Get in Mae Hong Son / Leave Mae Hong Son

To go to Mae Hong Son ?

Mae Hong Son has an airport. Currently, only Nok Air offers flights from Chiang Mai (they resumed the route in October 2022 but there are not flights every day), they also offer flights from Bangkok (Don Muang airport) in association with Thai Airways. Most people get to Mae Hong Son by passenger minivan from the Chiang Mai Arcade Bus Terminal (and generally stop a few days in Pai first). Local buses to mae Hong Son also depart from this bus terminal but they are quite old and slow. Minivan departures are quite frequent and the journey takes 6 hours in the most winding mountain road in Thailand. If you are car sick, take your precautions and possibly prefer the local bus which is certainly slower but which makes you less sick. From Bangkok, there are a few direct buses to Mae Hong Son per day departing from Mochit Terminal. The journey takes 16 hours. By train, you can go to Chiang Mai and then take a bus or van. Choosing a night train to Chiang Mai< /a> can be a good option to optimize your travel time.

Buses and minivans to Mae Hong Son

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Domestical flights to Mae Hong Son

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Leave Mae Hong Son ?

From Mae Hong Son, you can easily go to Chiang Mai or Pai by bus or van or even by plane to Chiang Mai with the low-cost airline Nok Air. It has resumed this connection after a long interruption due to COVID-19. And from Chiang Mai, the destinations to go are numerous. By train, bus or plane, the choice is yours. From Ame Hong Son Bus Terminal, few direct buses a day go to Bangkok. Alternatively, there are now also direct flights to Bangkok, Don Muang Airport. From Mae Hong Son Bus Terminal, one can also take passenger minivans to Mae Sariang or Pai. Otherwise, for nearby destinations, such as Ban Rak Thai, songthaews depart from the back of the central market near the Mae Hong Son airport runway.

Buses and minivans from Mae Hong Son

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Domestical flights from Mae Hong Son

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