There are 2 ways to get from Sydney to Chiang Rai by plane or bus
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Fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)SYD - CEI
14h 53m฿11,522–30,645Fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)SYD - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
20h 53m฿7,602–16,085
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Chiang Rai is to fly and bus which costs ฿7500 - ฿17000 and takes 20h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 14h 53m and costs ฿11000 - ฿31000.
The distance between Sydney and Chiang Rai is 8107 km.
It takes approximately 14h 53m to get from Sydney to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 4h behind Sydney. It is currently 6:56 PM in Sydney and 2:56 PM in Chiang Rai.
There are 388+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Thai Airways International, Singapore Airlines, and Scoot Tigerair fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) twice daily.
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- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–30,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–35,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–60,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–14,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–37,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–55,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–29,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–37,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–14,000
- 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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