There are 5 ways to get from Marseille to Chiang Rai by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane MRS - CEI
19h 16m฿14,319–44,425Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Antibestrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane NCE - CEI
21h 50m฿11,532–32,826Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane LYS - CEI
20h 41m฿13,830–52,496Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane MRS - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
24h 21m฿13,429–35,725Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Antibestrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane NCE - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
25h 29m฿12,642–25,126
Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Marseille to Chiang Rai is to fly and bus which costs ฿13000 - ฿36000 and takes 24h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Marseille to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 19h 16m and costs ฿14000 - ฿45000.
The distance between Marseille and Chiang Rai is 8894 km.
It takes approximately 19h 16m to get from Marseille to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 6h ahead of Marseille. It is currently 3:48 AM in Marseille and 9:48 AM in Chiang Rai.
There are 386+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Marseille, France and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Lufthansa, Thai Airways International, and four other airlines fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–45,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–46,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–49,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–41,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–44,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–45,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–48,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–47,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–48,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Milan Malpensa, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–55,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–43,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–44,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–55,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–39,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Doha, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–47,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–55,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–49,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–55,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–43,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–47,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–46,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–45,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–41,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–44,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–45,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–48,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–49,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–55,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–46,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–49,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–41,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–55,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–48,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–42,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–47,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–41,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–31,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–30,000
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Antibes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,200–1,500
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,100–9,500
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿650–3,400
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- ฿230–460
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
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