There are 7 ways to get from Thong Lo to Chiang Mai by tram, plane, train, bus, car, or ferry
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Tram to Don Mueang International Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport
best- Take the tram from BTS ทองหล่อ;Bts Thong Lo to BTS อนุสาวรีย์ชัยสมรภูมิ;Bts Victory Monument
- Fly from Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)DMK - CNX
3h 53mTrain
cheapest- Take the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Chiang Mai7 Hua Lamphong - Chiang Mai - Class II AC / ...
11h 51m฿238–1,639Bus
- Take the bus from Sombat Tour Viphawadee 13 to Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal
11h 59m฿550–1,300Drive 688.2 km
- Drive from Thong Lo to Chiang Mai688.2 km
8h 52m฿2,518–3,637Ferry to Suvarnabhumi Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Take the ferry from ท่าเรือชาญอิสระ;Charn Issara Pier to ท่าเรือสะพานคลองตัน;Klong Tan Pier
- Fly from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)BKK - CNX
3h 51m฿1,043–4,580Fly Don Mueang International Airport to Lampang, bus
- Fly from Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) to Lampang (LPT)DMK - LPT
- Take the bus from Lampang to Chiang Mai
5h 40m฿1,241–4,471Bus via อินทราสแควร์ประตูน้ำ;Indra Square Pratunam
- Take the bus from Bangkok Nakhonchai Air Terminal to Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal
12h 9m฿668–1,127
Thong Lo to Chiang Mai by foot, tram, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thong Lo to Chiang Mai is to train which costs ฿230 - ฿1700 and takes 11h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Thong Lo to Chiang Mai is to ferry and fly which takes 3h 51m and costs ฿1000 - ฿4600.
No, there is no direct bus from Thong Lo to Chiang Mai. However, there are services departing from ตรงข้ามซอยศูนย์วิจัย;Opposite Soi Soonvijai and arriving at Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal via Sombat Tour Viphawadee 13. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Thong Lo to Chiang Mai. However, there are services departing from BTS ทองหล่อ;Bts Thong Lo and arriving at Chiang Mai via MRT สุขุมวิท;Mrt Sukhumvit and Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 51m.
The distance between Thong Lo and Chiang Mai is 602 km. The road distance is 688.2 km.
The best way to get from Thong Lo to Chiang Mai without a car is to train which takes 11h 51m and costs ฿230 - ฿1700.
It takes approximately 3h 53m to get from Thong Lo to Chiang Mai, including transfers.
Thong Lo to Chiang Mai bus services, operated by Sombat Tour, depart from Sombat Tour Viphawadee 13 station.
Thong Lo to Chiang Mai train services, operated by State Railway of Thailand, depart from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal station.
The best way to get from Thong Lo to Chiang Mai is to train which takes 11h 51m and costs ฿230 - ฿1700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ฿550 - ฿1300 and takes 11h 59m.
What companies run services between Thong Lo, Thailand and Chiang Mai, Thailand?
State Railway of Thailand operates a train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Chiang Mai 3 times a day. Tickets cost ฿210–1,600 and the journey takes 10h 20m. Alternatively, Sombat Tour operates a bus from Sombat Tour Viphawadee 13 to Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal hourly. Tickets cost ฿550–950 and the journey takes 10h 10m. Bangkok Busline also services this route 5 times a day.
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- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿900–4,300
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–4,200
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Lampang
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–4,100
- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–9,500
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–9,500
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,200–4,300
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–5,500
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–4,600
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–5,500
- Phone
- +66 2617 7300
- nuduan@bts.co.th
- Website
- bts.co.th
Tram from BTS ทองหล่อ;Bts Thong Lo to BTS อนุสาวรีย์ชัยสมรภูมิ;Bts Victory Monument
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- bts.co.th
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿210–1,600
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿210–300
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿700–1,000
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿440–600
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿1,200–1,600
- Phone
- +66 2 936 3256
- Website
- sombattour.com
Bus from Sombat Tour Viphawadee 13 to Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿550–950
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/sombat-tour
- Website
- https://www.sombattour.com/
- Phone
- +66 2 030 4933
- Website
- bangkokbusline.co.th
Bus from Sombat Tour Viphawadee 13 to Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿600–1,247
- Website
- https://bangkokbusline.co.th/?lang_code=en
- Express
- ฿801
- VIP
- ฿935
- VIP 24
- ฿1,247
- Phone
- +66 56 720 720
- info@phetprasert.com
- Website
- phetprasert.com
Bus from Lampang to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿100–200
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/phet-prasert
- 13
- ฿100–120
- Phone
- 1624
- customerservice@nakhonchaiair.com
- Website
- nakhonchaiair.com
Bus from Bangkok Nakhonchai Air Terminal to Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿650–1,100
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/nakhonchai-air
- Website
- https://www.nakhonchaiair.com/view/
- Gold Class
- ฿700–850
- First Class
- ฿950–1,100
- Phone
- +66 23 752 369
- info@Khlongsaensaeb.com
- Website
- transitbangkok.com
Ferry from ท่าเรือชาญอิสระ;Charn Issara Pier to ท่าเรือสะพานคลองตัน;Klong Tan Pier
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿10–20
- Schedules at
- transitbangkok.com
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More Questions & Answers
Thong Lo to Chiang Mai bus services, operated by Sombat Tour, arrive at Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal station.
Thong Lo to Chiang Mai train services, operated by State Railway of Thailand, arrive at Chiang Mai station.
Yes, the driving distance between Thong Lo to Chiang Mai is 688 km. It takes approximately 8h 52m to drive from Thong Lo to Chiang Mai.
There are 3201+ hotels available in Chiang Mai.