dtritty

Hello,
My fiance and I are in the final stages of planning our November honeymoon and will somehow need to go from Chiang Rai to Phuket. In addition to our wonderful Fodor's book, we also have a Lonely Planet book that shows a flight path between Chiang Rai and Phuket. The problem is that we can't seem to find this sort of flight using internet sites like Travelocity, Orbitz, etc. Does anyone know which airlines provide this service and how to get those tickets? If there isn't such a flight, what's our next best way to get from Chiang Rai to Phuket?

Thank you!

JennyP

Hi dtritty,

Why don't you try Thai Airways www.thaiairways.com.

Kathie

No, there is no flight from CR to Phuket (There is one daily non-stop from CM to Phuket). You'll have to change planes in Bangkok.

dtritty

It's good to know that non-stop isn't an option... we'll have to fly out of CM.

Thanks again for the info!

Kathie

Rather than getting to Chaing Mai from Chaing Rai and flying the non-stop to Phuket, I'd recommend that you fly Chaing Rai to Bangkok and change planes there to fly to Phuket. You'll have many more flight choices and more time flexibility. Also, there are no Thai Air flights between CR and CM.

rhkkmk

look at both bangkok air and thai air or a combo

Scotters

You can also look at flying a discount airlines like One-Two-Go or Air Asia from Chiang Ray to Bangkok and then on to Phuket. 1-2 Go is the better one but it has only 1 flight at 18.10 and a tight connection at 20.15 to Phuket. Air Asia has more flights with more time between flights connections.

Kathie

But - remember that the discount airlines have disadvantages, like very low luggage limits (15 kg), no seat assignments, etc. They also are no refund. If you change your mind or miss your flight - tough. I'd rather pay a bit more and fly Thai. Indeed, I pay a bit more and fly Business Class on Thai.