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By Air from Bangkok Thai Airways, Bangkok Airways, Air Asia, Nok Air, and Orient Thai Airlines, operate several flights daily between Bangkok and Chiang Mai. Air Asia - Call Center 02 515 9999, www.airasia.com Bangkok Airways - Call 02 265 5555 (Reservations), www.bangkokair.com Nok Air – Call 1318 (Reservations), www.nokair.co.th Orient Thai Airlines - Call 1126 (Reservations), www.orient-thai.com Thai Airways - Call 02 280 0060 (Reservations Bangkok), 053 920 999 (Reservations Chiang Mai), www.thaiairways.com 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 are also going everyday from Bangkok to Chiang Mai. You can buy tickets through travel agents in Bangkok. The journey takes approximately 10-14 hours, depending on traffic and bus company. By Car from Bangkok 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. The drive takes approximately 8 hours. By Train from Bangkok 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: Call Center: 1690 Bangkok Railway Station: 02-2237010, 02-2237020. Chiang Mai Railway Station: 053-242094, 053-244795 |