There are 4 ways to get from Sabah to Chiang Mai by plane
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Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport
best- Fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)BKI - CNX
6h 25m฿4,900–15,000Fly from Sandakan Airport
- Fly from Sandakan Airport (SDK) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)SDK - CNX
9h 3m฿5,696–18,232Fly from Tawau Airport
- Fly from Tawau Airport (TWU) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)TWU - CNX
7h 38m฿5,423–16,500Fly from Lahad Datu Airport
- Fly from Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)LDU - CNX
17h 40m฿6,000–20,000
Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sabah to Chiang Mai is to fly which costs ฿4900 - ฿15000 and takes 6h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Sabah to Chiang Mai is to fly which takes 6h 25m and costs ฿4900 - ฿15000.
The distance between Sabah and Chiang Mai is 2338 km.
It takes approximately 6h 25m to fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Kota Kinabalu Airport Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 6h 35m and has one stopover.
Chiang Mai is 1h behind Sabah. It is currently 11:34 PM in Sabah and 10:34 PM in Chiang Mai.
AirAsia Philippines, Cebu Pacific, HK Express and two other airlines offer flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport Airport.
There are 3191+ hotels available in Chiang Mai.
What companies run services between Sabah, Malaysia and Chiang Mai, Thailand?
AirAsia, Malaysia Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) 5 times a day.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,900–15,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–18,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–18,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–20,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–16,000
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–21,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–22,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–26,000
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–30,000
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Sandakan Airport, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–30,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Krabi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–18,000
Flights from Sandakan Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Hat Yai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–26,000
Flights from Tawau Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Krabi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–16,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–17,000
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–23,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Kota Kinabalu Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–18,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Tawau Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–16,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Lahad Datu Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kota Kinabalu Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–20,000
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