There are 4 ways to get from Zurich to Chiang Rai by plane, train, 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.
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 23m฿11,405–39,464Train 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
19h 22m฿14,590–45,516Fly Zurich Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane ZRH - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Raibus
21h 28m฿13,485–110,904Train, 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 55m฿15,005–41,303
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 ฿13000 - ฿120000 and takes 21h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Chiang Rai is to fly which takes 16h 23m and costs ฿11000 - ฿40000.
The distance between Zurich and Chiang Rai is 8506 km.
It takes approximately 16h 23m to get from Zurich to Chiang Rai, including transfers.
Chiang Rai is 6h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 1:55 AM in Zurich and 7:55 AM in Chiang Rai.
There are 386+ hotels available in Chiang Rai.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Chiang Rai, Thailand?
Swiss, Thai Airways International, and Lufthansa fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–43,000
Flights from Basel to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–44,000
Flights from Basel to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–49,000
Flights from Basel to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16,000–48,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–45,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–38,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–47,000
Flights from Basel to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–55,000
Flights from Basel to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–44,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–49,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–43,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–46,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Basel to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–55,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–30,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–43,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–47,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–41,000
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿320–400
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿1,000–1,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿1,600–2,900
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿220–280
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- 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/
Want to know more about travelling around Thailand
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide
5 delightfully under-the-radar French towns you need to visit
Read the travel guide
Italian Lakes: Getting around by train
Read the travel guide

























