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
11h 39m฿6,118–10,163Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Nagoya Station
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)NGO - CNX
13h 21m฿4,578–21,593Drive, 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฿18,731–27,000Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport
- 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
11h 33m฿5,347–8,610Fly 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฿8,968–24,943
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 ฿5000 - ฿9000 and takes 11h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Chiang Mai is to train and fly which takes 11h 33m and costs ฿5000 - ฿9000.
The distance between Tokyo and Chiang Mai is 4430 km.
It takes approximately 11h 39m to get from Tokyo to Chiang Mai, including transfers.
Chiang Mai is 2h behind Tokyo. It is currently 2:39 PM in Tokyo and 12:39 PM in Chiang Mai.
There are 3229+ hotels available in Chiang Mai.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Chiang Mai, Thailand?
Japan Airlines, Bangkok Airways, and six 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
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–27,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–24,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–24,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–24,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–24,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–23,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–21,000
- 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
- ฿10,000–36,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–37,000
- 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
- ฿6,000–13,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–16,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–19,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–18,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–20,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–19,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–31,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–35,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–35,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–33,000
- 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
- ฿5,000–10,000
- 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
- ฿9,000–24,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–21,000
- 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
- ฿5,500–16,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–18,000
- 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
- ฿8,500–55,000
- 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
- ฿500–1,200
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ฿850–1,200
- Ordinary Car
- ฿500–700
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿1,700–2,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ฿1,700–2,400
- Reserved seat
- ฿2,000–2,500
- Green seat
- ฿2,500–3,400
- 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
- ฿200–600
- 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
- ฿4,044–5,055
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ฿4,044
- 1st Class
- ฿5,055
- Special Class
- ฿8,088
- VIP
- ฿20,219
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