Flights to Chiang Mai

Flights to Chiang Mai

Unofficial capital of northern Thailand, Chiang Mai is one of the must-see tourist destinations in this region. Flights to Chiang Mai operate on a regular basis from various local and international cities.

The number of travelers opting for air travel to Chiang Mai has increased. As a result, some of the most popular airlines in the region have furthered their operations to cash on the growing influx of tourists.

Getting to Chiang Mai by air is convenient and comfortable. The Chiang Mai International Airport is the base for most flights to Chiang Mai.

From Chiang Mai, flights operate to other cities of Thailand, and neighboring nations like Singapore, Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan, China, etc. There are more than 130 regional flights that touch base at Chiang Mai every week.

Daily flights to Chiang Mai operate from cities like Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Vientiane, Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Mandalay and Düsseldorf.

Until quite recently, Chiang Mai offered limited choices of air travel. After the year 2003, the situation changed and this city was given prominence as an upcoming destination in the northern region of Thailand.

Chiang Mai flights offer world-class services to tourists. They are safe and convenient modes of getting to Chiang Mai. Thai Airways International is the national airline of Thailand and provides the maximum number of flights to Chiang Mai.

Thai Airways International operates eight one-hour flights between Bangkok and Chiang Mai (55 min) daily. The general fare for economy class is 2200 Bahts. There are daily flights between Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son (30 min) and Phuket (2 hrs) as well. Relatively newcomers like Nok Air and Air Asia offer flights to Chiang Mai for lesser rates, and are headquartered in the Chiang Mai International Airport.

Domestic flights of Thailand connect Chiang Mai with almost all other major cities, including Chiang Rai (40 min), Khon Kaen (1 hr 25 min), Tak (50 min), Mae Sot (50 min), etc.

The following are some of the major airlines that operate their flights in Chiang Mai's main airport:

AirAsia (Kuala Lumpur)

Thai AirAsia (Bangkok)

Air Mandalay

Bangkok Airways

China Airlines (Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan)

Hong Kong Express (Hong Kong)

Lao Aviation

One-Two-GO

Phuket Air

Singapore Airlines

Silk Air (Singapore)

Tiger Airways (Singapore)

Thai Airways International

Nok Air

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