Having trouble finding flight from Singapore to Chiang Mai.

Hi,

My husband and I have been trying to find a budget flight from Singapore to Chiang Mai from 9th of May 08, one way only, but couldn%26#39;t find any flight with tiger airways. Does anyone know why? Is it because it is still early? Or does anyone know any other budget airline we could try ?

Thank you.

Regards,

ktrinh

Having trouble finding flight from Singapore to Chiang Mai.

I see on their website that there is no schedule for SIN - CNX from March 30, 2008 onward. There are schedules for other routes posted for that time, though. I don%26#39;t know if that means the schedule is coming soon or the route has been discontinued.

You could fly Air Asia SIN - BKK and then BKK - CNX. Be aware that if you miss your connection for any reason at all, including it being Air Asia%26#39;s fault, you will have to buy a new ticket to CNX. Still a cheap possibility, though.

Silk Air has a non-stop, but it%26#39;s not cheap. The do offer ';hot deals'; from time to time for round trips that you might look for. Thai Air flies the route and sometimes has discounts.

Having trouble finding flight from Singapore to Chiang Mai.

I guess the schaedule is juz not out yet..coz am trying to find a flight in apr but couldnt too..

Hi ktrinh

Fish is right... Tiger will stop flying Chiang Mai route from April. So you have to take Air Asia and go via Bangkok if you%26#39;re leaving from Singapore. I did this last January and it was fine. There are also many other Thai budgets which you can take from Bangkok: One2Go, Orient, etc which may charge around B1,000.

I don%26#39;t quite like the flights via Bangkok because of the wating/transfer times. Even Thai Airways need you to fly via Bangkok. So SilkAir is the best choice for direct Singapore/Chiang Mai flights.

If you%26#39;re travelling thru SEAsia on holiday, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia may be a good stopover choice where you can get a direct budget flight to Chiang Mai. Otherwise stop over in Bangkok; there%26#39;s lots to see and do in Bangkok also.

silk air part of singapore air

Hi All,

Thank you very much for all the very helpful advise.

We are travelling from Sydney to various places this include KL, Langkawi, Singapore, Chiang Mai and then back to KL.

My husband booked the return flight from Chiang Mai to KL but we haven%26#39;t book our flight to Chiang Mai from Singapore.

Oh well, that just mean more shopping in BKK for me. I actually only just came back from 2 weeks in BKK last month.

Regards,

ktrinh

Oh..then since thats the case how much will it take to travel to chiang mai from SIN now?

Hi Ktrinh,

I now read that you need only one way from Chiang Mai to Singapore. I checked Silk Air but that would cost you tooooooooo much for one way. www.silkair.com

The other option is with Air Asia (www.airasia.com) what a former poster said aswell. You will have to buy two tickets. Chiang Mai - Bangkok and Bangkok - Singapore. Flying with them you will be much cheaper than the direct flight with Silk Air. Air Asia has promotion fares from THB. 40.00.

Enjoy your stay in Thailand

Tony

Another point to add..

SIN - BKK is at new air port

BKK - CM is at old airport..

Its a bit tricky here...anyone noe if there is bus from Old to New Airport??

Air Asia flights BKK - CNX are from the new airport. Also, Thai, Bangkok Air use the new airport.

Hi all,

All your advice are great.

We%26#39;ve booked our flight from Singapore to BKK with tiger airways, and then from BKK to Chiang Mai with air asia (yes, they do have a special on for 40.00 baht) so in total from Singapore to Chiang Mai via BKK cost the two of us $192 AUD, which cost a little bit more than our original budget if we were to fly with tiger airways directly to Chiang Mai. But it worked out great, because I really wanted to go to BKK for a few days to pick up some goodies that I%26#39;ve been hoping to get the next time I am in BKK.

Once again, thank you.

P.S

I would love to receive some advice on where to stay and things to do in Chiang Mai as well.(We love cultural and nature activities)

Is it true that shopping in Chiang Mai is cheaper compare to BKK?

Once again, thank you.

Kind regards,

ktrinh