There are 5 ways to get from Ubon Ratchathani to Chiang Rai Airport (CEI) by plane, bus, or car
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Fly from Ubon Ratchathani Airport
best- Fly from Ubon Ratchathani Airport (UBP) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)UBP - CEI
3h 20m฿2,779–6,094Bus via Khon Kaen
cheapest- Take the bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Khon Kaen874
- Take the bus from Khon Kaen to Chiang Rai
18h 55m฿1,019–1,316Drive 982.8 km
- Drive from Ubon Ratchathani to Chiang Rai Airport (CEI)982.8 km
14h 43m฿3,507–5,065Bus to Roi Et Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Selaphum
- Fly from Roi Et Airport (ROI) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)ROI - CEI
6h 54m฿3,075–7,640Bus
- Take the bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Chiang Rai
19h 9m฿1,088–1,733
Ubon Ratchathani Airport (UBP) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ubon Ratchathani to Chiang Rai Airport (CEI) is to bus via Khon Kaen which costs ฿1000 - ฿1400 and takes 18h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Ubon Ratchathani to Chiang Rai Airport (CEI) is to fly which takes 3h 20m and costs ฿2700 - ฿6500.
The distance between Ubon Ratchathani and Chiang Rai Airport (CEI) is 747 km. The road distance is 982.8 km.
The best way to get from Ubon Ratchathani to Chiang Rai Airport (CEI) without a car is to bus via Khon Kaen which takes 18h 55m and costs ฿1000 - ฿1400.
It takes approximately 3h 20m to get from Ubon Ratchathani to Chiang Rai Airport (CEI), including transfers.
The best way to get from Ubon Ratchathani to Chiang Rai Airport (CEI) is to fly which takes 3h 20m and costs ฿2700 - ฿6500. Alternatively, you can bus via Khon Kaen, which costs ฿1000 - ฿1400 and takes 18h 55m.
Yes, the driving distance between Ubon Ratchathani to Chiang Rai Airport (CEI) is 983 km. It takes approximately 14h 43m to drive from Ubon Ratchathani to Chiang Rai Airport (CEI).
There are 389+ hotels available in Chiang Rai Airport (CEI).
What companies run services between Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand and Chiang Rai Airport (CEI), Thailand?
Thai Lion Mentari, Thai AirAsia, and two other airlines fly from Ubon Ratchathani Airport (UBP) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Chiang Rai Airport (CEI) via Khon Kaen and Chiang Rai in around 18h 55m.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Ubon Ratchathani Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–7,000
Flights from Roi Et Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,600–7,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Ubon Ratchathani Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,400–7,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Ubon Ratchathani Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–14,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Ubon Ratchathani Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿2,700–7,000
- Phone
- +66 56 720 720
- info@phetprasert.com
- Website
- phetprasert.com
Bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Khon Kaen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿270–390
- Schedules at
- phetprasert.com
- 13
- ฿270–330
Bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Selaphum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿130–230
- Schedules at
- phetprasert.com
- 13
- ฿130–160
- Phone
- +66 2 936 3256
- Website
- sombattour.com
Bus from Khon Kaen to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿600–750
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/sombat-tour
- Website
- https://www.sombattour.com/
- Phone
- 1624
- customerservice@nakhonchaiair.com
- Website
- nakhonchaiair.com
Bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿950–1,600
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/nakhonchai-air
- Website
- https://www.nakhonchaiair.com/view/
- Gold Class
- ฿1,050–1,200
- First Class
- ฿1,400–1,600
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