There are 6 ways to get from Varanasi to Chiang Rai by train, plane, car, or bus
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Train to Gaya, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- 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
11h 20m฿5,124–16,084Fly Varanasi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane VNS - CEI
9h 42m฿4,757–15,197Drive 2,756.3 km
- Drive from Varanasi to Chiang Raicar 2,756.3 km
43h 33m฿10,704–15,462Train 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 28m฿4,822–15,764Fly 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
22h 54m฿6,137–19,177Train 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 50m฿5,454–17,524
Gaya (GAY) 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 ฿4700 - ฿16000 and takes 9h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Varanasi to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 9h 42m and costs ฿4700 - ฿16000.
The distance between Varanasi and Chiang Rai is 1865 km. The road distance is 2756.3 km.
It takes approximately 11h 20m to get from Varanasi to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 1h 30m ahead of Varanasi. It is currently 10:22 AM in Varanasi and 11:52 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 399+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Varanasi, India and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Air India Express, Thai AirAsia, and two other airlines fly from Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Gaya to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,800–15,000
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,600–15,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–16,000
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
- ฿5,500–18,000
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
- ฿4,600–15,000
Flights from Gaya to Chiang Mai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,900–16,000
- Website
- maiair.com
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Tachilek via Kolkata, Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–23,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Tachilek via Delhi, Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–27,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Tachilek via Suvarnabhumi, Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–19,000
- 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
- ฿8,500–35,000
Flights from Gaya to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–33,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Gaya to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,300–20,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn. to Gaya Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿60–490
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ฿60–75
- Third AC (3A)
- ฿170–220
- Second AC (2A)
- ฿230–300
- First Class (1A)
- ฿390–490
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
- ฿75–90
- Third AC (3A)
- ฿200–250
- Second AC (2A)
- ฿270–350
- First Class (1A)
- ฿450–600
- 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
- ฿350–600
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
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