There are 6 ways to get from Zurich to Chiang Rai by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Zurich Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane ZRH - CEI
16h 41m฿13,306–40,668Fly Zurich Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane ZRH - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
22h 10m฿11,576–32,158Train to Basel, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane BSL - CEI
20h 1m฿15,478–43,885Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Böblingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane STR - CEI
21h 33m฿12,889–44,490Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane MXP - CEI
20h 58m฿16,781–42,565Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to St. Margrethen Sgtrain
- Take the train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane MUC - CEI
22h 6m฿16,488–51,725
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Chiang Rai is to fly and bus which costs ฿11000 - ฿33000 and takes 22h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 16h 41m and costs ฿13000 - ฿41000.
The distance between Zurich and Chiang Rai is 8506 km.
It takes approximately 16h 41m to get from Zurich to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 5h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 1:20 PM in Zurich and 6:20 PM in Chiang Rai.
There are 412+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Swiss, Thai Airways International, and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–41,000
Flights from Basel to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–40,000
Flights from Basel to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–44,000
Flights from Basel to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–50,000
Flights from Basel to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–45,000
Flights from Basel to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–42,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–45,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Zurich Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–44,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–55,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–42,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–47,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–35,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–38,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–45,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–42,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–41,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–43,000
Flights from Basel to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–43,000
Flights from Basel to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–50,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–47,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–37,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Zurich Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–44,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–55,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–38,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–48,000
Flights from Basel to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–50,000
Flights from Basel to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–40,000
Flights from Basel to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–45,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–55,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–42,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–47,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–42,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–49,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–40,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Basel to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–45,000
Flights from Basel to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–50,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–47,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–49,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–85,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–31,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿17,000–50,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–55,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–43,000
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ฿1,200–3,600
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿850–2,700
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿2,400–7,500
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zuerich Hb to St. Margrethen Sg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿1,500–4,600
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–4,400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿1,300–6,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ฿1,300–2,300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿1,800–3,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ฿700–900
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿230–290
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +66 5326 6480
- servicecenter@greenbusthailand.com
- Website
- Green Bus Thailand
Bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿390–650
- Book at
- 12 Go
- Website
- Green Bus Thailand
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