The minivan, because it is the only scheduled way. Three hours and 762 bends, and the return leg is the one people dread.
Minivan
Route 1095 has 762 curves in it. If you are prone to motion sickness, sit at the front, take something before you leave rather than halfway, and do not eat first.
The season changes this. You will find "flights to Pai" offered online. There are none. Pai has an airstrip, but no airline has operated a scheduled service into it since 2019, the last operator stopped flying in 2017, and an attempt to restart the route in August 2026 was abandoned before the first departure. What those listings sell is a flight to Chiang Mai and the road from there.
Unless a route says otherwise, 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 28 August 2026, from Thailand Travel Routes.
