Chiang Mai - Thailand - page 324

Orient Thai Airlines ( 1126; www.flyorientthai.com ) Flies to Bangkok's Don Muang four
times a day; and three times weekly to Pai (operated by Kan Air).

Silk Air ( 0 5390 4985; www.silkair.com ) Flies to Singapore three times weekly.
Thai Airways International (THAI;

0 5321 1044/7; www.thaiair.com ) Flies to Bangkok at

least six times daily.

Bus
Arcade Bus Terminal (Th Kaew Nawarat) Chiang Mai's long-distance terminal is about 3km
from the old city.
Chang Pheuak Bus Terminal ( Th Chang Pheuak) For buses to destinations within Chiang
Mai Province, which is north of the old city.

Train
Chiang Mai's train station ( Th Charoen Muang) is about 2.5km east of the old city.
All Chiang Mai-bound trains originate from Bangkok's Hualamphong station. At the
time of writing there were six daily departures from Bangkok to Chiang Mai (and the
same number in the opposite direction) and the journey took between 12 and 15
hours.
Sleeping berths are increasingly hard to reserve without booking well in advance;
tour groups sometimes book entire cars and available spots are even more scarce
during holidays such as Songkran (mid-April), Chulalongkorn Day (October) and
Chinese New Year (late February to early March).

Getting Around

To/From Airport
There is only one licensed airport taxi service, charging a flat 150B fare. Many
guest houses and hotels also provide airport transfers.

Bicycle
Cycling is a good way to get around Chiang Mai. Rickety cruiser bikes with a fixed
gear can be rented for around 60B a day from some guest houses or from various
places along the east moat. Chiang Mai Mountain Biking ( 0 5381 4207;