There are 7 ways to get from Varanasi to Chiang Rai by plane, car, train, or bus
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Fly Varanasi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Fly from Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)VNS - CEI
8h 32m฿4,627–13,400Drive 2,753 km
- Drive from Varanasi to Chiang Rai2,753 km
43h 44m฿10,510–15,181Train to Gaya, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Take the train from Varanasi Jn to Gaya Jn
- Fly from Gaya (GAY) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)GAY - CEI
12h 2m฿5,099–14,811Train to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Take the train from Varanasi Jn to Lucknow
- Fly from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)LKO - CEI
14h 1m฿4,818–14,773Fly Varanasi Airport to Tachilek, bus
- Fly from Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Tachilek (THL)VNS - THL
- Take the bus from Mae Sai to Chiang Rai
19h 49m฿5,207–14,380Train to Gaya, fly to Tachilek, bus
- Take the train from Varanasi Jn to Gaya Jn
- Fly from Gaya (GAY) to Tachilek (THL)GAY - THL
- Take the bus from Mae Sai to Chiang Rai
28h 44m฿5,279–23,791Fly Varanasi Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)VNS - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
16h 32m฿5,307–14,840
Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Varanasi to Chiang Rai is to fly which costs ฿4600 - ฿14000 and takes 8h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Varanasi to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 8h 32m and costs ฿4600 - ฿14000.
The distance between Varanasi and Chiang Rai is 1881 km. The road distance is 2753 km.
It takes approximately 8h 32m to get from Varanasi to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 1h 30m ahead of Varanasi. It is currently 10:12 AM in Varanasi and 11:42 AM in Chiang Rai.
Yes, the driving distance between Varanasi to Chiang Rai is 2753 km. It takes approximately 43h 44m to drive from Varanasi to Chiang Rai.
There are 388+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Varanasi, India and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
IndiGo Airlines, Thai AirAsia, and six other airlines fly from Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) every 4 hours.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Hyderabad, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–16,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Kolkata, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,300–13,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Delhi, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–16,000
Flights from Gaya to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,800–14,000
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,600–14,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hyderabad, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- 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
- ฿4,900–14,000
- Website
- maiair.com
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Tachilek via Kolkata, Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–18,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Tachilek via Delhi, Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,900–14,000
Flights from Gaya to Tachilek via Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–20,000
Flights from Gaya to Tachilek via Yangon, Heho
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–21,000
Flights from Gaya to Tachilek via Yangon, Mandalay
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–22,000
Flights from Gaya to Tachilek via Suvarnabhumi, Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–23,000
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
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Kolkata, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,700–16,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kolkata, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–17,000
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
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Hyderabad, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–21,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Kathmandu, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–16,000
- 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
- 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)
- ฿210–260
- Second AC (2A)
- ฿280–360
- First Class (1A)
- ฿470–600
- 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/
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