Transportation
Air
Thai Airways has several daily flights
connecting Chiang Mai with Bangkok. For more
information,
contact for reservation
Call center tel: (66) 1566
e-Booking at
www.thaiairways.com
Bangkok Airways has several daily flights connecting
Chiang Mai with Bangkok. For more information,
contact for reservation
Call center tel: (66) 1771
e-Booking at www.bangkokair.com
Orient Air (Low cost airline) has several
daily flights connecting Chiang Mai with Bangkok.
For more information,
contact for reservation
Call center tel: (66) 1126
e-Booking at
www.orient-thai.com
Nok Air (Low cost airline) has several daily
flights connecting Chiang Mai with Bangkok. For more
information,
contact for reservation
Call center tel: (66) 1318
e-Booking at www.nokair.com
Air Asia (Low cost airline) has several daily
flights connecting Chiang Mai with Bangkok. For more
information,
contact for reservation
Call center tel: (662) 515 9999
e-Booking at www.airasia.com
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.
Car
From Bangkok drive on Highway No.1
(Phahonyothin) to Highway No.32 passing the
provinces of Phra Nakhon Sri 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.
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.
Train
The State Railways of Thailand operates daily
services from Bangkok Railway Station (Hua
Lamphong). Trains leave for Chiang Mai 6 times a day
from 8.00-22.00 hrs. For more information, contact
tel. 1690, 223 7010, 223 7020. Chiang Mai Railway
Station, tel. 0 5324 2094.
Getting Around
For relative short distance you can take a
tricycle (Sam Lor). Short rides within the city cost
between 20 and 30 baht. Longer rides may cost as
much as 50 baht.
Tuk-Tuks (three-wheeled motorised taxis)
are
also popular for short and quick journeys. Fares
must be bargained in advance.
The most common means of transport is a
“See Lor” (literally “four wheel”) or “Song Theao”. They
all are red-coloured and look like pick-up trucks
but with a roof over the back. They pick up as many
passengers as they can and drop them off as the
drivers reach their destinations. To go by “See
Lor”, simply tell the driver your destination. Fares
must be bagained in advance.
