There are 4 ways to get from Palawan to Chiang Rai by plane, car ferry, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Puerto Princesa
best- Fly from Puerto Princesa (PPS) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane PPS - CEI
10h 9m฿4,818–15,272Car ferry, bus to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Calapan to Batangascarferry
- Take the bus from Batangas Port to Buendia Bus Terminal, Manilabus
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane MNL - CEI
13h 40m฿4,529–13,356Fly from San Jose Airport
- Fly from San Jose Airport (SJI) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane SJI - CEI
20h 36m฿4,590–15,239Taxi to El Nido Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Taytay to El Nido Airport (ENI)taxi
- Fly from El Nido Airport (ENI) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane ENI - CEI
11h 50m฿5,327–15,873
Puerto Princesa (PPS) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palawan to Chiang Rai is to car ferry and bus and fly which costs ฿4500 - ฿14000 and takes 13h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Palawan to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 10h 9m and costs ฿4800 - ฿16000.
The distance between Palawan and Chiang Rai is 2334 km.
It takes approximately 10h 9m to get from Palawan to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 1h behind Palawan. It is currently 11:07 AM in Palawan and 10:07 AM in Chiang Rai.
There are 389+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Palawan, Philippines and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Cebu Pacific, Thai Airways International, and four other airlines fly from Puerto Princesa (PPS) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) 5 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
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,700–20,000
Flights from San Jose Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Clark International, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,400–15,000
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
- ฿3,500–16,000
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
- ฿6,500–20,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,700–15,000
Flights from San Jose Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Clark International, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,400–15,000
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
- ฿3,500–15,000
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
- ฿4,600–15,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Iloilo, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,700–15,000
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,600–15,000
Flights from San Jose Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Clark International, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,400–15,000
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
- ฿4,600–15,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from San Jose Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Clark International, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–16,000
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–35,000
- 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
- ฿4,300–15,000
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
- ฿3,300–13,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from San Jose Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Clark International, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–16,000
- 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
- ฿720–770
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- (043) 723-6980
- info@montenegrolines.com.ph
- Website
- montenegrolines.com.ph
Car ferry from Calapan to Batangas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿100–290
- Schedules at
- montenegrolines.com.ph
- Phone
- +63 43 723 9965
- info@starliteferries.com
- Website
- starliteferries.com
Car ferry from Calapan to Batangas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿285
- Schedules at
- starliteferries.com
- Book at
- starliteferries.com
- Phone
- (632) 8831 5212
- customercare@apfc.com.ph
- Website
- fastcat-book.com
Car ferry from Calapan to Batangas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿180–320
- Book at
- fastcat-book.com
- Premium Economy
- ฿210–290
- Business Class
- ฿230–320
- Economy
- ฿180–230
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Estimated price
- ฿550–700
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