There are 4 ways to get from Osaka to Chiang Rai by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Kansai International Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane KIX - CEI
11h 32m฿5,590–17,839Train to Kansai International Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane KIX - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
14h 32m฿5,100–18,279Fly Osaka International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane ITM - CEI
13h 35m฿6,729–21,285Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Nagoya Stationtrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane NGO - CEI
13h 21m฿6,351–19,887
Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Osaka to Chiang Rai is to train and fly and bus which costs ฿5000 - ฿19000 and takes 14h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Osaka to Chiang Rai is to train and fly which takes 11h 32m and costs ฿5500 - ฿18000.
The distance between Osaka and Chiang Rai is 3891 km.
It takes approximately 11h 32m to get from Osaka to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 2h behind Osaka. It is currently 1:48 AM in Osaka and 11:48 PM in Chiang Rai.
There are 208+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Osaka, Japan and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
All Nippon Airways, Thai Airways International, and three other airlines fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–34,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–40,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Fukuoka, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–36,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–34,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–34,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–85,000
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–21,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–34,000
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–17,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Okinawa, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–21,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–18,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–55,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–18,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–14,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,500–18,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–18,000
Train operators
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿450–700
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ฿550–700
- Reserved Seat
- ฿450–650
- Green Seat
- ฿550–800
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–1,600
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ฿1,000–1,500
- Reserved seat
- ฿1,200–1,600
- Green seat
- ฿1,500–2,100
Bus operators
- 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
- ฿330–600
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
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