There are 6 ways to get from Marseille to Chiang Rai by plane, car, 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)MRS - CEI
19h 16m฿12,621–43,832Train 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 Cannes
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)NCE - CEI
21h 15m฿10,873–30,889Drive 11,976.5 km
- Drive from Marseille to Chiang Rai11,976.5 km
5d 16h฿66,635–96,250Train 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 Tgv
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)LYS - CEI
20h 41m฿12,965–50,604Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)MRS - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
24h 21m฿14,701–46,272Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Cannes
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)NCE - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
24h 50m฿11,453–32,329
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 train and fly which costs ฿10000 - ฿31000 and takes 21h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Marseille to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 19h 16m and costs ฿12000 - ฿44000.
The distance between Marseille and Chiang Rai is 8894 km. The road distance is 11976.5 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 12:51 AM in Marseille and 6:51 AM in Chiang Rai.
Yes, the driving distance between Marseille to Chiang Rai is 11976 km. It takes approximately 5 days 16h to drive from Marseille to Chiang Rai.
There are 393+ 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 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–40,000
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
- ฿12,000–43,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–45,000
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
- ฿11,000–38,000
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
- ฿11,000–41,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Milan Malpensa, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–40,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–42,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–44,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–44,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–45,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–50,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–43,000
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
- ฿13,000–49,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Rome, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–35,000
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
- ฿14,000–50,000
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, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–44,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–38,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–48,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–42,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–48,000
- 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
- ฿12,000–43,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–40,000
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
- ฿11,000–38,000
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
- ฿11,000–41,000
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
- ฿12,000–42,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–44,000
- 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
- ฿13,000–49,000
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
- ฿12,000–43,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–44,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–48,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–55,000
- 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 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–29,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–55,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–45,000
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
- ฿12,000–41,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–48,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–43,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–30,000
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Cannes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿950–1,500
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ฿1,900–6,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
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
- ฿2,200–8,500
- 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
- ฿800–2,200
- 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
- ฿200–600
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
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