There are 7 ways to get from Varanasi to Chiang Rai by train, plane, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- 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 3m฿4,620–13,752Train to Gaya, fly to Tachilek, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn. to Gaya Jntrain
- Fly from Gaya (GAY) to Tachilek (THL)plane GAY - THL
- Take the bus from Mae Sai to Chiang Raibus
26h 53m฿3,699–18,048Drive 2,756.3 km
- Drive from Varanasi to Chiang Raicar 2,756.3 km
43h 33m฿10,260–14,819Train 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
11h 20m฿4,824–14,068Fly Varanasi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Fly from Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane VNS - CEI
11h 27m฿4,757–13,197Fly 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฿5,132–17,177Train 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
17h฿5,004–14,508
Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Varanasi to Chiang Rai is to train and fly which costs ฿4600 - ฿14000 and takes 14h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Varanasi to Chiang Rai is to train and fly which takes 11h 20m and costs ฿4800 - ฿15000.
The distance between Varanasi and Chiang Rai is 2392 km. The road distance is 2756.3 km.
It takes approximately 14h 3m to get from Varanasi to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 1h 30m ahead of Varanasi. It is currently 4:58 AM in Varanasi and 6:28 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 386+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Varanasi, India and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
IndiGo Airlines, Thai AirAsia, and four other airlines fly from Varanasi Airport (VNS) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,400–13,000
Flights from Gaya to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,500–13,000
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
- ฿5,500–16,000
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
- ฿4,600–13,000
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
- ฿5,500–16,000
Flights from Gaya to Chiang Mai International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,600–13,000
- Website
- maiair.com
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Tachilek via Suvarnabhumi, Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–18,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Tachilek via Kolkata, Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–22,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Tachilek via Delhi, Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–17,000
Flights from Gaya to Tachilek via Suvarnabhumi, Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–23,000
Flights from Gaya to Tachilek via Don Muang, Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,000–15,000
- Website
- airthanlwin.com
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Tachilek via Suvarnabhumi, Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–18,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Tachilek via Kolkata, Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–22,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Tachilek via Delhi, Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–29,000
Flights from Gaya to Tachilek via Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,400–17,000
Flights from Gaya to Tachilek via Yangon, Mandalay
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,000–19,000
- 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
- ฿8,500–25,000
Flights from Varanasi Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Kathmandu, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–17,000
Flights from Gaya to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–20,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Gaya to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,200–20,000
- Website
- airmyp.com
Flights from Gaya to Tachilek via Yangon, Heho
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿3,700–18,000
- 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
- ฿200–600
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
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