There are 5 ways to get from Tokyo to Chiang Rai by plane, car, car ferry, train, or bus
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Fly Tokyo International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)HND - CEI
12h 30m฿9,259–26,355Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
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
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
17h 23m฿6,287–19,770Drive, 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 Rai
3d 14h฿17,881–27,073Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- 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
12h 43m฿6,707–20,330Fly Tokyo International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)HND - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
17h 29m฿6,339–11,795
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Chiang Rai is to fly and bus which costs ฿6000 - ฿12000 and takes 17h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 12h 30m and costs ฿9000 - ฿27000.
The distance between Tokyo and Chiang Rai is 4287 km.
It takes approximately 12h 30m to get from Tokyo to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 2h behind Tokyo. It is currently 6:36 AM in Tokyo and 4:36 AM in Chiang Rai.
There are 382+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Thai Airways International, Singapore Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–26,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–24,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–29,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–27,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
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
- ฿6,000–19,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–21,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kaohsiung
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–27,000
- 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
- ฿7,000–21,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–19,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–18,000
- 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
- ฿7,500–25,000
- 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
- ฿11,000–40,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
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
- 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
- ฿7,000–21,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–38,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–38,000
- 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
- ฿7,500–21,000
- 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
- ฿11,000–36,000
- 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
- ฿5,500–10,000
- 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
- ฿9,500–27,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–21,000
- 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
- ฿7,500–23,000
- 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
- ฿550–700
- 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/
- 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
- ฿4,190–5,237
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ฿4,190
- 1st Class
- ฿5,237
- Special Class
- ฿8,379
- VIP
- ฿20,946
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