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Chiang Rai International Airport
( 0 5379 8000)
, also known as Mae Fah Luang, is approx-
imately 8km north of the city.
Air Asia
( 0 5379 3543, nationwide 0 2515 9999;
www.airasia.com
;
Bangkok's Don Muang International Airport, while
Thai Airways International
(THAI; 0
5379 8202, nationwide 0 2356 1111;
www.thaiair.com
; 8am-8pm)
flies to Bangkok's Suvarnab-
humi International Airport. Taxis run into town from the airport for 200B. From town, a
metred trip with Chiang Rai Taxi will cost around 120B.
Passenger boats ply Mae Nam Kok between Chiang Rai and Tha Ton, in Chiang Mai,
departing from
CR Pier
( 0 5375 0009; 6am-4.30pm)
, 2km northwest of town, via Th
Kraisorasit; a tu
́
k-tu
́
k to the pier should cost about 60B.
Buses bound for destinations within Chiang Rai Province, as well as a couple of
minivans and mostly slow fan-cooled buses bound for a handful of destinations in north-
ern Thailand, depart from the
Provincial Bus Station
(Th Prasopsook)
in the centre of town. If
you're heading beyond Chiang Rai (or are in a hurry), you'll have to go to the
new bus sta-
tion
( 0 5377 3989)
, 5km south of town on Rte 1 (Asia 1 Hwy); frequent
so
̆
rngta
̆
aou
link-
ing it and the Inter-Provincial Bus Station run from 6am to 6.30pm (15B, 15 minutes).
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