Car
a) From Bangkok drive on Highway No.1 (Phahonyothin) to Highway No.32 passing the provinces of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Ang Thong, and Nakhon Sawan, then take Highway No. 117 to Phitsanulok and drive on to Highway No. 11 to Lampang, Lamphun and Chiang Mai. The route is 695 kilometres.
b) From Bangkok drive to Nakhon Sawan and then take Highway No. 1 passing Kamphaeng Phet, Tak, Lampang, and Chiang Mai. The route is 696 kilometres.
Bus
The 10-hour journey from Bangkok can be made on air-conditioned buses originating from the Northern Bus Terminal (Mo Chit 2), contact tel. 936 2852 for more information. Buses leave for Chiang Mai several times a day from 8.00 to 21.00 hrs. In Chiang Mai contact Chiang Mai Arcade Bus Station, tel: 0 5324 2664.
There are services from Chaing Mai′s Chang Phuak Bus Terminal to various districts in Chiang Mai. Buses ply along the northern route (Highway No. 107) passing through Mae Rim, Mae Taeng, Chiang Dao, Chaiprakan, Fang and Mae Ai. Some buses continue to Tha Ton. Local city buses ply between Chiang Mai and Lamphun on Highway No. 106. Chang Phuak Bus Station tel: 0 5321 1586.
Train
The State Railways of Thailand operates daily services from Bangkok Railway Station (Hua Lamphong). Trains leave for Chiang Mai about 5 times a day from 8.00-22.00 hrs. 3 of these services are night trains with sleeping berths. Current services depart at 18.00, 19.40 and 21.30. Journey is about 12-13 hours.
Some services have 1st class cabins with 2 sleeping berths. Most services have 2nd class air-conditionned carriages with about 32 berths arranged on either side of the corridor in upper and lower positions partitioned into units of 4. Each berth has a curtain for privacy. There are also 2nd class carriages with only fan ventilation available.
The day service is currently scheduled to depart at 08.30 arriving at 20.55. It is an express train offering 2nd class air-conditionned seating only. It is rated as one of the best daytime services in Thailand for the beautiful and varied scenery along the route.
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Air
Phuket Air offers 2 daily shuttle service flights from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai with YS-11 aircaft. 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 66 2679-8999 or Chiang Mai Office 66 5392 2118-9 or contact us for up to date information at info@lostinthailand.com
Thai Airways has numerous daily flights servicing the Bangkok-Chiang Mai route. In addition, they have daily flights connecting Chiang Mai with Mae Hong Son, Chiang Rai, and Phuket. For more information, contact their Bangkok office at Reservations by Phone 24 Hrs: Tel : 66 2628 2000, Chiang Mai office at tel. 66 5321 1044-7 or contact us directly for current promotions at info@lostinthailand.com
Bangkok Airways has 2 daily flights connecting Chiang Mai with Bangkok. In addition, they have daily flights servicing the Chiang Mai-Sukhothai route. For more information, contact their Bangkok office at tel: +66(0)265 5678 For Reservation tel: +66(0)265 5555 or contact us for up to date information at info@lostinthailand.com
