Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Air China
( 0 2134 2452;
www.airchina.com
)
Flies to Beijing daily.
Bangkok Airways
( 1771;
www.bangkokair.com
)
Flies daily to Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi Airport)
and continues to Samui.
0 2636 6980;
www.flychinaeastern.com
)
Flies to Kunming three days a week.
China Eastern
(
0 2263 0606;
www.dragonair.com
)
Flies to Hong Kong four days a week.
Dragon Air
(
Hong Kong Airlines
(
www.hongkongairlines.com
)
Flies to Hong Kong daily.
0 2168 7495;
www.jinair.com
)
Flies to Seoul three days a week.
Jin Air
(
02 551 6111;
www.kanairlines.com
)
Flies to Mae Hong Son, Pai, Phitsanulok and Nan.
Kan Air
(
Korean Air
(
0 2620 6900;
www.koreanair.com
)
0 5322 3401;
www.laoairlines.com
)
Flies to Luang Prabang six days a week.
Lao Airlines
(
Nok Air
( 1318;
www.nokair.com
)
Flies to Bangkok (Don Muang Airport), Mae Hong Son,
Mae Sot and Udon Thani; note that Nok Air is a subsidiary of Thai Airways.
0 5390 4985;
www.silkair.com
)
Flies to Singapore five days a week.
Silk Air
(
0 5321 1047, 0 5321 1044;
www.thaiair.com
)
Flies to Bangkok (Suvarnab-
Thai Airways International
(
humi Airport).
Tiger Air
(
www.tigerair.com
; from 2000B)
Flies to Singapore four days weekly
BUS
Chiang Mai has two bus stations (long distance and provincial) as well as several
sŏrng·tăaou
(pick-up minibus) stops (for nearby destinations).
Arcade Bus Station
(Th Kaew Nawarat)
is Chiang Mai's long-distance station and is about 3km
from the old city. From the town centre, a túk-túk shoud cost 80B to 100B;
rót daang
(shared taxis),
about 60B. There are three terminal buildings serving specific geographic
areas (though there is overlap in coverage between buildings 2 and 3):
Building 1
Nakornchai Air to Phuket and southern Thailand.
Building 2
Various companies to towns north of Chiang Mai.
Building 3
Various companies to towns south and east of Chiang Mai.
There is a new shopping centre next door to Building 3, providing an air-conditioned
place to wait for a departing bus. Do note that from Bangkok, the most reliable companies
use Bangkok's Northern and Northeastern bus terminal (Mo Chit). It is not advisable to go
