There are 5 ways to get from Varanasi to Chiang Mai by plane, car, train, or bus
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Fly Varanasi Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
best- Fly from Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)VNS - CNX
10h 42m฿4,985–14,218Drive 2,704.1 km
- Drive from Varanasi to Chiang Mai2,704.1 km
43h 26m฿10,247–14,801Train to Gaya, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Take the train from Varanasi Jn to Gaya Jn
- Fly from Gaya (GAY) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)GAY - CNX
11h 51m฿5,158–16,626Train to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Take the train from Varanasi Jn to Lucknow
- Fly from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)LKO - CNX
13h 30m฿5,077–15,587Fly Varanasi Airport to Lampang, bus
- Fly from Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Lampang (LPT)VNS - LPT
- Take the bus from Lampang to Chiang Mai
15h 51m฿6,405–19,568
Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Varanasi to Chiang Mai is to fly which costs ฿4900 - ฿15000 and takes 10h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Varanasi to Chiang Mai is to fly which takes 10h 42m and costs ฿4900 - ฿15000.
The distance between Varanasi and Chiang Mai is 1840 km. The road distance is 2704.1 km.
It takes approximately 10h 42m to get from Varanasi to Chiang Mai, including transfers.
Chiang Mai is 1h 30m ahead of Varanasi. It is currently 9:31 AM in Varanasi and 11:01 AM in Chiang Mai.
Yes, the driving distance between Varanasi to Chiang Mai is 2704 km. It takes approximately 43h 26m to drive from Varanasi to Chiang Mai.
There are 3205+ hotels available in Chiang Mai.
What companies run services between Varanasi, India and Chiang Mai, Thailand?
IndiGo Airlines, Thai AirAsia, and five other airlines fly from Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) 4 times a day.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hyderabad, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–18,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kathmandu, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–15,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kolkata, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,800–14,000
Flights from Gaya to Chiang Mai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–16,000
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–15,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Lampang via Madras, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–28,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Lampang via Hyderabad, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–24,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Lampang via Bengaluru, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–26,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Lampang via Kolkata, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–19,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Lampang via Ahmedabad, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–31,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kolkata, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–16,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Bhubaneswar, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–17,000
Flights from Gaya to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–23,000
- Website
- maiair.com
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kolkata, Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–19,000
- Website
- flymna.com
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Delhi, Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–25,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Gaya to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–22,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–20,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Varanasi Jn to Gaya Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿65–550
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ฿65–80
- Third AC (3A)
- ฿180–230
- Second AC (2A)
- ฿250–320
- First Class (1A)
- ฿410–550
Train from Varanasi Jn to Lucknow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿75–600
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ฿75–95
- Third AC (3A)
- ฿200–260
- Second AC (2A)
- ฿280–360
- First Class (1A)
- ฿470–600
- Phone
- +66 56 720 720
- info@phetprasert.com
- Website
- phetprasert.com
Bus from Lampang to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿100–200
- Schedules at
- phetprasert.com
- 13
- ฿100–120
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