Free Chiang Mai travel tools
Practical, instant tools to plan every aspect of your Chiang Mai trip — they run right here in your browser. No sign-up, no email.
Chiang Mai trip budget calculator
Estimate your Chiang Mai costs in Thai baht (฿), by travel style, with a rough US$/€ equivalent. Figures are realistic 2026 averages — treat them as a planning baseline, not a quote.
Daily rate covers accommodation, food, local transport (songthaews, the odd Grab, tuk-tuks) and small activities. Big-ticket items are added once per person. See the Chiang Mai travel guides for full cost breakdowns.
Best time to visit Chiang Mai
Tell us what you came for and get the ideal months. Chiang Mai has three seasons — cool/dry (Nov–Feb), hot (Mar–May) and green/rainy (Jun–Oct) — plus a burning season (roughly Feb–Apr) when smoke haze can affect air quality. The festival calendar still makes some months stand out.
More detail in the Chiang Mai travel guides.
Chiang Mai packing list generator
Build a tailored, printable checklist for the season and your activities. Chiang Mai is warm most of the year with genuinely cool evenings Nov–Feb, temples enforce a cover-shoulders-and-knees dress code, and the burning season (roughly Feb–Apr) brings smoky, hazy air — light, modest layers and a mask for haze-sensitive days matter most.
Thai baht currency converter
A quick offline converter between Thai baht (฿) and USD, EUR and GBP. Rates are an approximate 2026 snapshot — always check a live rate before changing money or paying card.
Approximate snapshot rates: ฿1 ≈ US$0.030 (~฿33/$1), ฿1 ≈ €0.026 (~฿38/€1), ฿1 ≈ £0.022 (~฿45/£1). Rates move daily — use these for ballpark planning only.
Chiang Mai transport fare helper
Get a rough fare for getting around Chiang Mai by songthaew, rented scooter, bicycle, Grab, tuk-tuk or an airport transfer. Chiang Mai has no BTS, MRT or river-boat network like Bangkok — pick the mode and how far you're going for a quick estimate in baht.
Songthaews are the backbone of getting around — flag one down like a shared taxi and confirm the fare before you get on. Fares are typical 2026 ranges; tuk-tuk and rental prices are always agreed or quoted up front.
Chiang Mai day-trip comparator
Compare the big day trips from Chiang Mai side by side — travel time, rough cost, whether to DIY or book a tour, and who each one suits best. Pick what you're after and we'll sort the options for you.
See full logistics on the day trips from Chiang Mai hub and the destinations index.