There are 6 ways to get from Thandwe to Chiang Rai by car, train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive 1,195.4 km
best- Drive from Thandwe to Chiang Raicar 1,195.4 km
19h 15m฿4,426–6,392Drive, train to Yangon International Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
cheapest- Drive from Thandwe to Pyaycar
- Take the train from Pyay to Yangon Central Stationtrain
- Fly from Yangon International Airport (RGN) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane RGN - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
21h 58m฿4,110–13,941Drive, train to Yangon International Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Drive from Thandwe to Pyaycar
- Take the train from Pyay to Yangon Central Stationtrain
- Fly from Yangon International Airport (RGN) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane RGN - CEI
18h 53m฿4,400–12,501Drive, train to Yangon International Airport, fly to Tachilek, bus
- Drive from Thandwe to Pyaycar
- Take the train from Pyay to Yangon Central Stationtrain
- Fly from Yangon International Airport (RGN) to Tachilek (THL)plane RGN - THL
- Take the bus from Mae Sai to Chiang Raibus
18h 50m฿8,880–18,481Drive, train to Yangon International Airport, fly to Kengtung
- Drive from Thandwe to Pyaycar
- Take the train from Pyay to Yangon Central Stationtrain
- Fly from Yangon International Airport (RGN) to Kengtung (KET)plane RGN - KET
- Drive from Kengtung (KET) to Chiang Raicar
19h 9m฿10,010–21,521Drive to Heho Airport, fly to Tachilek, bus
- Drive from Thandwe to Heho Airport (HEH)car
- Fly from Heho Airport (HEH) to Tachilek (THL)plane HEH - THL
- Take the bus from Mae Sai to Chiang Raibus
13h 53m฿5,746–10,586
Yangon International Airport (RGN) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thandwe to Chiang Rai is to drive which costs ฿4400 - ฿6500 and takes 19h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Thandwe to Chiang Rai is to drive and fly and bus which takes 13h 53m and costs ฿5500 - ฿11000.
The distance between Thandwe and Chiang Rai is 1195 km. The road distance is 1195.4 km.
It takes approximately 19h 15m to drive 1195.4 km from Thandwe to Chiang Rai.
Chiang Rai is 30 min ahead of Thandwe. It is currently 9:43 AM in Thandwe and 10:13 AM in Chiang Rai.
Yes, the driving distance between Thandwe to Chiang Rai is 1195 km. It takes approximately 19h 15m to drive from Thandwe to Chiang Rai.
There are 208+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Thandwe, Myanmar and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
You can drive from Thandwe to Chiang Rai in around 19h 15m.
- Website
- maiair.com
Flights from Yangon International Airport to Tachilek
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–17,000
Flights from Yangon International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,000–6,500
Flights from Yangon International Airport to Kengtung
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–19,000
Flights from Heho Airport to Tachilek
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,600–7,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Yangon International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–30,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Yangon International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,500–11,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Yangon International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–20,000
- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from Yangon International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–14,000
- Phone
- (+95) 67 77061
- Website
- railways.gov.mm
Train from Pyay to Yangon Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿30–270
- Website
- https://www.railways.gov.mm/
- Schedules at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/myanmar-railways
- 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
- ฿330–600
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
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