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Bangkok to Mae Hong Son by flight or bus
About 930 km. The flight is fastest at 11 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹2,300 per person.
Fastest
Flight
Fly to Chiang Mai + minivan via Pai
11 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
Overnight bus to Chiang Mai + minivan via Pai
from ₹2,300 per person
Best value
Flight
Fly to Chiang Mai + minivan via Pai
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | Fly to Chiang Mai + minivan via Pai | 11 h | ₹3,850–₹18,690per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
| Bus | Overnight bus to Chiang Mai + minivan via Pai | 18 hovernight | ₹2,300–₹3,790per person | Daily | 12Go ↗ |
- Flight, Fly to Chiang Mai + minivan via Pai: Take a morning flight: the last van leaves Chiang Mai around 17:00, and the road has well over a thousand bends. A night in Pai breaks it in two.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Flight · Fly to Chiang Mai + minivan via Pai | ₹7,700–₹37,380 | ₹15,400–₹74,760 |
| Bus · Overnight bus to Chiang Mai + minivan via Pai | ₹4,600–₹7,580 | ₹9,200–₹15,160 |
Once you’re in Mae Hong Son
- Best time: November – February
- Typical stay: 2 days
- November: Good month: November is at the start of the recommended season (November – February). Bua Tong (Mexican sunflower) bloom, Doi Mae U Kho can fall this month.
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Plan Bangkok and Mae Hong Son
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.