Mae Hong Son Transportation Tips by SumTingWong Top 5 Page for this destination

The Plane

Mae Hong Son airport is amongst the smallest in Thailand. There are only four (eight if you count going back) flights a day, all Thai airways and from/to Chiang Mai. The flights can all be found on the Thai Airways Int'l page at www.thaiairways.com . The flight is also extremely cheap:

Round trip economy: 1530 Baht (38 USD)
One way ecomony: 765 Baht (Under 20 USD)

I have taken this flight twice and found it to be amazing. You fly above (and between, don't be scared) the green mountains, really cool! The airport is located in a mountain valley and it looks scary when you come in for a landing, but there havent been any crashes yet, don't wory!

Mode: TO

Type: Airplane

Website: http://www.thaiairways.com/

The Bus

There are daily busses that leave Chiang Mai city in the morning and arrive in Mae Hong Son about six hours later and Pai less than an hour after that. The bus is by far the cheapest way to got to Mae Hong Son and it is very easy. Fares are from literally 70-300 Baht (depending on class of Bus). The bus is direct, but makes a lunch stop at a good PadThai restaurant near the Chiang Mai national park border. I actually took a photo of the exact bus, so look at the photo to see the Chiang Mai - Mae Hong Son - Pai red public bus.

Mode: TO

Type: Bus