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Bangkok to Pai by train or flight
About 820 km. The flight is fastest at 8 h; the train is cheapest, from ₹2,780 per person.
Fastest
Flight
Fly to Chiang Mai + minivan to Pai (762 bends)
8 h door to door
Cheapest
Train
Overnight sleeper to Chiang Mai + minivan to Pai
from ₹2,780 per person
Best value
Flight
Fly to Chiang Mai + minivan to Pai (762 bends)
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 to Pai (762 bends) | 8 h | ₹3,710–₹14,890per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
| Train | Overnight sleeper to Chiang Mai + minivan to Pai | 18 hovernight | ₹2,780–₹5,380per person | Daily | 12Go ↗ |
- Flight, Fly to Chiang Mai + minivan to Pai (762 bends): Take a morning flight to make an afternoon van; the last van leaves Chiang Mai at 17:30. Motion-sickness tablets help on Route 1095.
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 to Pai (762 bends) | ₹7,420–₹29,780 | ₹14,840–₹59,560 |
| Train · Overnight sleeper to Chiang Mai + minivan to Pai | ₹5,560–₹10,760 | ₹11,120–₹21,520 |
Once you’re in Pai
- Best time: November – February
- Typical stay: 3 days
- November: Good month: November is at the start of the recommended season (November – February).
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Plan Bangkok and Pai
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.