New Cruise from Chiang Kong to Luang Prabang

Chiang Kong to Luang Prabang cruise

We are delighted to announce that Travel Hub are now appointed agents for the highly-rated Shompoo Cruises. Shompoo Cruises is  a cruise operator offering Mekong River cruises from Chiang Kong (Thailand) to the Unesco World Heritage town of Luang Prabang The cruise commences in the town of Huay Xai, Laos (on the opposite bank of the Mekong from Chiang Kong, Thailand) and you will cruise in style and comfort for two days downriver to Luang Prabang. On route, you will overnight in the quaint riverside town of Pakbeng where various accommodation options are…

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Train timetables from Chiang Mai to Bangkok

Hualumphong Train Station Bangkok

This is the 2016 updated train timetable from Chiang Mai to Bangkok and also displays the cost of train tickets from Chiang Mai to Bangkok There are 5 classes of the train as follows: 3rd class seating fan cooled 2nd class seating fan cooled 2nd class seating air condition 2nd class sleeper fan cooled (upper or lower birth) 2nd class sleeper air condition (upper or lower birth) 1st class sleeper air condition (upper or lower birth) Travel time is around the 12-hour mark, but some trains are a little quicker and some take longer depending on which type of train…

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Kan Air – A little airline covering some unusual domestic routes.

Kan Air Cesna Grand Caravan 12 passenger seat aircraft

Kan Airlines Update 2021 As of February 2021, it looks like kan Air has suspended operations. This small airline has suffered due to the Covid 19 pandemic and time will see if this airline returns when better times return Kan Air, owned by Kannithi Aviation Company Limited, and commenced operations on 24 September 2010, since then its domestic routes have been slowly expanding, Kan Air is a  small airline with only four aircraft but cover some usual routes which other airlines do not cover.  look at their route list below as flying some…

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Travel Hub are now offering new Chiang Mai to Laos transport packages

Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge at Chiang Kong

2020 Update: This post was written in 2014. Travel Hub still offer transport packages and bus bookings from Chiang Mai to Laos. Please contact us or see the website for the most up to date service 4 new transport programmes added to the website for online booking. We now offer 6 transport packages to get you from Chiang Mai to Laos: Bus from Chiang Mai to Luang Prabang Bus from Chiang Mai to Vang Vieng Update 2020 – service suspended Bus from Chiang Mai to Luang Namtha Bus from Chaing Mai…

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6 ways to travel from Bangkok to Chiang Mai

Nok Air

There are various travel options covering the route between Bangkok and Chiang Mai, Your choice will come down to budget and time constraints, but there are some nice ways to travel if you would like to see a bit more of what central Thailand has to offer. 1. Fly There are 5 airlines covering the route between Bangkok and Chiang Mai each with multiple daily departures. Outside the peak holiday periods, prices are very reasonable especially if you book ahead and search out the cheap fares with the low-cost carriers.…

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