# Distance from Chiang Rai (CEI) to Kraków (KRK)

> 7,624 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,624 km / 4,738 mi / 4,117 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 317° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 84° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Poland
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 10:08 in Chiang Rai, it's 05:08 in Kraków)
- **Elevation difference**: 489 ft (KRK is lower than CEI)

## Airports

### [Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cei-chiang-rai-chiang-rai-international-airport/1ef266df-f548-6b50-a273-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chiang Rai, Thailand
- ICAO: VTCT
- Timezone: Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates: 19.950000, 99.880000
- Elevation: 1,280 ft

### [John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice Airport (KRK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/krk-krakow-john-paul-ii-international-airport-krakow-balice-airport/1ef266de-ca51-6db2-83e4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kraków, Poland
- ICAO: EPKK
- Timezone: Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates: 50.080000, 19.780000
- Elevation: 791 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:08 in Chiang Rai, it's 05:08 in Kraków.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cei-chiang-rai-chiang-rai-international-airport/1ef266df-f548-6b50-a273-06bb2780ed98)
- [John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice Airport (KRK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/krk-krakow-john-paul-ii-international-airport-krakow-balice-airport/1ef266de-ca51-6db2-83e4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)