There are 2 ways to get from Pai to Colombo by bus or plane
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Mini Van to Chiang Mai International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)CNX - CMB
13hRs 72,024–125,672Mini Van, bus to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
- Fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)CEI - CMB
17h 7mRs 58,033–152,681
Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pai to Colombo is to Mini Van and fly which costs Rs. 70000 - Rs. 130000 and takes 13h.
The fastest way to get from Pai to Colombo is to Mini Van and fly which takes 13h and costs Rs. 70000 - Rs. 130000.
The distance between Pai and Colombo is 2603 km.
It takes approximately 13h to get from Pai to Colombo, including transfers.
Colombo is 1h 30m behind Pai. It is currently 2:39 PM in Pai and 1:09 PM in Colombo.
There are 1477+ hotels available in Colombo.
What companies run services between Pai, Thailand and Colombo, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Pai to Colombo. However, you can take the bus to Chiang Mai, walk to Nakhon Chai Air Chiang Mai, take the bus to Tha Pae Gate, walk to วัดพวกช้าง Wat Puak Chang, take the bus to สนามบินเชียงใหม่ Chiang Mai International Airport, walk to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Chiang Mai, take the bus to Chiang Rai, take the taxi to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Colombo.
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- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–95,000
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 43,000–130,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–180,000
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 60,000–180,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 65,000–120,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–350,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 50,000–180,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 55,000–210,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 44,000–150,000
- Phone
- 053-245-566
- info.prempracha@gmail.com
- Website
- premprachatransports.com
Bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,800–2,500
- Website
- https://www.premprachatransports.com/
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/prem-pracha
- 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
- Rs 1,900–5,500
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
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