There are 5 ways to get from Tokyo to Chiang Mai by plane, car, car ferry, train, or bus
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Fly Tokyo International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)HND - CNX
12h 16m฿6,139–11,195Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)NRT - CNX
12h 10m฿5,593–10,183Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Tokyo to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Take the car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
- Drive from Shanghai to Chiang Mai
3d 17h฿18,983–28,076Fly Tokyo International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)HND - CEI
- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang Mai
16h 56m฿9,469–25,765Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)NRT - CEI
- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang Mai
17h 10m฿7,423–20,753
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Chiang Mai is to train and fly which costs ฿5500 - ฿11000 and takes 12h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Chiang Mai is to train and fly which takes 12h 10m and costs ฿5500 - ฿11000.
The distance between Tokyo and Chiang Mai is 4433 km.
It takes approximately 12h 16m to get from Tokyo to Chiang Mai, including transfers.
Chiang Mai is 2h behind Tokyo. It is currently 7:45 AM in Tokyo and 5:45 AM in Chiang Mai.
There are 3159+ hotels available in Chiang Mai.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Chiang Mai, Thailand?
Cathay Pacific, HK Express, and seven other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) every 4 hours.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–28,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–27,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–25,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–24,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kaohsiung
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–27,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–19,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–22,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–25,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–20,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–34,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–39,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–21,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–19,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–55,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–22,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–20,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–35,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–10,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–27,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–20,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–23,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–22,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ฿900–1,200
- Ordinary Car
- ฿550–750
- Phone
- +66 5326 6480
- servicecenter@greenbusthailand.com
- Website
- greenbusthailand.com
Bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿200–410
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ฿4,235–5,293
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ฿4,235
- 1st Class
- ฿5,293
- Special Class
- ฿8,469
- VIP
- ฿21,172
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