There are 3 ways to get from Ulaanbaatar to Chiang Rai by taxi, plane, bus, train, or ferry
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Taxi, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
best- Take the taxi from Ulaanbaatar to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN)taxi
- Fly from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane UBN - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
17h 39m฿8,679–23,162Train, ferry, Local Bus
- Take the train from Ulaanbaatar to Hohhot Stationtrain
- Take the train from Hohhot Station to Xinyangtrain
- Take the train from Xinyang East to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Luang Prabang to Huay Xaiferry
- Take the bus from Chiang khong to Chiang Raibus
3d 8h฿10,478–17,817Taxi, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Take the taxi from Ulaanbaatar to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN)taxi
- Fly from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane UBN - CEI
13h 44m฿9,099–24,722
New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ulaanbaatar to Chiang Rai is to train and ferry and Local Bus which costs ฿10000 - ฿18000 and takes 3 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Ulaanbaatar to Chiang Rai is to taxi and fly which takes 13h 44m and costs ฿9000 - ฿25000.
The distance between Ulaanbaatar and Chiang Rai is 3529 km.
It takes approximately 17h 39m to get from Ulaanbaatar to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 1h behind Ulaanbaatar. It is currently 5:06 AM in Ulaanbaatar and 4:06 AM in Chiang Rai.
There are 386+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
There is no direct connection from Ulaanbaatar to Chiang Rai. However, you can take the taxi to New Ulaanbaatar International Airport (UBN) airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX), walk to สนามบินเชียงใหม่ Chiang Mai International Airport, take the bus to Waroros Market, take the bus to Chiang Mai Terminal 2, walk to Chiang Mai, then take the bus to Chiang Rai. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ulaanbaatar to Chiang Rai via Hohhot Station, Xinyang, Xinyang East, Kunming South, Luang Prabang station, Luang Prabang, Huay Xai, and Chiang khong in around 3d 8h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–22,000
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Hong Kong, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–36,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Beijing Capital, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–24,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from New Ulaanbaatar International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Irkutsk, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–35,000
- Phone
- +976-1900-1949
- ubtz@ubtz.mn
- Website
- ubtz.mn
Train from Ulaanbaatar to Hohhot Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ฿460–3,900
- Website
- https://www.ubtz.mn/
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/schedule
- Book at
- https://eticket.ubtz.mn/
- Compartment coach
- ฿1,300–1,600
- Sitting coach
- ฿460–550
- Soft sleeper coach
- ฿850–1,000
- Phone
- 86-010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Ulaanbaatar to Hohhot Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ฿4,000–7,000
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Book at
- chinahighlights.com
Train from Hohhot Station to Xinyang
- Hard Seat
- ฿750–1,100
- Hard sleeper
- ฿1,400–1,900
- Soft sleeper
- ฿2,200–2,900
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–3,800
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Second Class
- ฿1,600–2,500
- First Class
- ฿2,200–3,800
- 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/
Bus from Chiang khong to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿65
- Website
- asocialnomad.com
Ferry from Luang Prabang to Huay Xai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿290–750
- Schedules at
- asocialnomad.com
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Estimated price
- ฿450–550
Ulaanbaatar Taxi
- Phone
- 1900-1991
- Website
- facebook.com
Ulaanbaatar Taxi
- Phone
- 1900-1991
- Website
- facebook.com
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