Bangkok to Chiang Mai - How to go
As Thailand’s second city, Chiang Mai has a full range of transport connections to Bangkok. The airport has
direct flights to Bangkok and smaller Thai cities. By rail the city has direct connections to Bangkok, and by
road is an easy, but long journey, by Route 1.
A) By Air:
Airlines providing direct routes to Chiang Mai:
1) Thai Airways (as of November 2, 2010 checking)
Bangkok Suvarnabhumi – Chiangmai Chiangmai – Bangkok Suvarnabhumi
Flight No. ETD-ETA Schedule Flight No. ETD-ETA Schedule
TG 100 0615am – 0725am Daily TG 123 0700am – 0810am Daily
TG 102 0750am – 0910am Daily TG 101 0810am – 0920am Daily
0905am – 1025am Sun - Wed TG 103 1000am – 1120am Daily
TG 104
0920am – 1040am Thu - Sat TG 105 1130am – 1250pm Daily
TG 106 1030am – 1150am Daily TG 111 0255pm – 0405pm Daily
TG 110 1255pm – 0205pm Daily TG 113 0400pm – 0510pm Daily
TG 112 0200pm – 0310pm Daily TG 115 0540pm – 0650pm Daily
TG 114 0340pm – 0450pm Daily TG 117 0715pm – 0825pm Daily
TG 116 0515pm – 0625pm Daily TG 121 0900pm – 1020pm Daily
TG 120 0650pm – 0810pm Daily
TG 122 0930pm – 1040pm Daily
Flight is subject to change without prior notice.
For reservation, you may call (+66) 53 920999 (0800-1700) or (+66) 2 356 1111 (24 hours hotline).
Or you may also check their website at http://www.thaiair.com/
2) Bangkok Airways (as of November 2, 2010 checking)
Bangkok Suvarnabhumi – Chiangmai Chiangmai – Bangkok Suvarnabhumi
Flight No. ETD-ETA Schedule Flight No. ETD-ETA Schedule
PG 215 0800am – 0915am Daily PG 222 0655am – 0815am Daily
PG 217 1205pm – 0120pm Daily PG 216 1000am – 1120am Daily
PG 219 0500pm – 0615pm Daily PG 220 0700pm – 0820pm Daily
PG 221 0830pm – 0945pm Daily
Flight is subject to change without prior notice.
For more information or reservations, you may call (+66) 53 276 176 (Mon – Sat from 0800-1700) or Call
Center 1771. You may also check their website at http://www.bangkokair.com/
3) Orient Thai (as of November 2, 2010 checking)
Bangkok Don Mueang – Chiangmai Chiangmai – Bangkok Don Mueang
Flight No. ETD-ETA Schedule Flight No. ETD-ETA Schedule
PG 215 0800am – 0915am Daily PG 222 0655am – 0815am Daily
PG 217 1205pm – 0120pm Daily PG 216 1000am – 1120am Daily
PG 219 0500pm – 0615pm Daily PG 220 0700pm – 0820pm Daily
PG 221 0830pm – 0945pm Daily
For more information you may contact their overseas number at (+66)2 229 4100 1 or their call
center in Bangkok and others at 1126, daily from 0700 – 2100 (Thai Time). You may also email your
reservation at reservationcenter@orient-thai.com or visit their website at http://www.flyorientthai.com.
4) Nok Air (as of November 2, 2010 checking)
Bangkok Don Mueang – Chiangmai Chiangmai – Bangkok Don Mueang
Flight No. ETD-ETA Schedule Flight No. ETD-ETA Schedule
DD 8306 0905am – 1015am Daily DD 8307 1045am – 1150am Daily
DD 8310 1100am – 1210pm Daily DD 8311 1240pm – 0145pm Daily
PG 219 0400pm – 0510pm Daily DD 8319 0540pm – 0645pm Daily
PG 221 0715pm – 0825pm Daily DD 8327 0855pm – 1000pm Daily
For reservation questions, you may call Nok Air at 1318 or (+66)2 900 9955 or visit their website at
http://www.nokair.com.
B) By Train:
The National State Railways of Thailand operate the service from Bangkok, with overnight schedules as
well as one daily service. The 0700 morning train arrives Chiang Mai at 8.30pm, a 12 hour journey. The
evening 10pm departure arrives Chiang Mai at 12.45pm. Air conditioned sleeper carriages provide
comfortable travel.
For more details, you may visit the train station at:
1 Rongmuang Road, Rongmuang, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330;
You may contact them at (+66)2 222 0175, (+66)2 621 8701, (+66)2 220 4567;
Or you may email them at info@railway.co.th or visit their website at www.railway.co.th
Bangkok - Chiangmai Chiangmai - Bangkok
Service ETD - ETA Service ETD - ETA
Special Train (SP EXP) Diesel Railcar (DRC) 0830am-0830pm Express Train (EXP) 0250pm-0530am
Rapid Train (RAP) 0230pm-0510am 0430pm-0640am
Special Train (SP EXP)
Special Train (SP EXP) 0600pm-0715am 0755pm-0700am
Special Train (SP EXP) Diesel Railcar (DRC) 0720pm-0740am 0900pm-0910am
Special Train (SP EXP) Diesel Railcar (DRC)
Special Train (SP EXP) 0735pm-0945am 0845am-0825pm
Express Train (EXP) 1000pm-1245pm Rapid Train (RAP) 0645am-0910pm
All rates are in Thai Baht (THB). Rates are subject to change without prior notice, as of Nov. 3, 2010
checking.
1st class sleeper 2nd class sleeper 2nd class sleeper 3rd class sleeper
Service
AC AC Fan Up Low AC/Up Low Fan
SP EXP DRC 1,164 449 309 409 459 629 699 219
RAP 1,372 574 394 494 544 754 844 256
EXP 1,402 518 408 508 588 768 858 261
SP EXP 1,435 603 423 523 573 763 833 268
C) By Bus:
There is a good choice of buses leaving from the Northern Bus Terminal in Bangkok, at Mo Chit. The bus
station is quite close (10 minutes by taxi) from the Mo Chit Skytrain station. Bus departures are in the
morning at 7:30am and in the evening from 6:00am – 9:30pm, which leaves every half hour.
Approximate bus fares as of October 28, 2010 checking. All rates are in Thai Baht and are subject to
change without prior notice.
Route/Service VIP (24 seats) 32 seats 40 seats
Bangkok - Chiangmai 800 650 550
Chiangmai - Bangkok 800 650 550
VIP buses have plenty of legroom and are air conditioned with fully reclining seats. The journey time is
approximately 8 hours. There are also First Class air con buses and then ordinary buses. Most of the VIP
buses run overnight, with one daytime departure of 9am. The blue and white air con buses leave regularly
up to 0730 am, and then from about 6pm onward for overnight trips.
TRANSFERS:
1) Transfers from Chiangmai Airport to MJU and vice versa
Route/Transportation Taxi Tuktuk (2 Red car (pick-up)
(3-5 seats) seats) (10 seats)
Chiangmai Airport - MJU 400 300 300
MJU – Chiangmai Airport 400 300 300
Fares are approximate rates, of October 28, 2010 checking.
All rates are in Thai Baht and are subject to change.
2) Transfers from Chiangmai Bus Station to MJU and vice versa
Route/Transportation Taxi Tuktuk (2 Red car (pick-up)
(3-5 seats) seats) (10 seats)
Bus station - MJU 300 180 180
MJU – Bus station 300 180 180
Fares are approximate rates, of October 28, 2010 checking.
All rates are in Thai Baht and are subject to change.
3) Transfers from Chiangmai Train Station to MJU and vice versa
Route/Transportation Taxi Tuktuk (2 Red car (pick-up)
(3-5 seats) seats) (10 seats)
Train station - MJU 350 250 250
MJU – Train station 350 250 250
Fares are approximate rates, of October 28, 2010 checking.
All rates are in Thai Baht and are subject to change.