How to get to Chiang Mai from Cambodia

A couple of hours including the connecting flight in Bangkok. There are both available flights from Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. It cost between 50-90 dollars one way, depending on when you take the flight. If you are leaving from Siem Reap, you can also take a bus costing around 20-30 dollars. Either stay a couple of nights in Bangkok or hop on a train to Chiang Mai which takes around 12 hours and costs about 29 dollars even though there are cheap flights from Bangkok as well.

Lamphun Railway Station

First evening exploring

The airport is pretty small so it was really quick to check in at the immigration. If you are using Grab, then order a taxi to your hotel or get on the taxi meters that cost around 150 Baht only to the hotel around downtown. Check in and let’s go explore in town in the evening. I was very lucky to arrive on Sunday which is the only day that the Sunday Street Market opens. The entire Road of Rachadamnoen is filled with souvenir shops and food counters.

Taking a one-day bike tour

Because I am a bikeaholic so I decided to join a one-day tour by bike through Chiang Mai province. The tour started downtown, cycling to the train station, hopping on to reach Lamphun province, and after that start cycling all the way through villages, rice field plantations, pagodas, and the countryside. Halfway, we stopped at a local restaurant for a lovely lunch.  Another stop at the handicraft village and our last stop at the temple of Wat Umong Suan Puthatham for a great history before we headed back to where we started.

A day cycling in Chaing Mai

How to get to Chiang Rai from Chiang Mai

Available in flights and buses. The most recommended one is the Green Bus company. You can get a ticket from the station or at the travel agency and can be booked online with no cost service charge but make sure you got it printed at your hotel to show them at the station. Your drop-off must be at Chiang Rai Bus Terminal 1 because it is inside the downtown, only a few minutes walk from the hotel. It takes approximately around 4 hours and it cost about 7-9 dollars depending on the timetable schedule.

Green bus to Chiang Rai

Explore the city by bike

It was lunchtime when I arrived, got checked in, and walked downtown for brunch. Once again I rent a bike cycle to visit pagodas, Chiang Rai’s landmark, and places nearby the town from the late afternoon until the sun goes down. Chiang Ria is quite big but very quiet and organized. I was very comfy to do cycling in town.

A full-day tour in Chiang Rai

This joining tour is very popular and recommended to do because you got to visit and see all the most highlight landmarks in Chiang Rai in a day but there are many options to choose from, renting a motorbike to explore is a fun way if only you have an international driving license. Hired a car or minivan if you are in a group of friends or family. The joining tour is very suitable for solo and a couple of travelers, to meet new people and share their travel experiences with each other.

Chiang Rai
Chiang Rai

Night Bazaar

The most popular night out for locals and tourists is in the middle town of Chiang Rai. A big shopping center where you can find your favorite handicraft and handmade souvenirs. A food court where you can have your tasty exotic meal. There are two main food courts, one in the middle of the center with wooden furniture and the end with aluminum furniture, and both with a stage of entertainment from the local artists.

Night Bazaar
Night Bazaar

Night bike tour in Chiang Mai

Do you have another ongoing trip to your next destination? Unfortunately, mine ended and my flight back home was in Chiang Mai so I got another night before I leave. Got a few hours to visit cafes before the tour starts at 5 pm, the tour visited the old town and the heart temple of Chiang Mai, pagodas, and a night street market for snacks before the tour ended.

Chiang Mai Night Bike
Chiang Mai Night Bike

Morning bike before leaving

Rain !!! It seems like Chiang Mai was mourning my leaving lol. Fortunately, the rain stopped and the flight was in the late afternoon so I got another half morning free. I walked back to a bike shop and cycled to pagodas and parked outside the old town and stopped at a cozy cafe for brunch.

Chiang Mai

And finally, the trip was ended. I would recommend staying at least a week for both Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai for the best visit in the Northern part of Thailand.

Want to read more about Thailand?

What To See In Chiang Rai? | How To Explore Chiang Mai In A Day | Top Cycling Destinations In Southeast Asia | Top 8 Things To Do In Bangkok | Things To Do in Bangkok | Activities To Do in Phuket, Thailand

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