There are 3 ways to get from Seoul to Chiang Rai by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane ICN - CEI
11h 21m฿5,037–14,299Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane ICN - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
14h 16m฿3,317–13,739Fly Gimpo International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane GMP - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
16h 57m฿7,263–15,689
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Chiang Rai is to train and fly and bus which costs ฿3300 - ฿14000 and takes 14h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Chiang Rai is to train and fly which takes 11h 21m and costs ฿5000 - ฿15000.
The distance between Seoul and Chiang Rai is 3289 km.
It takes approximately 11h 21m to get from Seoul to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 2h behind Seoul. It is currently 11:18 AM in Seoul and 9:18 AM in Chiang Rai.
There are 386+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Seoul to Chiang Rai. However, you can take the train to Incheon Int'l Airport T1, walk to Incheon International Airport (ICN) airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI), then take the taxi to Chiang Rai. Alternatively, you can take the train to Incheon Int'l Airport T1, walk to Incheon International Airport (ICN) airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX), walk to สนามบินเชียงใหม่ Chiang Mai International Airport, take the bus to Waroros Market, take the bus to Chiang Mai Terminal 2, walk to Chiang Mai, then take the bus to Chiang Rai.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,800–15,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–23,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–16,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kaohsiung
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,300–13,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–29,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,500–13,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,200–12,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–17,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–8,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,100–12,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–16,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–21,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–38,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,400–40,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,400–14,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- airportrailroad.com
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿95–120
- Website
- https://www.airportrailroad.com/intro
- 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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