Mae Sai: facts

At a glance

• Country: Thailand
• Region: Chiang Rai
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 27,520
• Coordinates: 20.4335° N, 99.8762° E
• Time zone: Asia/Bangkok (UTC+07:00)
• Currency: Baht (THB)
• Distance to the capital, Bangkok: 746 km (463 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Tachileik Airport (THL, Myanmar): 8.3 km (5.2 mi), straight line
• Bokeo International Airport (BOR, Laos): 33 km (20 mi), straight line
• Mae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI): 54 km (33 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Tachilek, Myanmar: 1.6 km (1.0 mi)
• Mae Fa Luang: 20 km (13 mi)
• Ban Khoan, Laos: 24 km (15 mi)
• Chiang Saen: 28 km (17 mi)
• Mae Chan: 32 km (20 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Keng Tung, 133 km (83 mi)