There are 5 ways to get from Maldives to Chiang Rai by plane or bus
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Fly Velana International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Fly from Velana International Airport (MLE) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane MLE - CEI
8h 55m฿8,147–27,201Fly Dhaalu Atoll Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dhaalu Atoll Airport (DDD) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane DDD - CEI
8h 30m฿5,514–16,999Fly Kulhudhuffushi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Fly from Kulhudhuffushi Airport (HDK) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane HDK - CEI
9h 15m฿10,308–32,029Fly Velana International Airport to Lampang, bus
- Fly from Velana International Airport (MLE) to Lampang (LPT)plane MLE - LPT
- Take the bus from Lampang to Chiang Raibus
17h 8m฿11,467–38,821Fly Velana International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Velana International Airport (MLE) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane MLE - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
15h 5m฿6,357–11,641
Velana International Airport (MLE) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Maldives to Chiang Rai is to fly and bus which costs ฿6000 - ฿12000 and takes 15h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Maldives to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 8h 30m and costs ฿5500 - ฿17000.
The distance between Maldives and Chiang Rai is 3361 km.
It takes approximately 8h 55m to get from Maldives to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 2h ahead of Maldives. It is currently 5:08 AM in Maldives and 7:08 AM in Chiang Rai.
There are 399+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Maldives and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Thai AirAsia, Maldivian, and Thai Vietjet Air fly from Velana International Airport (MLE) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) once daily.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–27,000
Flights from Dhaalu Atoll Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Velana International Airport, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–17,000
Flights from Kulhudhuffushi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Velana International Airport, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–32,000
Flights from Velana International Airport to Lampang via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–38,000
Flights from Velana International Airport to Lampang via Kuala Lumpur, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–75,000
Flights from Velana International Airport to Lampang via Colombo, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–38,000
Flights from Velana International Airport to Lampang via Bengaluru, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–41,000
Flights from Velana International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–27,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–75,000
Flights from Velana International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–75,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,200–6,600
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–85,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–55,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Velana International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–38,000
- Phone
- +66 2 936 3256
- Website
- sombattour.com
Bus from Lampang to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿405
- 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 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿340–650
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
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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