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How to get to Vang Vieng

Vang Vieng has no airport. You fly to a nearby one and continue by road or boat; there are 3 places with a direct service in.

Vang Vieng has no airport. The one to fly into is VTE at Vientiane, then train for 1h — about €13.

Was a 4h bus; the new railway put it 1h from Vientiane.

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Direct services into Vang Vieng

FromHowFastestCheapest fare
VientianeBus / Minivan / Train2hfrom €9
Luang PrabangBus / Minivan / Train5h 30mfrom €12
Pakse · night serviceBus / Minivan14hfrom €31

Vang Vieng as part of a longer trip

Most people do not go only to Vang Vieng. These are worked itineraries through it — what order to visit everything in, and what the transport costs:

Planning more than one stop?

Getting to Vang Vieng is one leg. If it is part of a longer trip, the harder question is what order to visit everything in — which decides where you fly in, where you fly out, and how much of the trip you spend moving. Viaristo works that out from the places you name.

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Places with a direct service here

VientianeLuang PrabangPakse