9,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Krabi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–4,900
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,100–5,500
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Krabi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,200–7,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿1,300–7,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Krabi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–43,000
- Phone
- +66 2-9362474
- Website
- lignitetour.com
Night bus from Krabi Bus Terminal to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿815–1,150
- Book at
- lignitetour.com
- Intercity
- ฿815
- VIP 24
- ฿1,150
- Phone
- +66 2 936 3256
- Website
- sombattour.com
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿750–1,100
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/sombat-tour
- Website
- https://www.sombattour.com/
- Phone
- 1624
- customerservice@nakhonchaiair.com
- Website
- nakhonchaiair.com
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿850–1,500
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/nakhonchai-air
- Website
- https://www.nakhonchaiair.com/view/
- Gold Class
- ฿950–1,100
- First Class
- ฿1,300–1,500
Bus from Bangkok Nakhonchai Air Terminal to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿750–1,250
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/nakhonchai-air
- Website
- https://www.nakhonchaiair.com/view/
- Gold Class
- ฿850–950
- First Class
- ฿1,150–1,250
- Phone
- +66980235239
- goodluck_lanta@hotmail.com
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Krabi Bus Station to Phuket Airport
- Phone
- 1490
- borkorsor@transport.co.th
- Website
- tcl99web.transport.co.th
Bus from กระบี่ to สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ต;Phuket Bus Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿160–1,300
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
Bus from Krabi Bus Station to Bangkok Sai Tai Mai Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿650–6,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
- Phone
- +66 62-175-3069
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from กระบี่ to สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ต;Phuket Bus Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿310–315
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- kbi.dlt.go.th
Bus from กระบี่ to สถานีขนส่งผู้โดยสารจังหวัดภูเก็ต;Phuket Bus Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://kbi.dlt.go.th/th
- Phone
- +66 5326 6480
- servicecenter@greenbusthailand.com
- Website
- greenbusthailand.com
Bus from Phuket Bus Terminal to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,700–3,265
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
- VIP
- ฿3,265
- Express
- ฿2,480
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