How to get here
Distances from Chiang Rai town to other districts
:
Amphoe Phan 46 kms.
Amphoe Thoeng 64 kms.
Amphoe Mae Chan 20 kms.
Amphoe Mae Sai 63 kms.
Amphoe Wiang Pa Pao 91 kms.
Amphoe Chiang Khong 141 kms.
Amphoe Mae Suai 53 kms.
Amphoe Chiang Saen 60 kms.
Amphoe Pa Daet 52 kms.
Amphoe Wiang Chai 12 kms.
Amphoe Phaya Mengrai 48 kms.
Amphoe Wiang Kaen 127 kms.
Distances from Chiang Rai to other provinces
:
Chiang Mai 180 kms.
Phayao 94 kms.
Phrae 232 kms.
Nan 271 kms.
Uttaradit 305 kms.
Bus
Bangkok-Chiang Rai
The 9-hour journey from Bangkok can be made on airconditioned
coaches originating from Mo Chit 2 Bus Terminal. Call
0 2936 3659 (Bor Kho Sor’s 24-seat VIP coach), 9362963
(Siam First Tour), 9362492 (Indra Tour), 0 2936 2495
(Sombat Tour) or 0 2936 3531 (Kharuhat Tour).
Chiang Mai-Chiang Rai
Chiang Rai is 182 kilometres north of Chiang Mai.
Airconditioned buses leave 12 times daily from Chiang
Mai Arcade Bus Terminal to Chiang Rai. Some buses
continue to Mae Sai and Chiang Saen. Call Thai Phatthanakit
Transport at tel: 0 5324 6503 (Chiang Mai) or 0 5371
1154 (Chiang Rai)
Air
Bangkok-Chiang Rai
Thai Airways operates 5 flights daily from Bangkok
to Chiang Rai. The journey takes 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Call 1566 or 0 2628 2000
Chiang Mai-Chiang Rai
From October 20,2003, Phuket Air offers 2 daily shuttle
service flights from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai with
YS-11 aircraft. The journey takes only 40 minutes
and the flights time are available at 07.30 and 18.00
hrs. For more information, call Bangkok Office 0 2679
8999 or Chiang Mai Office 0 5392 2118-9 or view at
www.phuketairlines.com
Thai Airways has numerous daily flights servicing
the Bangkok-Chiang Mai route and the Chiang Mai-Chiang
Rai route. For more information, contact their Bangkok
office at tel. 0 2628 2000, their Chiang Rai office
at tel. 0 5371 1179 or view their website at www.thaiairways.com.
Chiang Rai-Chiang Mai
From October 20,2003, Phuket Air offers 2 daily shuttle
service flights from Chiang Rai to Chiang Mai with
YS-11 aircraft. The journey takes only 40 minutes
and the flights time are available at 09.00 and 19.30
hrs. For more information, call Bangkok Office 0 2679
8999 or Chiang Rai Office 0 5379 8255-6 or view at
www.phuketairlines.com
