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Chiang Mai Thailand

Chiang Mai , also sometimes written as "Chiengmai", is the largest and most culturally significant city in Northern Thailand, and the capital of Chiang Mai Province. It is located at 18?47?20?N, 98?59?00?E, some 700 km north of Bangkok, among some of the highest mountains in the country. The city stands on the Ping river, a major tributary of the Chao Phraya river.

In recent years Chiang Mai has become an increasingly modern city, although it lacks the cosmopolitan gloss of Bangkok. It has many attractions for the thousands of foreign visitors who come to the city each year. Chiang Mai's historic strength derived from its important strategic location on an ancient trade route, and long before the modern influx of foreign visitors the city served as an important centre for handcrafted goods, umbrellas, jewellery (particularly silver) and woodcarving.

While officially the city (thesaban nakhon) of Chiang Mai only covers most part of the Mueang Chiang Mai district with a population of 150,000, the urban sprawl of the city extends into several neighboring districts. This Chiang Mai Metropolitan Area has a population of nearly 700,000 people, nearly half of the whole Chiang Mai Province.

How to get here

By Car
From Bangkok drive on Highway No.1 (Phahonyothin) to Highway No.32 passing the provinces of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Ang Thong, and Nakhon Sawan, then take Highway No. 117 to Phitsanulok and drive on to Highway No. 11 to Lampang, Lamphun and Chiang Mai. The route is 695 kilometres.
From Bangkok drive to Nakhon Sawan and then take Highway No. 1 passing Kamphaeng Phet, Tak, Lampang, and Chiang Mai. The route is 696 kilometres

By Bus - Buses to Chiang Mai depart regularly from Kampaeng Phet 2 Northen bus station.Bus will take
you on the 10-hour journey from Bangkok can be made on air-conditioned coaches and non-airconditioned
uses originating from the Northern Bus Terminal on Bangkok's Kampaeng Phet 2 Road
(Tel: 0-2936-3600 or 0-2937-8055)

By Rail
Air-conditioned trains make the 750 kilometer journey to ChiangMai.The State Railways of Thailand
(Tel: 1690 or 0-2223-7020) operates daily services from Bangkok's Hualumphong Railway Station including a popular overnight sleeper.

By Air
Thai Airways (Tel:1566 or 0-2280-0060) operated daily flights from Bangkokto Chiang Mai and flights from Chiang Mai to other northern Thai cities.

Bangkok Airways has 2 daily flights connecting Chiang Mai with Bangkok. In addition, they have daily flights
servicing the Chiang Mai-Sukhothai route. For more information, contact their Bangkok office at tel. 02 265 5555, 265 5678

Phuket Air offers 2 daily shuttle service flights from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai with YS-11 aircraft. The journey takes only 40 minutes and the flight times are at 07.30 a.m. and 6.00 p. m. For more information, call Bangkok Office 66 2679-8999 or Chiang Mai Office 66 5392 2118-9

Nok Air call 1318 or visit www.nokair.co.th for reservations. Apart from Bangkok-Chiang mai flight, the airlines also operate flights between Chiang mai and Udon Thani twice aweek.

Orient Thai Airlines, call 02 267 2999