There are 9 ways to get from Mu Ko Similan to Chiang Mai by unknown, plane, bus, train, ferry, or car
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Travel to Phuket International Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport
best- Walk from Mu Ko Similan to Phuket-Airport-HKT
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)HKT - CNX
3h 41mTravel, Mini Van, train
- Walk from Mu Ko Similan to Takua Pa
- Take the bus from Khao Sok to Surat Thani station
- Take the train from Surat Thani Train Station to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal
- Take the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Chiang Mai
28h 13mTravel, Local Bus, bus
- Walk from Mu Ko Similan to Khao Lak
- Take the bus from Khao Lak to Phuket Bus Terminal 2
- Take the bus from Phuket Bus Terminal 2 to Chiang Mai
28h 19mTravel to Phuket International Airport, fly to Lampang, bus
- Walk from Mu Ko Similan to Phuket-Airport-HKT
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Lampang (LPT)HKT - LPT
- Take the bus from Lampang to Chiang Mai
7h 40mTravel, bus to Krabi Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Walk from Mu Ko Similan to อุทยานแห่งชาติ เขาหลัก-ลำรู่;Khao Lak-Lam Ru National Park
- Take the bus from อุทยานแห่งชาติ เขาหลัก-ลำรู่;Khao Lak-Lam Ru National Park to บ้านอ่าวนาง;Ban Ao Nang
- Fly from Krabi Airport (KBV) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)KBV - CNX
8h 5mTravel to Phuket International Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport, bus
- Walk from Mu Ko Similan to Phuket-Airport-HKT
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)HKT - CEI
- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang Mai
8h 28mTravel, ferry, bus, Mini Van to Surat Thani, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Walk from Mu Ko Similan to Ko Similan
- Take the ferry from Ko Similan to Khao Lak
- Take the bus from Khao Lak to Khao Sok
- Take the bus from Khao Sok to Surat Thani station
- Fly from Surat Thani (URT) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)URT - CNX
11h 11mTravel, ferry, drive, Local Bus to Ranong Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Walk from Mu Ko Similan to Ko Similan
- Take the ferry from Ko Similan to Khao Lak
- Drive from Khao Lak to Takua Pa Phang Nga
- Take the bus from Takua Pa Phang Nga to Ranong Bus Station
- Fly from Ranong Airport (UNN) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)UNN - CNX
12h 5mTravel, ferry, bus
- Walk from Mu Ko Similan to Ko Similan
- Take the ferry from Ko Similan to Khao Lak
- Take the bus from Phang Nga to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal
32h 57m
Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Mu Ko Similan and Chiang Mai is 1277 km.
The best way to get from Mu Ko Similan to Chiang Mai without a car is to travel and Mini Van and train which takes 28h 13m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 41m to get from Mu Ko Similan to Chiang Mai, including transfers.
There are 3210+ hotels available in Chiang Mai.
What companies run services between Mu Ko Similan, Thailand and Chiang Mai, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Mu Ko Similan to Chiang Mai. However, you can travel to Phuket-Airport-HKT airport then fly to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX). Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Mu Ko Similan to Chiang Mai via Takua Pa, Khao Sok, Surat Thani station, Surat Thani Train Station, and Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal in around 28h 13m.
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- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,000–5,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,000–5,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Lampang via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,500–7,000
Flights from Krabi Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,900–6,500
Flights from Krabi Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,900–6,500
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,700–5,500
Flights from Surat Thani to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,800–6,000
Flights from Surat Thani to Chiang Mai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,800–6,000
Flights from Ranong Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–7,000
- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from Krabi Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- 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
- ฿2,000–11,000
Flights from Surat Thani to Chiang Mai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,400–14,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Krabi Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- 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
- ฿2,000–11,000
Flights from Surat Thani to Chiang Mai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,400–14,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–4,700
Flights from Krabi Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,000–6,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿1,900–6,000
Flights from Surat Thani to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,800–4,600
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,100–6,000
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
- ฿2,000–4,000
Flights from Surat Thani to Chiang Mai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,100–3,600
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,800–10,000
Flights from Krabi Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,500–11,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,900–5,500
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Koh Samui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,800–10,000
Flights from Krabi Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–9,500
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Surat Thani Train Station to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿190–1,500
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿190–280
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿700–950
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿410–600
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿1,100–1,500
Train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿210–1,600
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿210–300
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿700–1,000
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿440–600
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿1,200–1,600
- Phone
- +66 (0)77 272230
- info@phantiptravel.com
- Website
- phantiptravel.com
Bus from Khao Sok to Surat Thani station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿260–380
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/phantip-1970
- Website
- https://www.phantiptravel.com/
Bus from Khao Lak to Phuket Bus Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿77
Bus from Khao Lak to Khao Sok
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿160
Bus from Takua Pa Phang Nga to Ranong Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿160
- Phone
- +66 5326 6480
- servicecenter@greenbusthailand.com
- Website
- greenbusthailand.com
Bus from Phuket Bus Terminal 2 to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–3,100
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
Bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿200–600
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
- Phone
- +66 56 720 720
- info@phetprasert.com
- Website
- phetprasert.com
Bus from Lampang to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿100–200
- Schedules at
- phetprasert.com
- 13
- ฿100–120
- Website
- kbi.dlt.go.th
Bus from อุทยานแห่งชาติ เขาหลัก-ลำรู่;Khao Lak-Lam Ru National Park to บ้านอ่าวนาง;Ban Ao Nang
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://kbi.dlt.go.th/th
- Phone
- 1490
- borkorsor@transport.co.th
- Website
- tcl99web.transport.co.th
Bus from Takua Pa Phang Nga to Ranong Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿170–1,300
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
Bus from Phang Nga to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿600–6,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿550–5,500
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
- Phone
- +66 2 936 3256
- Website
- sombattour.com
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿550–950
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/sombat-tour
- Website
- https://www.sombattour.com/
- Phone
- 053-244713
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿704–1,006
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Express
- ฿704
- Super VIP
- ฿1,006
- Phone
- 1624
- customerservice@nakhonchaiair.com
- Website
- nakhonchaiair.com
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿650–1,200
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/nakhonchai-air
- Website
- https://www.nakhonchaiair.com/view/
- Gold Class
- ฿700–850
- First Class
- ฿950–1,200
- Phone
- +66 61 023 9292
- cherdchai.korat21@gmail.com
- Website
- cherdchaitour.com
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿580–630
- Schedules at
- cherdchaitour.com
Ferry from Ko Similan to Khao Lak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ฿2,000
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