Viaristo · Laos

How to get to Vientiane

Vientiane has its own airport (VTE). It is also reachable overland from 14 other places in the region.

Vientiane has its own airport: VTE.

Lao capital. On the Laos-China Railway since Dec 2021 -- that changed everything here.

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Direct services into Vientiane

FromHowFastestCheapest fare
Nong KhaiBus / Train0h 15mfrom €3
Udon ThaniBus / Train2hfrom €4
Vang ViengBus / Minivan / Train2hfrom €9
SavannakhetBus / Flight7hfrom €12
Pakse · night serviceBus / Flight10hfrom €19
Luang Prabang · night serviceBus / Flight / Minivan / Train1h 48mfrom €20
Bangkok · night serviceBus / Flight14h 30mfrom €25
Hanoi · night serviceBus / Flight23hfrom €29
Vinh · night serviceBus / Flight18hfrom €30
Don Det · night serviceBus / Minivan13hfrom €35
Huay XaiMinivan10h 15mfrom €60
Da NangFlight1h 20mfrom €73
Phnom PenhFlight1h 48mfrom €80
Ho Chi Minh CityFlight2hfrom €89

Vientiane as part of a longer trip

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

Planning more than one stop?

Getting to Vientiane 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

Nong KhaiUdon ThaniVang ViengSavannakhetPakseLuang PrabangBangkokHanoiVinhDon DetHuay XaiDa Nang