Bus

Even though the buses operate only 8 routes in the specific area of the city, they include more than 100 stops with most of them being famous travel spots such as Nimman road, Tha Phae market, Three Kings Monument, Wualai market, Chiang Mai international airport, Old city and etc.

All of the buses can be divided into 2 major types: Chiang Mai Municipality Bus and Chiang Mai Smart Bus by RTC.



There are 4 lines operated by Chiang Mai Municipality. The following are the bus routes and their major stops:

B1: Arcade Transport – Train Station – Chiang Mai Zoo

B2: Arcade Transport – Tha Phae – Chiang Mai International Airport

B3: Arcade Transport – Chiang Mai Provincial Government Center

AC 10: Baan Khwan Wiang – Chiang Mai city

There are 4 lines operated by RTC Chiang Mai smart bus. These followings are the bus routes and their major stops:

R1 (Purple) and R1 (Green): Chiang Mai Zoo – Central Festival Chiang Mai

R3 (Red) and R3 (Yellow): Chiang Mai International airport – Nimman – Khu Mueang – Night Bazaar

R1 and R3 buses have been fully renovated with comfortable seats, bicycle zone, disabled passenger seats, tracking application, CCTV and free wifi router.

You can download CMTRANSIT and CM Transit by RTC free mobile applications to check more details such as stops and time schedule of each bus. They provide in Thai, English, and Chinese version!