Cheap flights from Bangkok to Chiang Mai from $40

If you don’t want to visit Chiang Mai in September, then you should wait until March to fly from Bangkok, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $79.

The cheapest day to depart from Bangkok to Chiang Mai is on a Sunday. Travelers who choose to depart for Chiang Mai on a Sunday will often find tickets for as low as $111. When flying out on a Friday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Bangkok to Chiang Mai for around $125.

Flying to Chiang Mai from Bangkok in the evening is the least expensive time of day to depart. momondo users have found prices as low as $96 when looking at flights departing in the evening. Flights to Chiang Mai are more costly at noon, with an average ticket price of $101. Departure times at noon fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from Bangkok Suvarnabhumi to Chiang Mai for the best Bangkok - Chiang Mai flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Chiang Mai from Bangkok when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Chiang Mai for around $95 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Chiang Mai from Bangkok for as low as $76 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on Bangkok to Chiang Mai flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Bangkok Airways, Thai AirAsia, and Thai Vietjet Air are the most popular carriers operating from Bangkok to Chiang Mai

Thai AirAsia, Thai Lion Air and Thai Vietjet Air are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Chiang Mai from Bangkok according to our data. Thai AirAsia is the first choice among our users, with 42% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Chiang Mai. Keep in mind that there are 6 different airlines that fly to Chiang Mai on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 18% of flights between Bangkok and Chiang Mai have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 97 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Friday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Nok Air have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 9% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of August 2026, there are 91 flights per day flying from Bangkok to Chiang Mai. The most common time of day flights depart is 9:00AM, with 45% of flights taking off in the afternoon.

As of August 2026, 640 flights take off from Bangkok and land in Chiang Mai each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 21% of weekly flights taking off on this day.