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Buses to Chiang Rai
28 scheduled departures reach Chiang Rai from 9 origins on 4 Oct 2026. The cheapest seat comes from Phitsanulok at ฿461, and the shortest typical ride is from Phayao, at about 2 h.
Where the buses come from
Bangkok to Chiang Rai
Bangkok to Chiang Rai: 10 departures, first 09:30 and last 20:30. Seats ฿722 to ฿905. About 12 h 25 min on the road.
Phitsanulok to Chiang Rai
Phitsanulok to Chiang Rai: 8 departures, first 07:30 and last 12:05. Seats ฿461 to ฿684. About 7 h 40 min on the road.
Nakhon Sawan to Chiang Rai
Nakhon Sawan to Chiang Rai: 2 departures, first 08:00 and last 10:00. Seats ฿823. About 9 h 25 min on the road.
Pathum Thani to Chiang Rai
Pathum Thani to Chiang Rai: 2 departures, first 20:00 and last 20:00. Seats ฿842. About 12 h on the road.
Uttaradit to Chiang Rai
Uttaradit to Chiang Rai: 2 departures, first 10:20 and last 11:30. Seats ฿461 to ฿544. About 5 h 35 min on the road.
Phayao to Chiang Rai
Phayao to Chiang Rai: 1 departures, first 05:10 and last 05:10. Seats ฿776. About 2 h on the road.
Rayong to Chiang Rai
Rayong to Chiang Rai: 1 departures, first 18:00 and last 18:00. Seats ฿1,067. About 15 h 45 min on the road.
Sukhothai to Chiang Rai
Sukhothai to Chiang Rai: 1 departures, first 09:30 and last 09:30. Seats ฿461. About 7 h 30 min on the road.
Ubon Ratchathani to Chiang Rai
Ubon Ratchathani to Chiang Rai: 1 departures, first 14:01 and last 14:01. Seats ฿1,187. About 18 h 44 min on the road.
Where the buses arrive
- Chiang Rai Bus Terminal 2 — 25 departures
- Nakhonchai Air Bus Station Chiang Rai — 3 departures
Who runs the buses
- Sukhothai Thani (Win Tour) — 7 departures
- Kingdom Tour — 6 departures
- Bangkok Bus Lines — 3 departures
- Budsarakham — 3 departures
- Nakhonchaiair — 3 departures
- Cherdchai Tour — 2 departures
- Thaibus Tour — 2 departures
- Kasemthara Tour — 2 departures
Arrival times
Across all of these routes the busiest arrival hour is 17:00, with 7 departures. The earliest arrival is at 01:10 and the latest at 22:10.
The day across these routes
The first bus of the day leaves at 05:10 (Phayao to Chiang Rai) and the last at 20:30 (Bangkok to Chiang Rai). The busiest hour is 08:00 with 4 departures, and 9 of the 28 departures, 32%, leave at 18:00 or later.
Fares run from ฿461 to ฿1,187, with the middle departure at ฿738. By seat type: VIP 13 (฿644 to ฿905); First class 9 (฿544 to ฿1,187); Standard 6 (฿461 to ฿738).
Typical ride lengths: 1 routes under 3 hours, 1 between 3 and 6, 3 between 6 and 10 and 4 over 10. The shortest is Phayao to Chiang Rai at 2 h and the longest Ubon Ratchathani to Chiang Rai at 18 h 44 min.
Listed services: emergency window hammers on 20 trips; marked emergency exits on 15 trips; blankets on 7 trips.