There are 5 ways to get from Munich to Chiang Rai by plane, car, bus, or train
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Fly Munich International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)MUC - CEI
16h 48m฿12,501–41,680Fly Munich International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)MUC - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
21h 38m฿10,581–16,120Drive 11,012.4 km
- Drive from Munich to Chiang Rai11,012.4 km
5d 7h฿58,444–84,419Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Take the train from Lindau-Reutin to Zuerich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)ZRH - CEI
20h 59m฿12,086–39,685Train to Frankfurt, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Take the train from Pasing to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)FRA - CEI
20h 2m฿12,480–41,512
Munich International Airport (MUC) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Chiang Rai is to fly and bus which costs ฿10000 - ฿17000 and takes 21h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 16h 48m and costs ฿12000 - ฿42000.
The distance between Munich and Chiang Rai is 8273 km. The road distance is 11012.4 km.
It takes approximately 16h 48m to get from Munich to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 6h ahead of Munich. It is currently 12:49 AM in Munich and 6:49 AM in Chiang Rai.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Chiang Rai is 11012 km. It takes approximately 5 days 7h to drive from Munich to Chiang Rai.
There are 389+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Lufthansa, Thai Airways International, and three other airlines fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) 5 times a day.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–40,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–45,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–38,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–38,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–39,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–38,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–49,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–41,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–60,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–47,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–46,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–47,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–39,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–44,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–35,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–60,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–35,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–49,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–36,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–50,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–47,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿1,100–1,700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899825-44
- servus@go-ahead.bayern
- Website
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Go-Ahead Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–2,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasing to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿1,100–6,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Lindau-Reutin to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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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