Chiang Rai Airport (CEI): exchange rates today
What the exchange counters at Chiang Rai Airport (CEI) pay today compared with Chiang Rai, 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 Rai 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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- 13,348 THB33.48Notes: 100 vs mid-market +0.11%
- 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 city centre is about 15 minutes away; Mae Sai on the Myanmar border is roughly an hour.
Today's USD market in Chiang Rai, in numbers
2 money changers in Chiang Rai quote US Dollar (USD) today. The best buying rate is 33.48 THB per 1 USD at Twelve Victory — Mae Sai; the lowest is 33.40 at Super Money — Chiang Rai (Prasopsuk Road). The gap between them is 0.24%, which comes to about 8 THB on 100 USD. Only one shop pays the top rate today; the next best is 33.40 at Super Money — Chiang Rai (Prasopsuk Road).
The top rate today comes from Twelve Victory Exchange; 2 chains quote USD in Chiang Rai. The best-paying counters are in Mae Sai.
Twelve Victory — Mae Sai pays 33.48 for 100 notes but 33.23 for 1, a difference of 0.75%, 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. 1 of them open on Sunday.
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 Rai
Chiang Rai has two tracked counters, and they serve different trips. Super Money’s branch on Prasopsuk Road is in Chiang Rai town; the Twelve Victory Exchange branch is in Mae Sai, on the northern border. They are not alternatives to each other so much as the counter for town and the counter for the crossing. Chiang Rai airport has its own page.
The earliest opening between the two is 08:00 and the latest closing 17:30, so neither is an evening option. One of the two opens on Sunday; the shop list shows which. Up to 38 currencies are quoted, though the two boards differ in length, so check the live table for the one you are carrying.
On 28 September 2026 the best US dollar buying rate here was 33.51 baht against a mid-market rate of 33.42, the same as the best rate tracked in Bangkok, and the two shops were 0.01 baht apart. At that gap the choice is about location, not rate. The Japanese yen best was 0.213. The guide to Chiang Rai and the northern border covers Mae Sai, the Golden Triangle and Chiang Khong.
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