Chiang
Mai
Information
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When arriving
in Thailand ask for free copies of Thaiways magazine and Thaiways
maps from the information counter at airports or hotels.
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Air ( 1 hr. from Bangkok ) |
Chiang
Mai International Airport |
Domestic airlines (Thai Airways International, Bangkok Airways, Air Asia,
Orient Thai Airlines and Nok Air ) operate several daily flights between
Bangkok and Chiang Mai. A one-way flight takes about one hour. There are
also regular domestic flights between Chiang Mai and other major cities
in Thailand and international flights to and from some major Asian destinations,
e.g. Singapore, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur, run by Thai Airways International
and other foreign airlines.
| By
Bus ( 10-11 hrs from Bangkok ) |
Several ordinary and air-conditioned buses leaving daily from Bangkok's
Northern Bus Terminal (also known as Mo Chit) on Kamphaeng Phet 2 Road.
Most air-con buses leave between 20.00 and 22.00 hrs. and it takes about
10-11 hours to reach Chiang Mai. There are also private buses which can
be conveniently booked in other tourist-oriented places in Bangkok. But
the public buses from the Northern Bus Terminal are generally more reliable.
For further details,
call the Northern Bus Terminal, 0 2936 2852 to 66, 0 2936 3666
| For taxi : Northern Bus Terminal |
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| By
Car ( 8 hrs from Bangkok ) |
There are two routes to go to Chiang Mai.
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First, take Highway No. 1 (Phahonyothin Road) and turn
to Highway No. 32 (Asia Highway) passing Ayutthaya, Angthong, Nakhon
Sawan, then by Highway No. 117 to Phitsanulok and by Highway No. 11,
from Lampang, Lamphun to Chiang Mai. |
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Second, from Nakhon Sawan, take Highway No. 1, passing
Kamphaeng Phet, Tak and Lampang to Chiang Mai. The two routes cover
nearly the same distance, about 696 kilometres. |
| By
Rail ( 11-12 hrs from Bangkok ) |
Express and rapid trains leave for Chiang Mai from Hualamphong Station
several times daily and the trip takes about 11-12 hours for express trains.
It is highly recommended to reserve seats well in advance, especially
for sleepers. During long holidays like Songkran and New Year, it is not
uncommon to find that all the sleepers of all trains are already filled
up two months beforehand.
For details, call
the State Railway of Thailand, 1690, 0 2223 7010, 0 2220 4444 (RSVN),
0 2220 4334, 0 2621 8701
or Chiang Mai Railway Station, 0 5324 2094, 0 5324 5363 to 4.
| For taxi : Hualamphong Station |
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