There are 4 ways to get from Paris to Chiang Rai by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane CDG - CEI
16h 49m฿12,568–46,608Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane BRU - CEI
18h 39m฿17,303–49,553Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane CDG - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
22h 24m฿12,688–26,928Fly Paris Orly Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane ORY - CEI
19h 6m฿13,234–42,274
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paris to Chiang Rai is to fly and bus which costs ฿12000 - ฿27000 and takes 22h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Paris to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 16h 49m and costs ฿12000 - ฿47000.
The distance between Paris and Chiang Rai is 8898 km.
It takes approximately 16h 49m to get from Paris to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 6h ahead of Paris. It is currently 8:07 PM in Paris and 2:07 AM in Chiang Rai.
There are 390+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Paris, France and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Thai Airways International, Air France, and two other airlines fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–55,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–44,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–44,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–50,000
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Milan Malpensa, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–47,000
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–47,000
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–42,000
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–48,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿24,000–55,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–55,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–49,000
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–42,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿26,000–60,000
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via London Gatwick, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–47,000
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Rome, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–42,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–48,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–34,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–47,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–55,000
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿1,800–5,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,900–4,200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- ฿1,900–2,800
- Rail 1st Class
- ฿3,000–4,200
- 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
- ฿240–480
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
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