From there, your only option is to go via Chiang Mai. At the Northern Terminal (Mohchit Mai), a wide range of buses heading to Chiang Mai are waiting for you to fit your schedule and budget. These buses run around the clock with prices between 200 Baht and 700 Baht for the whole 9-hour journey.

The fastest, but not the cheapest way to get to Chiang Mai from Bangkok, is to fly. There are several airlines that operate on this route. Among them, Nok Air, bangkokair, nokair, airasia, fly12go and Thai Airways are the frequent flyers.

From Chiang Mai, you are now only a couple of breaths away from Pai. Again, you are faced with several options for travel.

If you prefer cruising through lush green scenery and drinking in the scenery, there are local buses, the 14-seater minibus, and the open air Song Taew (two-rowed mini vans) to meet your demand.

Pai is a small community, embraced by rolling mountains and enveloped in natural setting that is fresh and beautiful. The atmosphere is clean, pure, quiet and warmly welcoming. The different ethnic groups, religious beliefs and languages of the people of plains and the people of the mountains have blended together here to form a unique set of cultural traditions.

The citizens of Pai live their lives with a spirit of generosity and a sense of community, always ready to give someone a helping hand. Yet at the same time, the remoteness of the region makes travel to and from Pai difficult. Many people would rather not come and risk their chances in such an isolated place. However, many other people entrust their luck to fate in this very spot, and others dream of having just one chance in their lives to come and experience the summit of the north of Thailand.

Pai can be found to the northwest of Bangkok, 1035 kilometers along the main roads, at19.15 degrees - 19.30 degrees latitude north and at 98.15 degrees – 98.30 degrees longitude east. AT its lowest, Pai is 508 meters from sea level. The highest summit, Doi Jik Jong, which can be seen from Pai, is 1,972 meters from sea level. You can climb this mountain and experience the tropical forest and virgin jungle of the area.