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)plane VNS - CEI
9h 17m฿4,647–14,197Drive 2,756.3 km
- Drive from Varanasi to Chiang Raicar 2,756.3 km
43h 33m฿10,409–15,035Train to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Take the train from Varanasi Jn to Lucknowtrain
- Fly from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane LKO - CEI
14h 38m฿4,924–15,753Train to Gaya, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Take the train from Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn. to Gaya Jntrain
- Fly from Gaya (GAY) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane GAY - CEI
13h 35m฿5,124–16,068Fly Varanasi Airport to Tachilek, bus
- Fly from Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Tachilek (THL)plane VNS - THL
- Take the bus from Mae Sai to Chiang Raibus
24h 29m฿6,122–18,177Train to Gaya, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn. to Gaya Jntrain
- Fly from Gaya (GAY) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane GAY - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
16h 55m฿5,564–17,508Fly Varanasi Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane VNS - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
15h 17m฿5,087–15,637
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 - ฿15000 and takes 9h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Varanasi to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 9h 17m and costs ฿4600 - ฿15000.
The distance between Varanasi and Chiang Rai is 1881 km. The road distance is 2756.3 km.
It takes approximately 9h 17m to get from Varanasi to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 1h 30m ahead of Varanasi. It is currently 2:55 AM in Varanasi and 4:25 AM in Chiang Rai.
Yes, the driving distance between Varanasi to Chiang Rai is 2756 km. It takes approximately 43h 33m to drive from Varanasi to Chiang Rai.
There are 207+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Varanasi, India and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Air India Express, Thai AirAsia, and IndiGo Airlines fly from Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) twice daily.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,800–15,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Kolkata, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,500–14,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Hyderabad, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–18,000
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,700–15,000
Flights from Gaya to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,800–15,000
Flights from Gaya to Chiang Mai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–16,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kolkata, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,700–15,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hyderabad, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–19,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kathmandu, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–16,000
- Website
- maiair.com
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Tachilek via Delhi, Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–27,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Tachilek via Kolkata, Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–21,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Tachilek via Suvarnabhumi, Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–18,000
- Website
- airthanlwin.com
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Tachilek via Suvarnabhumi, Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–18,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Tachilek via Delhi, Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–29,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Tachilek via Kolkata, Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–21,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Gaya to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–33,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–16,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Gaya to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,300–20,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Varanasi Jn to Lucknow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿70–600
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ฿70–90
- Third AC (3A)
- ฿190–250
- Second AC (2A)
- ฿270–340
- First Class (1A)
- ฿450–600
Train from Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn. to Gaya Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿60–480
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ฿60–75
- Third AC (3A)
- ฿170–210
- Second AC (2A)
- ฿230–290
- First Class (1A)
- ฿380–480
- 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
- ฿360–600
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
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