Cheap flights from Warsaw to Chiang Rai

November is the cheapest month on this route, and the fare calendar covers September, October, November, December, January and April. November falls at the tail of the rainy season in northern Thailand, so the air is clearer and the crowds thinner than in the winter high season. Leaving Warsaw midweek is usually calmer and cheaper than flying at the weekend. If your dates sit near the winter holidays, book early, because those weeks fill up on every airline serving the route.

Every itinerary here connects, and the carriers that appear most often are Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian, Scandinavian Airlines, Finnair and Air Dolomiti on the European legs, with Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways and Emirates covering the Gulf hubs. Helvetic Airways turns up on some Swiss connections. These are network airlines rather than low-cost operators, so a checked bag is usually part of the fare, but hand luggage and seat rules depend on the fare family you pick. When two carriers share one itinerary, check who operates each leg, because that decides your baggage allowance.

Chiang Rai has one airport, and it sits close to the city, so the transfer into the centre is short. Taxis and shared local transport wait outside arrivals, and it is worth agreeing the fare before you set off. Since every itinerary from Warsaw connects somewhere, your bags are normally checked through to Chiang Rai, but on separate tickets you collect them at the connection and check in again. Keep your onward documents handy, as you may clear Thai immigration at the airport where you first land in the country rather than at your final stop.

Currency

THB (฿)

Power sockets

Type A, B, C, F · 220 V

Language

Thai

Emergency number

191, 199, 1669

Calling code

+66

Internet domain

.th

Population of Chiang Rai

71 k (2014)

Time zone

UTC+07 (Asia/Bangkok)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Decide between F. Chopin and Modlin before you search, because the two Warsaw airports serve different airlines and moving between them costs time.
• Check how long each connection is and whether the legs sit on one ticket or on two.
• Confirm the baggage allowance on every leg, since a fare family on one airline may not match the next.
• Make sure your passport is valid for the period Thailand requires and that you can show proof of onward travel if asked.
• Compare November fares against September, October, December, January and April before you commit.