There are 4 ways to get from Shannan to Chiang Mai by taxi, plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, fly
best- Take the taxi from Shannan to Lhasa-Airport-LXA
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)LXA - CNX
6h 55m฿6,572–27,267Train, bus via Chengdu
- Take the train from Shannan to Lhasa
- Take the train from Lhasa to Guangyuan
- Take the train from Guangyuan to Chengdu East Station
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Kunming South
- Take the train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang station
- Take the bus from Luang Prabang to Chiang Mai
2d 21hDrive 2,276.9 km
- Drive from Shannan to Chiang Mai2,276.9 km
37h 32m฿9,133–13,192Train, bus
- Take the train from Shannan to Lhasa
- Take the train from Lhasa to Guangyuan
- Take the train from Guangyuan to Kunming
- Take the train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang station
- Take the bus from Luang Prabang to Chiang Mai
2d 23h
Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shannan to Chiang Mai is to drive which costs ฿9000 - ฿14000 and takes 37h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Shannan to Chiang Mai is to taxi and fly which takes 6h 55m and costs ฿6500 - ฿28000.
The distance between Shannan and Chiang Mai is 1530 km. The road distance is 2276.9 km.
The best way to get from Shannan to Chiang Mai without a car is to train and bus via Chengdu which takes 2 days 21h and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 55m to get from Shannan to Chiang Mai, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Shannan to Chiang Mai is 2277 km. It takes approximately 37h 32m to drive from Shannan to Chiang Mai.
There are 3199+ hotels available in Chiang Mai.
What companies run services between Shannan, China and Chiang Mai, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Shannan to Chiang Mai. However, you can take the taxi to Lhasa-Airport-LXA airport then fly to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX). Alternatively, you can take a train from Shannan to Chiang Mai via Lhasa, Guangyuan, Chengdu East, Kunming South, Luang Prabang station, and Luang Prabang in around 2d 21h.
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- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–30,000
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–26,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–30,000
Train from Shannan to Lhasa
Train from Lhasa to Guangyuan
Train from Guangyuan to Chengdu East Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿460–950
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ฿460–650
- Adult - 1st Class
- ฿650–950
Train from Guangyuan to Chengdu East Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ฿560–610
- 1st Class Seat
- ฿900–1,000
- Business Class Seat
- ฿1,300–2,000
Train from Chengdu East to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿2,200–2,400
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ฿2,200–2,400
- 1st Class Seat
- ฿3,600–4,000
- Business Class Seat
- ฿5,000–8,000
Train from Guangyuan to Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–3,100
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ฿2,700–3,100
- 1st Class Seat
- ฿4,600–5,000
- Business Class Seat
- ฿6,500–10,000
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–3,900
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Second Class
- ฿1,600–2,500
- First Class
- ฿2,200–3,900
- Phone
- 1490
- borkorsor@transport.co.th
- Website
- tcl99web.transport.co.th
Bus from Luang Prabang to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ฿500–4,500
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–1,300
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