There are 7 ways to get from Iowa to Laos by plane, bus, or car
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Fly Des Moines to Wattay International Airport
best- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane DSM - VTE
25h 53m$770–2,523Fly Quad City International Airport to Wattay International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane MLI - VTE
31h 44m$604–2,004Fly Quad City International Airport to Pakse International Airport
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Pakse International Airport (PKZ)plane MLI - PKZ
26h 51m$1,003–2,703Bus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to Wattay International Airport
- Take the bus from Ames to St. Paulbus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane MSP - VTE
29h 59m$870–2,498Fly Omaha to Wattay International Airport
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane OMA - VTE
29h 8m$705–2,205Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Wattay International Airport
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane CID - VTE
32h 57mBus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Noi Bai International Airport, bus, drive
- Take the bus from Davenport to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)plane ORD - HAN
- Take the bus from Thanh Xuan to Mộc Châubus
- Drive from Mộc Châu to Xam Nuacar
35h 15m$665–1,206
Des Moines (DSM) to Wattay International Airport (VTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa to Laos is to bus and fly and drive which costs $650 - $1,300 and takes 35h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa to Laos is to fly which takes 25h 53m and costs $750 - $2,600.
The distance between Iowa and Laos is 13206 km.
It takes approximately 25h 53m to get from Iowa to Laos, including transfers.
Laos is 12h ahead of Iowa. It is currently 10:20 AM in Iowa and 10:20 PM in Laos.
There are 289+ hotels available in Laos.
What companies run services between Iowa, USA and Laos?
Delta, Jeju Air, and seven other airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Wattay International Airport (VTE) 5 times a day.
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Des Moines to Wattay International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Des Moines to Wattay International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Calgary, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Omaha to Wattay International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Omaha to Wattay International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Omaha to Wattay International Airport via Seattle, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Atlanta, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Wattay International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Wattay International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
- Website
- greaterbay-airlines.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Pakse International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Pakse International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Wattay International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Omaha to Wattay International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- laoairlines.com
Flights from Des Moines to Wattay International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Pakse International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Taiwan Taoyuan, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Atlanta, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Wattay International Airport via Los Angeles, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–4,300
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Noi Bai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
- Website
- westair.cn
Flights from Omaha to Wattay International Airport via Seattle, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 33m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–4,300
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Ames to St. Paul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $55–80
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
Bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
- Schedules at
- 380 Express Schedule
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Davenport to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Thanh Xuan to Mộc Châu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- booking.baolau.com
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