Viaristo · Thailand

How to get to Pai

Pai has no airport. You fly to a nearby one and continue by road or boat; there are 3 places with a direct service in.

Pai has no airport. The one to fly into is CNX at Chiang Mai, then minivan for 3h — about €6.

PYY airstrip has no scheduled service. Minivan over 762 curves from Chiang Mai.

Direct services into Pai

From	How	Fastest	Cheapest fare
Chiang Mai	Bus / Minivan	3h	from €6
Chiang Rai	Minivan	6h	from €30
Udon Thani	Bus	15h	from €66

Pai as part of a longer trip

Most people do not go only to Pai. These are worked itineraries through it — what order to visit everything in, and what the transport costs:

Planning more than one stop?

Getting to Pai is one leg. If it is part of a longer trip, the harder question is what order to visit everything in — which decides where you fly in, where you fly out, and how much of the trip you spend moving. Viaristo works that out from the places you name.

Plan a trip through Pai →

Places with a direct service here

Chiang Mai Chiang Rai Udon Thani