There are 6 ways to get from South Korea 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 39m฿5,166–12,342Train 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 39m฿3,326–7,652Fly Daegu International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane TAE - CEI
12h 48m฿7,406–20,494Fly Daegu International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane TAE - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
16h 3m฿6,566–18,804Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane PUS - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
14h฿5,088–8,678Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane PUS - CEI
14h 5m฿5,228–16,368
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from South Korea to Chiang Rai is to train and fly and bus which costs ฿3300 - ฿8000 and takes 14h 39m.
The fastest way to get from South Korea to Chiang Rai is to train and fly which takes 11h 39m and costs ฿5000 - ฿13000.
The distance between South Korea and Chiang Rai is 3291 km.
It takes approximately 11h 39m to get from South Korea to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 2h behind South Korea. It is currently 10:34 PM in South Korea and 8:34 PM in Chiang Rai.
There are 386+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between South Korea and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
T'way Air, Thai Vietjet Air, and four other airlines fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) twice daily.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,900–12,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–22,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Hong Kong, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–20,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Danang, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–24,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Noi Bai International, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,900–16,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Fukuoka, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–15,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vientiane, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–17,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Kaohsiung, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–15,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–27,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–22,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,500–19,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–16,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–25,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–26,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–20,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–19,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,900–16,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,200–7,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,200–7,000
- 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
- ฿5,000–15,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Hong Kong, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–20,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–16,000
- 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
- ฿6,000–21,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Hong Kong, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–20,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–18,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,500–14,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,300–13,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–19,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–31,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,500–7,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,000–8,000
- 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
- ฿4,900–14,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- airportrailroad.com
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 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
- ฿280–470
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
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