There are 5 ways to get from Nay Pyi Taw to Chiang Rai by car, plane, or bus
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Drive 740.4 km
best- Drive from Nay Pyi Taw to Chiang Rai740.4 km
12h 11m฿2,726–3,937Fly Nay Pyi Taw International Airport to Tachilek, bus
- Fly from Nay Pyi Taw International Airport (NYT) to Tachilek (THL)NYT - THL
- Take the bus from Mae Sai to Chiang Rai
20h 52m฿2,787–13,066Drive to Heho Airport, fly to Tachilek, bus
- Drive from Nay Pyi Taw to Heho Airport (HEH)
- Fly from Heho Airport (HEH) to Tachilek (THL)HEH - THL
- Take the bus from Mae Sai to Chiang Rai
7h 36m฿4,436–17,194Drive to Heho Airport, fly to Kengtung, drive
- Drive from Nay Pyi Taw to Heho Airport (HEH)
- Fly from Heho Airport (HEH) to Kengtung (KET)HEH - KET
- Drive from Kengtung (KET) to Chiang Rai
7h 54m฿2,766–11,634Bus to Mandalay International Airport, fly to Tachilek, bus
- Take the bus from Naypitaw to Mandalay
- Fly from Mandalay International Airport (MDL) to Tachilek (THL)MDL - THL
- Take the bus from Mae Sai to Chiang Rai
11h 12m฿6,279–15,677
Nay Pyi Taw International Airport (NYT) to Tachilek (THL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nay Pyi Taw to Chiang Rai is to drive which costs ฿2700 - ฿4000 and takes 12h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Nay Pyi Taw to Chiang Rai is to drive and fly and bus which takes 7h 36m and costs ฿4400 - ฿18000.
The distance between Nay Pyi Taw and Chiang Rai is 740 km. The road distance is 740.4 km.
It takes approximately 12h 11m to drive 740.4 km from Nay Pyi Taw to Chiang Rai.
Chiang Rai is 30 min ahead of Nay Pyi Taw. It is currently 3:48 AM in Nay Pyi Taw and 4:18 AM in Chiang Rai.
Yes, the driving distance between Nay Pyi Taw to Chiang Rai is 740 km. It takes approximately 12h 11m to drive from Nay Pyi Taw to Chiang Rai.
There are 384+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
You can drive from Nay Pyi Taw to Chiang Rai in around 12h 11m.
- Website
- maiair.com
Flights from Nay Pyi Taw International Airport to Tachilek via Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–12,000
Flights from Heho Airport to Tachilek
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,600–16,000
Flights from Heho Airport to Kengtung
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,600–9,000
Flights from Mandalay International Airport to Tachilek
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–14,000
- Website
- flymna.com
Flights from Nay Pyi Taw International Airport to Tachilek via Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿1,900–12,000
Flights from Heho Airport to Kengtung
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ฿1,300–9,500
- Phone
- 09-5020181
- mandalarminn.express@gmail.com
- Website
- mandalarminn.com.mm
Bus from Naypitaw to Mandalay
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿310–418
- Schedules at
- mandalarminn.com.mm
- Standard
- ฿310
- VIP
- ฿418
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