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| BANGKOK AIRPORTS CODE |
Bangkok, Suvarnabhumi International (BKK);
both international and domestic flights are operated here.
Bangkok, Don Mueang Domestic (DMK);
old International Airport where currently operate only Domestic flight for low-cost airlines except Air Asia.
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| CHIANG MAI AIRPORT CODE |
Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai International (CNX);
both International and Domestic flights |
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| Foreign Airlines operating flights from Chiang Mai to several destinations are: |
Air Mandalay operates flights between Chiang Mai and Yangon on Sundays and Thursdays. Contact 053 818 049 (Chiang Mai office), visit www.myanmars.net/airmandalay for more information.
Mandarin Airlines operates flights between Chiang Mai and Taipei three times a week on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. For more information call, 053 201 268-9 (Chiang Mai office) or visit www.mandarinair.com
Lao Airlines operates flights on the Chiang Mai Luang Phrabang route three times a week on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. Call 053 223 401 (Chiang Mai office), visit www.laoairlines.com for more information.
Silk Air / Singapore Airlines operates flights between Chiang Mai Singapore three times a week on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. Call 053 276 459 053 276 495 (Chiang Mai office) or visit www.silkair.com for more information. |
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Domestic airlines including Thai Airways, Bangkok Airways, Air Asia, Nok Air, Orient Thai Airlines, Air Andaman and Phuket Air operate several flights daily between Bangkok and Chiang Mai.
Thai Airways also operates domestic flights from Chiang Mai to Mae Hong Son, Chiang Rai and Phuket. International flights to and from Chitakong, Luang Phrabang, Khunming, Yangon and Japan (Narita) are also provided. Call 02 628 2000, 053 211 044-7 (Chiang Mai), or visit www.thaiairways.com for more information.
Bangkok Airways also offers several flights daily on the Bangkok - Chiang Mai route, some with a stopover at Sukhothai. International routes to and from Jinghong and XiAn are also available. Call 02 265 5555, 265 5678 (Bangkok Office) or 053 27 6176 (Chiang Mai Office) or visit www.bangkokair.com for more information.
Air Asia Airways also offers several flights daily on the Bangkok - Chiang Mai route. For more information, Call 66 2 515-9999 (Bangkok Office) or visit www.airasia.com for more information.
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By Car from Bangkok (approximately 8 hours)
Route 1: Drive on Highway No.1 (Phahonyothin) and turn left to Highway No.32 (Asian Highway) which passes Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Ang Thong, and Nakhon Sawan, then take Highway No. 117 to Phitsanulok and Highway No. 11 to Lampang, Lamphun and Chiang Mai. The total distance is 695 kilometers.
Route 2: From Nakhon Sawan, take Highway No. 1 passing Kamphaeng Phet, Tak, Lampang, and Chiang Mai. Total distance is 696 kilometers.
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From Bangkok
There is a good choice of buses leaving from the Northern Bus Terminall in Bangkok, at Mo Chit. The bus station is quite close (10 minutes by taxi) from the Mo Chit Skytrain station. VIP buses cost 449 Baht and these have plenty of legroom, are air conditioned with fully reclining seats. The journey time is approximately 10 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 10am, and then from about 7pm onward for overnight trips.
There are ordinary, 2nd class and 1st class air-conditioned buses leaving for Chiang Mai daily (8.00 a.m. to 09.00 p.m.) from the Bangkok's Northern Bus Terminal (Mochit 2 Bus Terminal). Call 02 936 3600
From Chiang Mai
If you wish to travel outside the province, use Chiang Mai Arcade Bus Station. Contact tel: 0 5324 2664 for a more updated bus timetable. Destinations include Golden Triangle, Mae Sai, Chiang Saen, Chiang Rai, Nan, Phayao, Phrae, Lampang, Lamphun, Phitsanulok, Sukhothai, Mae Hong Son (both old and new routes), Mae Sot, Mae Sariang, Khon Kaen, Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat), and Udon Thani.
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Express and rapid trains operated by the State Railways of Thailand leave for Chiang Mai from Bangkoks Hua Lamphong Station 6 times a day from 8.00 a.m.-10.00 p.m. The trip takes about 11-12 hours for express trains.
For more information, contact tel.
Bangkok Railway Station, tel. 1690, or 02 223 7010, 02 223 7020
Chiang Mai Railway Station, tel. (053) 242 094, 244 795, .247 462 245 363-4
http://www.railway.co.th/English/Time_PDF.asp
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