There are 6 ways to get from Milan to Chiang Rai by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane MXP - CEI
17h 26m฿13,300–39,726Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane MXP - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
22h 11m฿8,880–28,166Fly Milan Linate Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane LIN - CEI
18h 2m฿13,210–41,258Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane ZRH - CEI
19h 36m฿13,351–43,235Bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane BGY - CEI
18h 45m฿9,297–31,782Fly Milan Linate Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane LIN - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
23h 7m฿14,290–43,698
Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Chiang Rai is to train and fly and bus which costs ฿8500 - ฿29000 and takes 22h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Chiang Rai is to train and fly which takes 17h 26m and costs ฿13000 - ฿40000.
The distance between Milan and Chiang Rai is 8582 km.
It takes approximately 17h 26m to get from Milan to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 6h ahead of Milan. It is currently 2:45 PM in Milan and 8:45 PM in Chiang Rai.
There are 386+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Lufthansa, Thai Airways International, and seven other airlines fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–39,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–43,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–50,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–49,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–48,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–55,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Brussels, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–55,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–42,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–41,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Sharjah, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–31,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–39,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–46,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–55,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–50,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Brussels, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–55,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–43,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–55,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–43,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–47,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–39,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–55,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Rome, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–41,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–55,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Sharjah, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–31,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–55,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Rome, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–43,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–50,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Sharjah, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–31,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–36,000
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–31,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–45,000
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–55,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–27,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–39,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–45,000
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿160–200
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿547
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿2,000–3,800
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- ฿2,700–3,800
- 2nd Class
- ฿2,000–2,800
- 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/
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿290–370
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿150–600
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- ฿470–600
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