There are 5 ways to get from Palawan to Chiang Rai by plane, bus, ferry, or taxi
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Fly Puerto Princesa to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Puerto Princesa (PPS) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)PPS - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
12h 29m฿6,297–14,711Fly Puerto Princesa to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Puerto Princesa (PPS) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)PPS - CEI
10h 9m฿4,317–14,271Ferry, bus to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Take the ferry from Calapan to Batangas
- Take the bus from Batangas Port to Buendia Bus Terminal, Manila
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)MNL - CEI
12h 50m฿5,208–10,124Taxi to El Nido Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Take the taxi from Taytay to El Nido Airport (ENI)
- Fly from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)ENI - CEI
11h 50m฿6,218–19,863Ferry, bus to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Calapan to Batangas
- Take the bus from Batangas Port to Buendia Bus Terminal, Manila
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)MNL - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
16h 15m฿4,388–13,064
Puerto Princesa (PPS) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palawan to Chiang Rai is to ferry and bus and fly which costs ฿5000 - ฿11000 and takes 12h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Palawan to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 10h 9m and costs ฿4300 - ฿15000.
The distance between Palawan and Chiang Rai is 2550 km.
It takes approximately 12h 29m to get from Palawan to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 1h behind Palawan. It is currently 9:57 PM in Palawan and 8:57 PM in Chiang Rai.
There are 393+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Palawan, Philippines and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Cebu Pacific, Thai Airways International, and five other airlines fly from Puerto Princesa (PPS) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,100–18,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,200–15,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–24,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–17,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Chiang Mai International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,000–14,000
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Chiang Mai International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,700–16,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,900–7,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,100–14,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,200–15,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–19,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,500–15,000
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Iloilo, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,200–14,000
Flights from El Nido Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–19,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,500–15,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,600–13,000
- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,500–15,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,800–16,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,400–20,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,800–7,500
- 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/
- Phone
- +63 910 738 5318
- customerservicerepresentative@ygbc.ph
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Batangas Port to Buendia Bus Terminal, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿710–760
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +63(32)255 7560
- customerservice@oceanjet.net
- Website
- oceanjet.net
Ferry from Calapan to Batangas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿190–578
- Website
- http://www.oceanjet.net/
- Open Air
- ฿408
- Tourist Class
- ฿408
- Business Class
- ฿578
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Estimated price
- ฿550–700
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