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Chiang Rai airport Arrivals and Departures

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Distance to Chiang Mai159.8km
Distance to Chiang Rai18.9km

Flight delays and cancellations

Check our Chiang Rai Airport live flight tracker to see whether today’s Chiang Rai Airport flight arrivals or departures are on time. If your flight is cancelled, it’s best to contact your airline to see what your options are.

Chiang Mai arrivals information

Chiang Rai Airport is 159.8km from the centre of Chiang Mai. If you don’t want to reach your final destination by train or bus, you could take a taxi from the Chiang Rai Airport Arrivals area, or see more of Thailand by hiring a car.

Car hire from Chiang Rai Airport

If you want to see more of Thailand after you touch down, consider hiring a car from Chiang Rai Airport. Providers like Drive Car Rental have pick-up spots at CEI Arrivals – find out more here.


Chiang Rai Airport FAQs

Yes, Thai Airways operates to and from both Chiang Rai Airport Arrivals and Departures.
Yes. There are Drive Car Rental, True Leasing, Budget, Chic Car Rent, Dollar, Avis, เอวิส บริการรถเช่า, Hertz and Thrifty pick-up points in or near to Chiang Rai Airport’s Arrivals or Departures areas.
For international arrivals, it usually takes around an hour to clear Chiang Rai Airport’s passport control and claim your baggage if you checked any in. Domestic arrivals to Chiang Rai Airport don’t need to pass through passport control, so take a little less time.

If you’re heading to Chiang Rai Airport arrivals to pick up a family member or friend, consider arriving half an hour after their flight is due to touch down.
We recommend you leave at least two and a half hours between your inbound and outbound flights, especially if you are self-transferring on an international flight. When you self-transfer, you may need to clear customs, claim any luggage and then check it back on to your next flight yourself. Take into account that you might need to change terminals, or it could take longer than necessary to navigate Chiang Rai Airport’s departure lounge.
The Rama Residence Chiang Rai is the highest-rated hotel near Chiang Rai Airport, just 5.7km away. Other great hotels nearby include Le Meridien Chiang Rai Resort, Thailand (4.5km from the airport), and The Imperial River House Resort, Chiang Rai (5.7km away).
Check-in and bag drop often close an hour before your scheduled departure time for domestic flights, and sometimes an hour and a half before for longer-haul international flights. As a rule of thumb, you should try to arrive at Chiang Rai Airport two hours before you fly but check with the airline you’re flying with.
Don’t worry if there’s no information available on our live flight tracker. We try our best to pull it directly from each airline but sometimes this might not work properly. Try contacting the airline directly, or checking their website to see if you can get an update.
Don’t panic! If you are not already at Chiang Rai Airport, try contacting the airline directly to see if you can get on the next flight out, or a refund.

If you’re already inside Chiang Rai Airport Departures when you find out, head to the airline’s desk to speak directly with someone.

If there are no more flights to your destination with the same airline and you really need to get there soon, we recommend searching for a new flight with Skyscanner and booking as soon as possible. You can then try to claim a refund for the original cancelled flight.

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