Trains from Chiang Mai to Bangkok stop on route at Don Mueang Airport Railway Station, which is easy walking distance from both departure terminals at Don Mueang Airport. We recommend that you allow at least 5 hours from the time you are scheduled to arrive at Don Mueang Airport by train until the scheduled departure of your flight because of possible delays of up to 3 hours on the train line.
Train Times from Chiang Mai to Don Mueang Airport
There are 5 direct train services a day from Chiang Mai to Don Mueang Airport.
| Train | Chiang Mai | Don Mueang | Service |
| 102 | 06:30 | 20:08 | Rapid |
| 8 | 08:50 | 18:40 | Special Express |
| 52 | 15:30 | 04:53 | Express |
| 14 | 17:00 | 05:53 | Special Express |
| 10 | 18:00 | 06:33 | Special Express |
- Fastest Train: Train #8 departing at 08:50 is scheduled to complete the journey from Chiang Mai to Don Mueang Airport in 9 hours 50 minutes.
- Slowest Train: Train #102 departing at 06:30 is scheduled to take almost 4 hours longer to complete the journey from Chiang Mai to Don Mueang Airport in 13 hours 48 minutes.
Buy Tickets to Don Mueang Airport
Use the Search Box below to buy your train tickets from Chiang Mai to Don Mueang Airport.
Sleeper berths are available on Trains #52, #14, and #10. To book Trains #102 and #8 change the destination in the Search Box to Bangkok. Tickets from Chiang Mai to Bangkok are valid on the Chiang Mai to Don Mueang Airport route.
Ticket Prices to Don Mueang Airport
Train tickets purchased online for the journey from Chiang Mai to Don Mueang Airport are 208 THB to 300 THB more expensive than tickets purchased from a train station in Thailand.
| Seat Type | Online Price | Station Price |
| 1st Class A/C Sleeper | 1,735 to 1,843 THB | 1,435 to 1,635 THB |
| 2nd Class A/C Sleeper | 1,083 to 1,283 THB | 833 to 1,033 THB |
The advantage of paying extra to book online is that you can guarantee your seats for the day you want to travel. Train tickets, particularly sleeper berths, are not always available to purchase on the day of travel or even 1 or 2 days in advance at busy times like public holidays and the tourist high season.
Location of Chiang Mai Railway Station
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Location of Don Mueang Railway Station
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About Don Mueang Airport
Don Mueang Airport is the oldest airport in South East Asia opening for use by military aircraft in 1914 and commercial flights in 1924. Anyone travelling on an international flight to Bangkok before Suvarnabhumi Airport opened in 2006 will have arrived into Don Mueang Airport which at that time was Bangkok’s only international airport.
After briefly closing in 2006 Don Mueang Airport has had a major refurbishment and now has two terminal buildings: Terminal 1 (international flights) and Terminal 2 (domestic flights). The check-in areas of the two terminal buildings are within easy walking distance of each other. Both terminal buildings feature lots of shops and restaurants, although they tend to be be a lot more expensive than comparable outlets in Bangkok city centre.
Don Mueang Airport Railway StationDon Mueang Airport Railway Station is connected to Don Mueang Airport by an elevated walkway which you can access via stairs leading up from Platform 1 of the railway station. At the end of the walkway follow the signs up another flight of stair and then take the elevator up to the airport itself. The elevator takes you to the area with the check-in desks in Terminal 1. For domestic flights turn left after exiting the elevator and walk to Terminal 2.