Bus
- Time
- About 3h
- How often
- Through the day, hourly on the Green Bus service
- From
- Not published
From Chiang Mai's Arcade terminal. The VIP classes have fewer seats and more room for very little more money.
Routes
Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
The bus, and there is no real second option. Three hours on a good road, frequent, and cheap enough that the flight makes no sense for a journey this short.
These times and fares come from booking agents and route aggregators, not from operator timetables. Most Thai ferry and minivan operators publish no English schedule. Treat every figure as a planning range and confirm it before you build a day around it. Last read on 20 August 2026, from Thailand Travel Routes.