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Chiang Mai tickets
Ticket and booking rules for Chiang Mai: timed entries, closing days and official links, checked September 2026.
Checked September 2026 against official sources
Chiang Mai
Bookings and opening rules
Follow the official link before you buy. Full walking days: Chiang Mai itinerary.
Tickets and opening days
- Elephant Nature Park's Single Day Visit costs THB 6,000 for adults and THB 3,000 for children aged 7–11, including round-trip transport from Chiang Mai hotels, a vegetarian buffet lunch, an English-speaking guide and insurance; pickup is between 8:00 and 8:45, the return to the city around 17:30–18:00, bookings close 24 hours before the visit and a 30 per cent deposit is taken at booking.Source: Elephant Nature Park · checked Sep 2026
- At Wat Phra That Doi Suthep the electric tram beside the naga staircase runs from 6:00 to 18:00, at THB 20 one way and THB 50 for the round trip; the staircase itself has 306 steps.Source: Tourism Authority of Thailand · checked Sep 2026
- The Lanna Folklife Museum on the Three Kings square is open Wednesday to Sunday 8:30–16:30 and closed on Mondays and Tuesdays; admission is THB 90 for foreign visitors.Source: Tourism Authority of Thailand · checked Sep 2026
- The Sunday Walking Street closes Ratchadamnoen Road from Tha Phae Gate to Wat Phra Singh every Sunday evening for a market of northern handicrafts and street food.Source: Thailand Tourism Directory, Ministry of Tourism and Sports · checked Sep 2026
On the day
What to watch at each stop
Bhubing Palace
- Open 8:30–16:30, tickets until 15:30; THB 50; closed during royal visits, usually January–March; strict dress code
Elephant Nature Park
- Single-day visit THB 6,000 adults, THB 3,000 children 7–11, including hotel transfer, lunch, guide and insurance; pickup 8:00–8:45, return about 17:30; bookings close 24 hours before
Questions
Quick answers
Which days should I plan around?
Elephant Nature Park runs daily but its single-day visits sell out weeks ahead in the high season from November to February; book first and build the days around it. The Lanna Folklife Museum is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, and Bhubing Palace closes when the royal family is in residence, usually from January to March. The Sunday Walking Street is Sundays only, from late afternoon; the Night Bazaar is nightly. The burning season from late February to April brings the worst air of the year to the north; November to January is cool and clear.
How much do the tickets cost?
Elephant Nature Park's single-day visit is THB 6,000 for adults and THB 3,000 for children aged 7 to 11, transport and lunch included, and is the main expense. Temples charge foreigners small fees, THB 30 to 50, with Wat Umong free and Doi Suthep's tram THB 20 up and THB 50 return. Bhubing Palace is THB 50 and the Lanna Folklife Museum THB 90. The markets and the gate are free.
The days these rules belong to
3 days in Chiang Mai
The old city is a square of 1.5 km inside its moat, flat and shaded, so day one is entirely on foot, temple to temple, with the Night Bazaar just outside the east gate. Day two needs a red songthaew or a booked driver up the 15 km mountain road to Doi Suthep, on to Bhubing Palace, and down to Wat Umong in the foothills, with the evening in Nimman's cafés. Day three is booked weeks ahead: Elephant Nature Park's single-day visit collects you from your hotel at 8:00 and returns at 17:30, leaving the evening for Warorot Market and the river. Temples ask for covered shoulders and knees and shoes off in the halls; the walking street closes Ratchadamnoen Road every Sunday evening, so if a Sunday falls in the three days, move day one to it.
