There are 11 ways to get from Pai to Vietnam by taxi, plane, bus, train, car or night bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Taxi to Mae Hong Son, fly to Ho Chi Minh City • 6 h 43 min
$124 - $237
Cheapest option
Mini Van, train, drive, bus • 36 h 45 min
$69 - $140
9 alternative options
Taxi to Mae Hong Son, fly to Hanoi • 7 h 24 min
$96 - $192
Mini Van to Chiang Mai, fly to Ho Chi Minh City • 7 h 47 min
$91 - $258
Mini Van, bus to Chiang Mai, fly to Hanoi • 8 h 23 min
Mini Van to Chiang Mai, fly to Danang • 9 h 24 min
$194 - $495
Mini Van, bus via Siem Reap • 33 h 39 min
$72 - $96
Mini Van, bus • 34 h 4 min
$74 - $85
Mini Van, train, night bus, bus • 38 h 56 min
$74 - $113
Bus • 40 h 58 min
$76 - $79
Drive • 23 h 27 min
$140 - $210
Questions & Answers
How far is it from Pai to Vietnam?
The distance between Pai and Vietnam is 1261 km. The road distance is 1589.6 km.
How do I travel from Pai to Vietnam without a car?
The best way to get from Pai to Vietnam without a car is to Mini Van and bus which takes 33 h 39 min and costs .
How long does it take to get from Pai to Vietnam?
It takes approximately 6 h 43 min to get from Pai to Vietnam, including transfers.
How long is the flight from Pai to Vietnam?
There is no direct flight from Mae Hong Son Airport to Ho Chi Minh City Airport. The quickest flight takes 4 h 45 min and has one stopover.
Can I drive from Pai to Vietnam?
Yes, the driving distance between Pai to Vietnam is 1590 km. It takes approximately 23 h 27 min to drive from Pai to Vietnam.
Which airlines fly from Mae Hong Son Airport to Ho Chi Minh City Airport?
Thai AirAsia, Vietjet Air, Nok Air and two other airlines offer flights from Mae Hong Son Airport to Ho Chi Minh City Airport.
Launch map view
- Distance: 788 miles
- Duration: 6 h 43 min
What companies run services between Pai, Thailand and Vietnam?
You can take a bus from Pai to Ho Chi Minh City via Chiang Mai, Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal, Siem Reap, Siem Reap Mekong Express, and Ho Chi Minh Mekong Express in around 33 h 39 min.
Airlines
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Mae Hong Son to Ho Chi Minh City via Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55 - $210
Flights from Mae Hong Son to Hanoi via Don Muang, Ho Chi Minh City
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 50 min
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100 - $310
Flights from Chiang Mai to Ho Chi Minh City
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 5 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60 - $240
Flights from Chiang Mai to Ho Chi Minh City via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65 - $250
Flights from Chiang Mai to Danang via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75 - $250
Flights from Chiang Mai to Danang via Ho Chi Minh City
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 25 min
- When
- Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95 - $320
Flights from Chiang Mai to Danang via Suvarnabhumi, Ho Chi Minh City
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 12 min
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100 - $330
Flights from Chiang Mai to Danang via Suvarnabhumi, Hanoi
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 20 min
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $360
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Mae Hong Son to Ho Chi Minh City via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60 - $160
Flights from Mae Hong Son to Hanoi via Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 15 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35 - $120
Flights from Mae Hong Son to Hanoi via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 5 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70 - $170
Flights from Chiang Mai to Ho Chi Minh City via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 25 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65 - $180
Flights from Chiang Mai to Hanoi
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 30 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40 - $130
Flights from Chiang Mai to Hanoi via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $200
Flights from Chiang Mai to Danang via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 17 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $200
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Mae Hong Son to Hanoi via Chiang Mai, Luang Prabang
- Ave. Duration
- 9 h 30 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100 - $380
Flights from Chiang Mai to Ho Chi Minh City via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $440
Flights from Chiang Mai to Hanoi
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 5 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $470
Flights from Chiang Mai to Danang via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $600
Flights from Chiang Mai to Danang via Hanoi
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 55 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $600
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Mae Hong Son to Ho Chi Minh City via Chiang Mai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $460
Flights from Mae Hong Son to Hanoi via Chiang Mai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $470
Flights from Chiang Mai to Ho Chi Minh City via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $950
Flights from Chiang Mai to Hanoi via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $1,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai to Ho Chi Minh City via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $490
Flights from Chiang Mai to Hanoi
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 5 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $470
Flights from Chiang Mai to Danang via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $600
- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from Mae Hong Son to Ho Chi Minh City via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 45 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75 - $130
Flights from Chiang Mai to Ho Chi Minh City via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 45 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80 - $150
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Mae Hong Son to Hanoi via Chiang Mai, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h 45 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60 - $130
- Website
- laoairlines.com
Flights from Mae Hong Son to Hanoi via Chiang Mai, Luang Prabang
- Ave. Duration
- 9 h 30 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100 - $380
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai to Danang via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75 - $250
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Chiang Mai to Danang via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 50 min
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290 - $1,300
Train operators
- Website
- railway.co.th
Train from Chiang Mai to Hua Lamphong
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13 - $50
- Schedules at
- railway.co.th
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $6 - $10
- 2nd Class (Seat)
- $13 - $19
- 2nd Class (Berth)
- $22 - $30
- 1st Class (Berth)
- $35 - $50
Train from Hua Lamphong to Aranyaprathet
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9 - $35
- Schedules at
- railway.co.th
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $3 - $7
- 2nd Class (Seat)
- $9 - $14
- 2nd Class (Berth)
- $18 - $25
- 1st Class (Berth)
- $26 - $35
Exterior type APD
Source: Wikipedia
Exterior type NKF
Source: Wikipedia
First Class Interior
Source: Seat 61
Second Class Interior
Source: Seat 61
Train Restaurant
Source: Dons Life in Thailand
Chiang Mai Railway Station
Source: Wikipedia
Inside the railway station
Source: Chiang Mai
Front Area of Station
Source: Open Chiang Mai
Hua Lamphong Front Façade
Source: Wikipedia
Inside the railway station
Source: Wikipedia
Waiting Area
Source: Train36.com
Bus operators
- Website
- premprachatransports.com
Bus from Pai to Ban Mae Malai
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- premprachatransports.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- premprachatransports.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- 053-215343
- Website
- coopthai.com
Bus from ฝั่งตรงข้ามตลาดแม่มาลัย Opposite Mae Malai Market to ห้างทองโอ้วจินเฮง Ao Jin Heng Gold Shop
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- coopthai.com
- Phone
- 053-215343
- Website
- coopthai.com
Bus from ฝั่งตรงข้ามตลาดแม่มาลัย Opposite Mae Malai Market to ฝั่งตรงข้ามตลาดเทศบาลนครเชียงใหม่ Opposite Chiang Mai City Municipal Market
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- coopthai.com
- Website
- home.transport.co.th
Bus from Chiang Mai to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16 - $25
- Schedules at
- home.transport.co.th
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Siem Reap
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10 - $23
- Schedules at
- home.transport.co.th
- Website
- nakhonchaiair.com
Bus from Chiang Mai to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $16 - $20
- Schedules at
- www2.nakhonchaiair.com
- Book at
- nakhonchaiair.com
- Website
- bangkokbusline.com
Bus from Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal to Bangkok Bus Terminal Mochit
- Website
- catmekongexpress.com
Bus from Siem Reap Mekong Express to Ho Chi Minh Mekong Express
- Ave. Duration
- 11 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- catmekongexpress.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Phnom Penh
- Ave. Duration
- 12 h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30
- Schedules at
- bookmebus.com
- Website
- en.khainamtransport.com
Bus from Phnom Penh Khai Nam Bus to Ho Chi Minh City
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- en.khainamtransport.com
- Book at
- bookmebus.com
- Website
- virakbuntham.com
Bus from Battambang Virak Buntham Express to Ho Chi Minh Virak Buntham Express
- Ave. Duration
- 12 h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17
- Schedules at
- virakbuntham.com
Night bus from Bangkok Khao San Road to Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express
- Ave. Duration
- 13 h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- virakbuntham.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Bus from Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express to Ho Chi Minh Virak Buntham Express
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- virakbuntham.com
- Book at
- bookmebus.com
- Website
- thaisriram.com
Bus from Pai Mae Hong Son to Bangkok Khao San Road
- Ave. Duration
- 15 h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27
- Schedules at
- thaisriram.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Website
- ppsoryatransport.com.kh
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Phnom Penh
- Ave. Duration
- 15 h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- ppsoryatransport.com.kh
- Book at
- bookmebus.com
- Website
- giantibis.com
Bus from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- giantibis.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Other operators
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