There are 5 ways to get from Portland to Chiang Rai by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Take the train from Portland to Tacoma
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)SEA - CEI
28h 34m฿17,066–41,262Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Portland to Tacoma
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)SEA - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
30h 9m฿13,146–38,702Fly Portland International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)PDX - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
29h 15m฿21,311–60,711Fly Portland International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)PDX - CEI
26h 20m฿18,231–65,271Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Take the train from Portland to Vancouver
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)YVR - CEI
30h 24m฿13,813–36,166
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Chiang Rai is to train and fly and bus which costs ฿13000 - ฿39000 and takes 30h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 26h 20m and costs ฿18000 - ฿70000.
The distance between Portland and Chiang Rai is 11687 km.
It takes approximately 28h 34m to get from Portland to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 15h ahead of Portland. It is currently 10:07 PM in Portland and 1:07 PM in Chiang Rai.
There are 388+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Air Canada, Thai Airways International, and five other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) 3 times a day.
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- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–55,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–140,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–48,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿24,000–60,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–65,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿30,000–80,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿25,000–90,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿30,000–80,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–60,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–42,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–44,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Xiamen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–30,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–55,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–48,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿24,000–60,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿18,000–65,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿25,000–90,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–60,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–44,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Xiamen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–30,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via San Francisco, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–80,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿22,000–80,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿24,000–60,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–60,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via San Francisco, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–80,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 53m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿21,000–60,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–44,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–39,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–49,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via San Francisco, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–80,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via San Francisco, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿23,000–80,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–50,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–55,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿800–2,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿2,500–4,900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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/
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