Kanchanaburi to Chiang Mai

By direct bus service the journey from Kanchanaburi to Chiang Mai is scheduled to take from 11 to 15 hours depending upon which bus service you take.

Bus Times from Kanchanaburi to Chiang Mai

There are currently 7 bus services a day from Kanchanaburi to Chiang Mai available to book online.

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Travel by train from Kanchanaburi to Chiang Mai

Travel by train from Kanchanaburi to Chiang Mai is a three stage journey.

Stage 1: Bus to Saphanburi

Public bus services run throughout the day from Kanchanaburi’s main station (see below for a location map) to Saphanburi. This bus journey takes around 2 hours 30 minutes and costs 80 THB per person. Pay the ticket collector on the bus.

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Stage 2: Minivan to Ayutthaya

The bus from Kanchanaburi terminates at Saphanburi Bus Station. From Saphanburi you need to take a minivan to Ayutthaya. Minivan services leave frequently when they are full. The journey by minivan from Saphanburi to Ayutthaya takes 1 hour 15 minutes and costs around 100 THB per person which you pay as you board the minivan.

Stage 3: Train to Chiang Mai

The minivan terminates in the centre of Ayutthaya Town and from there you need to take a tuk-tuk to Ayutthaya Train Station. Ayutthaya Train Station is on Thailand’s Northern Train Line running from Bangkok to Chiang Mai. There are 5 direct train services a day from Ayutthaya to Chiang Mai:

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Location of Kanchanaburi Bus Station

Sasanan Tour bus services to Chiang Mai depart from Kanchanaburi’s main bus station on the U-Thong Soi 6 Road.

• Map of Kanchanaburi Bus Terminal:

Location of Chiang Mai Bus Station

Direct bus services from Kanchanaburi terminate at Chiang Mai Bus Terminal 3. Chiang Mai Bus Terminal 3 is 3.4 km from the Thae Pae Gate in Chiang Mai’s Old Town. By shared taxi or tuk-tuk the journey from the bus station to Old Town should cost around 60 THB.

• Map of Chiang Mai Bus Terminal 3:

Onward Travel from Chiang Mai

There plenty of things to see in Chiang Mai but there are also plenty of places you can travel onto from Chiang Mai which is a transport hub for Northern Thailand.

Popular Destinations from Chiang Mai

For destinations to the North, East and West of Chiang Mai you need to travel by road or fly. Chiang Mai is the further North you can go by train. Popular destinations include:

• Pai, which is a town in the mountains about 4 hours from Chiang Mai by minivan.
• Chiang Rai, which is a beautiful town with great temples around 3 hours 30 minutes by bus to the North East of Chiang Mai not far from the Northern border with Myanmar.
• Loei, which is a city to the South East of Chiang Mai surrounded by mountain ranges the most popular of which with visitors is the Phu Kradueng National Park. The journey by bus from Chiang Mai to Loei takes just over 9 hours.
• Nong Khai, which is border town close to Vientiane, the capital of Laos. You can travel there direct by bus from Chiang Mai to Nong Khai in about 12 hours, or you can fly from Chiang Mai to nearby Udon Thani and from there take a train to Nong Khai. The journey by train from Udon Thani to Nong Khai is scheduled to take between 35 and 47 minutes.