Chom Thong & Around Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Buses to Chom Thong leave regularly from just inside Pratu Chiang Mai at the south moat as well as from the Chang Pheuak bus terminal in Chiang Mai. Some buses go directly to Nam Tok Mae Klang and some go only as far as Hot, although the latter will let you off in Chom Thong. The fare to Chom Thong (58km from Chiang Mai) is 34B.

From Chom Thong there are regular sǎwngthǎew to Mae Klang (20B), about 8km north. Sǎwngthǎew from Mae Klang to Doi Inthanon (per person 30B) leave almost hourly until late afternoon. Most of the passengers are locals who get off at various points along the road, thus allowing a few stationary views of the valleys below.

For another 15B you can go south from Chom Thong to Hot, where you can get buses west on to Mae Sariang or Mae Hong Son. However, if you’ve been to Doi Inthanon and the waterfalls, you probably won’t have time to make it all the way to Mae Sariang or Mae Hong Son in one day, so you may want to stay overnight in the park.