Chiang Mai Airport (CNX): exchange rates today
What the exchange counters at Chiang Mai Airport (CNX) pay today compared with Chiang Mai, and how much to change before you leave the terminal.
Counters inside the airport
No exchange counter inside this airport publishes its rates online, so we cannot rank them. Use the Chiang Mai figure below to judge the board you are shown.
🕑 Rates checked: Nov 6, 15:25 (Thailand time)
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THB per 1 USD · Best rate applies to these banknote denominations
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- 13,340 THB33.40Notes: 100-50 vs mid-market -0.12%
- 23,340 THB33.40Notes: 100-50 vs mid-market -0.12%
All rates are for cash, collected from each shop's public rate board. Rates change during the day; the shop's board is final.
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💡 Bring large notes: most shops pay less for small denominations.
How much to change at the airport
Enough for transport and a first meal — roughly 3,000–5,000 THB. Change the rest in the city.
Getting to the city
The Old City is about 15 minutes away by taxi or songthaew.
Today's USD market in Chiang Mai, in numbers
2 money changers in Chiang Mai quote US Dollar (USD) today. The best buying rate is 33.40 THB per 1 USD at Super Money Chiangmai — Loi Kroh Road; the lowest is 33.40 at Super Money Chiangmai — Ratchawithi (Sri Phum Road). The gap between them is 0%, which comes to about 0 THB on 100 USD. 2 of the 2 shops are within 0.1% of the best rate, so for most readers the nearest counter in that group is the right choice.
The mid-market rate is 33.44. The best shop pays 0.12% below it, which is the margin it keeps on a cash transaction; the lowest-paying shop keeps 0.12%. The top rate today comes from Super Money Chiangmai; 1 chains quote USD in Chiang Mai. The best-paying counters are in Loi Kroh / Night Bazaar, Old City (north moat).
Super Money Chiangmai — Loi Kroh Road pays 33.40 for 100-50 notes but 32.80 for 1-5, a difference of 1.8%, which is more than the gap between most shops in town.
0 of the 2 shops with published hours stay open until 20:00 or later; the latest closes at 17:30. 2 of them open on Sunday.
Changing baht back into USD is cheapest at Super Money Chiangmai — Loi Kroh Road, which sells at 33.48; the round trip through the best buying and the best selling rate costs about 0.24%.
In practice: change at any shop in the top group near you, bring the largest notes you have, and check the board before handing over cash, because the shop's own board is final.
Figures as read at Nov 6, 15:25 (Thailand time); they move during the day.
Changing money in Chiang Mai
The site tracks two counters in Chiang Mai, both belonging to Super Money Chiangmai: one on Loi Kroh Road by the Night Bazaar, and one on Sri Phum Road (Ratchawithi) at the north moat of the Old City. Chiang Mai airport is tracked on its own page.
Both branches keep the same hours, 08:30 to 17:30, and both open on Sunday. They quote 14 currencies, a shorter board than the big Bangkok chains carry, so if you have something unusual check the live table before walking over. On 28 September 2026 the best US dollar buying rate was 33.50 baht against a mid-market rate of 33.42, and both branches posted the same figure, so the spread across the two was zero; choose by which side of town you are on rather than by rate. The Japanese yen best was 0.2115.
For the wider picture, the guide to Chiang Mai money exchange covers the Old City, Night Bazaar and Nimman, and there is a separate Super Money Chiangmai guide on the two branches, their hours and rates. Arriving by air, the airport-to-Old-City guide prices the ride in.
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