Bangkok to Chiang Rai by electric car
Trip summary
- Distance
- 792 km
- Total time
- 13 h 20 min
- Driving
- 11 h 36 min
- Charging stops
- 3
- Charging time
- 1 h 28 min
- Charging cost
- ฿699
- Example car
- BYD Sealion 7
- Battery (leave → arrive)
- 90% → 22%
792 km · about 13 h 20 min total · 3 charging stop(s) · 1 h 28 min charging · ≈ ฿699
Suggested charging stops
- EV Station PluZ PTTRM Dong Charoen · Phichit 120 kW · arrive 24% → leave 53% · 26 min charging
- EV Station PluZ PTT Station Nopporn Oil · Phitsanulok 120 kW · arrive 30% → leave 80% · 26 min charging
- EV Station PluZ PTT Station Suksamran Petroleum · Lampang 120 kW · arrive 16% → leave 56% · 35 min charging
Example plan for a BYD Sealion 7, leaving with 90% and arriving with at least 20%, typical traffic, a busy charger shared with other cars and 90% of rated power (worst case). Your plan changes with your car, battery and settings. 120 EV Station PluZ fast chargers within 4 km of this route.
Chargers along the way
- Bangkok: 49 fast chargers, up to 480 kW
- Nonthaburi: 2 fast chargers, up to 120 kW
- Pathum Thani: 15 fast chargers, up to 180 kW
- Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya: 16 fast chargers, up to 180 kW
- Ang Thong: 3 fast chargers, up to 120 kW
- Sing Buri: 8 fast chargers, up to 120 kW
- Lop Buri: 1 fast charger, 180 kW
- Nakhon Sawan: 2 fast chargers, up to 180 kW
- Phichit: 1 fast charger, 120 kW
- Phitsanulok: 3 fast chargers, up to 120 kW
- Uttaradit: 3 fast chargers, up to 180 kW
- Phrae: 4 fast chargers, up to 120 kW
- Lampang: 2 fast chargers, up to 120 kW
- Phayao: 4 fast chargers, up to 120 kW
- Chiang Rai: 7 fast chargers, up to 120 kW
The fastest charger within 4 km of this route is EV Station PluZ PTT Station Vibhavadi (DC 9 guns) in Bangkok: 480 kW, about km 7 of 792.
Largest gap between PluZ chargers: 95 km, between EV Station PluZ PTTRM Dong Charoen (km 275) and EV Station PluZ PTT Station Nopporn Oil (km 370).
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Two-day option: sleep in Phitsanulok
About 11.6 h of driving is a long day. Split it: day 1 is 5 h 8 min of driving to Phitsanulok, arriving around 13:40 with 20% battery; day 2 is 6 h 28 min. Hotels with EV charging are still rare, so top up at EV Station PluZ PTT Station Wang Thong in the morning (08:00–08:58, to 80%) before setting off.
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Frequently asked questions
How many charging stops from Bangkok to Chiang Rai in an EV?
With a BYD Sealion 7 starting at 90%, about 3 charging stop(s) for 792 km. Cars with a smaller battery or slower charging need more.
How long does the EV trip from Bangkok to Chiang Rai take?
About 13 h 20 min including 1 h 28 min of charging, in typical traffic.
How much does it cost to charge from Bangkok to Chiang Rai?
Around ฿699 at EV Station PluZ on-peak prices (about ฿7.4/kWh).