sceadugenga Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I'm out the airport and can see people checking in on a China Eastern flight to Kunming. Three flights a week apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randell Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I wonder is there a Thai consulate there could one do a visa run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will27 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Was at the airport at lunch time on Friday Scea and it was packed with people checking in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 I wonder is there a Thai consulate there could one do a visa run? I don't think so, and you would need a Chinese visa which you have to go to the consulate in Chiang Mai for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonaldBattles Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 There is a Thai Consulate in Kunming. I did business in Kunming for many years and it is an outstanding place. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 I'll look before I leap next time. Consulate-General of Thailand in Kunminghttp://embassy-finder.com/thailand_in_kunming_china Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siriweith Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 same problem in kunming last week http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/kunming-train-station-attack-leaves-dozens-dead-1.2556302 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsand42 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 So there are direct flights from C.Rai to kunming 3 times a week?? Any idea of prices and can u buy a ticket at agency in C.rai?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsand42 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 339 USD on kayak.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul888 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Finally, Chiang Rai International Airport has an International flight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikekim1219 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 My Chinese girl just flew from kunming to chiang rai for 1000 yuan. Sent from my iPhone using ThaiVisa app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP3 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 339USD is quite a good price to fly direct. Last i had to fly to bkk then to kunming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted March 15, 2014 Author Share Posted March 15, 2014 There's been a regular flight fro Chiang Mai to Kunming for quite a while, I used it in 2006. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted March 16, 2014 Author Share Posted March 16, 2014 (edited) Finally, Chiang Rai International Airport has an International flight. While Chiang Rai Airport's international status has always been a source of amusement to travelers I must confess that being able to pass through immigration and customs, so avoiding the scrum at Swampy, then entering the International departures area on arrival with minimum fuss is very convenient. I'd presume this only works with a Thai Airways domestic connection though. Edited March 16, 2014 by sceadugenga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP3 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Next should be fly directly to some Asia countries instead of transiting at BKK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted March 16, 2014 Author Share Posted March 16, 2014 I'd like to see Yangon, Vientiane, Hanoi and Phnom Penh available. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomtomtom69 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 I'd like to see Yangon, Vientiane, Hanoi and Phnom Penh available. Yangon is available from Chiang Mai, but in general Thailand's stupid obsession with Bangkok's primate city status needs to end before more flights are offered directly to Chiang Mai/Chiang Rai and other cities. It is good to see China Eastern take the lead - some years back THAI used to fly from Chiang Mai to Kunming twice a week, but stopped flying altogether, with no plans to re-offer this service despite the possibility for high load factors. Maybe THAI SMile will see the light in the near future, although the fact that they stopped flights from Phuket to Mumbai, Delhi and Kuala Lumpur only months after they were first offered is not an encouraging sign. Still, forcing everyone to pass through Bangkok is ridiculous - I mean, who goes to LA first in order to get to New York? I don't see any difference in Thailand...now with the problems in Bangkok, airlines should start flying elsewhere and that includes THAI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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