There are 7 ways to get from Xining to Chiang Mai by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly from Xining
best- Fly from Xining (XNN) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)XNN - CNX
11h 5m฿6,116–25,116Train, bus to Lanzhou, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Xining to Lanzhou West
- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airport
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)LHW - CNX
9h 53m฿5,233–19,869Train, bus via Xi'an
- Take the train from Xining to Xi'an North
- Take the train from Xi'an North to Chengdu East
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Kunming South
- Take the train from Kunming South to Vientiane station
- Take the bus from Nong Khai to Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal
38h 2m฿7,619–12,268Drive 2,792.9 km
- Drive from Xining to Chiang Mai2,792.9 km
34h 55m฿11,353–16,399Train, bus
- Take the train from Xining to Chengdu East
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Kunming South
- Take the train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang station
- Take the bus from Luang Prabang to Chiang Mai
44h 29m฿5,682–14,776Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Xining to Minghe South
- Take the train from Minghe South to Xi'an North
- Take the train from Xi'an North Station to Kunming
- Take the train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang station
- Take the bus from Luang Prabang to Chiang Mai
44h 51m฿7,154–15,424Train, bus #3
- Take the train from Xining to Chengdu
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Kunming South
- Take the train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang station
- Take the bus from Luang Prabang to Chiang Mai
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Xining (XNN) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Xining to Chiang Mai is to train and bus via Xi'an which costs ฿7500 - ฿13000 and takes 38h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Xining to Chiang Mai is to train and bus and fly which takes 9h 53m and costs ฿5000 - ฿20000.
The distance between Xining and Chiang Mai is 2030 km. The road distance is 2792.9 km.
The best way to get from Xining to Chiang Mai without a car is to train and bus which takes 44h 29m and costs ฿5500 - ฿15000.
It takes approximately 11h 5m to get from Xining to Chiang Mai, including transfers.
Chiang Mai is 1h behind Xining. It is currently 12:37 PM in Xining and 11:37 AM in Chiang Mai.
Yes, the driving distance between Xining to Chiang Mai is 2793 km. It takes approximately 34h 55m to drive from Xining to Chiang Mai.
There are 3201+ hotels available in Chiang Mai.
What companies run services between Xining, China and Chiang Mai, Thailand?
Ruili Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Xining (XNN) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) twice daily.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- rlair.net
Flights from Xining to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿5,500–29,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,300–20,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Xining to Chiang Mai International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–26,000
Flights from Lanzhou to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿4,900–18,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,700–19,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Chiang Mai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–30,000
Train from Xining to Xi'an North
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–2,500
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ฿1,000–1,500
- Adult - 1st Class
- ฿1,700–2,500
Train from Xi'an North to Chengdu East
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿900–2,200
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ฿900–1,300
- Adult - 1st Class
- ฿1,500–2,200
Train from Xining to Lanzhou West
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿370–750
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ฿370–550
- Adult - 1st Class
- ฿500–750
Train from Xining to Chengdu East
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,303–3,900
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ฿1,600–2,300
- Adult - 1st Class
- ฿2,800–3,900
Train from Xining to Minghe South
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿250–410
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ฿250–350
- Adult - 1st Class
- ฿290–410
Train from Minghe South to Xi'an North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿900–2,200
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ฿900–1,300
- Adult - 1st Class
- ฿1,500–2,200
Train from Xining to Xi'an North
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,500–1,700
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ฿1,500–1,700
- 1st Class Seat
- ฿2,500–2,700
- Business Class Seat
- ฿3,700–5,500
Train from Xi'an North to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ฿1,300–1,500
- 1st Class Seat
- ฿2,100–2,400
- Business Class Seat
- ฿3,200–4,600
Train from Chengdu East to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿2,200–2,400
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ฿2,200–2,400
- 1st Class Seat
- ฿3,600–4,000
- Business Class Seat
- ฿5,500–8,000
Train from Xining to Lanzhou West
- 2nd Class Seat
- ฿410–450
- 1st Class Seat
- ฿650–750
- Business Class Seat
- ฿950–1,400
Train from Xi'an North Station to Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿3,700–4,100
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ฿3,700–4,100
- 1st Class Seat
- ฿6,100–6,700
- Business Class Seat
- ฿9,000–13,000
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Kunming South to Vientiane station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿2,200–3,900
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Second Class
- ฿2,200–2,500
- First Class
- ฿2,900–3,900
Train from Kunming South to Luang Prabang station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–3,900
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Second Class
- ฿1,600–2,500
- First Class
- ฿2,200–3,900
Train from Xining to Lanzhou West
Train from Xining to Chengdu
- Phone
- 084-2626003
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Nong Khai to Chaing Mai Arcade Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿1,097
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- 0931-96556
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿137
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Phone
- 1490
- borkorsor@transport.co.th
- Website
- tcl99web.transport.co.th
Bus from Luang Prabang to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ฿500–4,500
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
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