Chiang Mai to Bangkok by electric car
Trip summary
- Distance
- 686 km
- Total time
- 11 h 7 min
- Driving
- 10 h 3 min
- Charging stops
- 2
- Charging time
- 51 min
- Charging cost
- ฿595
- Example car
- BYD Sealion 7
- Battery (leave → arrive)
- 90% → 25%
686 km · about 11 h 7 min total · 2 charging stop(s) · 51 min charging · ≈ ฿595
Suggested charging stops
- EV Station PluZ PTT Station Tak Mai Ngam Energy · Tak 180 kW · arrive 28% → leave 69% · 24 min charging
- EV Station PluZ PTT Station Kiat Sompong (HUB) · Nakhon Sawan 180 kW · arrive 22% → leave 78% · 27 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. 148 EV Station PluZ fast chargers within 4 km of this route.
Chargers along the way
- Chiang Mai: 16 fast chargers, up to 180 kW
- Lamphun: 3 fast chargers, up to 120 kW
- Lampang: 7 fast chargers, up to 180 kW
- Tak: 9 fast chargers, up to 180 kW
- Kamphaeng Phet: 7 fast chargers, up to 180 kW
- Nakhon Sawan: 6 fast chargers, up to 180 kW
- Chai Nat: 3 fast chargers, up to 120 kW
- Sing Buri: 8 fast chargers, up to 120 kW
- Lop Buri: 1 fast charger, 180 kW
- Ang Thong: 3 fast chargers, up to 120 kW
- Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya: 16 fast chargers, up to 180 kW
- Pathum Thani: 15 fast chargers, up to 180 kW
- Bangkok: 51 fast chargers, up to 480 kW
- Nonthaburi: 3 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 661 of 686.
Largest gap between PluZ chargers: 50 km, between EV Station PluZ PTT Station Lumpoon-Doiti (km 29) and EV Station PluZ PTT Station Phaknhua-Chaiwatthana (km 79).
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Two-day option: sleep in Kamphaeng Phet
About 10.1 h of driving is a long day. Split it: day 1 is 5 h 0 min of driving to Kamphaeng Phet, arriving around 13:31 with 25% battery; day 2 is 5 h 4 min. Hotels with EV charging are still rare, so top up at EV Station PluZ PTT Station Suthisak Service in the morning (08:00–08:53, to 80%) before setting off.
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Frequently asked questions
How many charging stops from Chiang Mai to Bangkok in an EV?
With a BYD Sealion 7 starting at 90%, about 2 charging stop(s) for 686 km. Cars with a smaller battery or slower charging need more.
How long does the EV trip from Chiang Mai to Bangkok take?
About 11 h 7 min including 51 min of charging, in typical traffic.
How much does it cost to charge from Chiang Mai to Bangkok?
Around ฿595 at EV Station PluZ on-peak prices (about ฿7.65/kWh).