By Car | By
Bus | By Train
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Chiang Mai
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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By Bus |
From Bangkok
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, 02 936 2852, and 02
937 8055 for a more updated bus timetable. Private buses,
which can be conveniently booked in tourist-oriented places
in Bangkok, are also available. However, the public buses
from the Northern Bus Terminal are generally more reliable.
The journey takes approximately 10-12 hours, depending
on traffic.
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By Train |
| Express and rapid trains operated by the State Railways
of Thailand leave for Chiang Mai from Bangkok's 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. 1690, or 02 223 7010, 02 223 7020. Chiang
Mai Railway Station, tel. (053) 24 2094, 244 795, .247
462 245 363-4. |
By Air |
Domestic airlines including
Thai Airways, Bangkok Airways, Air Asia, Nok Air, and
Orient Thai Airlines 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 (Bangkok), 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.
For Nok Air call 1318 or visit
www.nokair.co.th for reservations. Apart from Bangkok-Chiang
mai flight, the airlines also operate flights between
Chiang mai and Udon Thani twice aweek.
For Orient Thai Airlines,
call 02 267 2999 or visit www.orient-thai.com for more
information.
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
or write to cnxrr6t@sita.gmsmail.com 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 or write to qvcnx@loxinfo.co.th
for more information.
Silk Air 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 reservations.
Source: Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)
For more information please visit:
http://www.tourismthailand.org/destination-guide/chiangmai-50-1-1.html
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Holiday Inn
Chiang Mai
Holiday Inn Hotel is a five minute drive from Chiang Mai
international airport. With over 30 daily flights operating
to and from Bangkok, Thailand's capital is only 55 minutes
away. There are several direct international flights between
Chiang Mai and other major cities in Asia, firmly establishing
it as Thailand's second largest city.
Hotel address
318/1 Chiangmai - Lampoon Road, Wat Kate, Muang, Chiang
Mai 50000 Thailand
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