There are 6 ways to get from Kathmandu to Laos by plane, car, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Luang Prabang International Airport
best- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ)plane KTM - LPQ
12h 55m$210–590Drive, bus, train
- Drive from Kathmandu to Zhangmucar
- Take the bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminalbus
- Take the train from Lhasa to Chongqing Westtrain
- Take the train from Chongqing West to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Vientiane stationtrain
3d 13h$305–544Drive, bus, train via Kunming
- Drive from Kathmandu to Zhangmucar
- Take the bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminalbus
- Take the train from Lhasa to Chongqing Westtrain
- Take the train from Chongqing West to Kunmingtrain
- Take the bus from Kunming South to Laos Vientianebus
3d 18h$283–476Drive 3,145.6 km
- Drive from Kathmandu to Vientianecar 3,145.6 km
2d 2h$564–814Fly to Wattay International Airport
- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane KTM - VTE
10h 35m$278–551Fly to Udon Thani International Airport, drive
- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Udon Thani International Airport (UTH)plane KTM - UTH
- Drive from Udon-Thani-Airport-UTH to Vientianecar
10h 4m$253–609
Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kathmandu to Laos is to fly which costs $270 - $550 and takes 10h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Kathmandu to Laos is to fly and drive which takes 10h 4m and costs $250 - $650.
The distance between Kathmandu and Laos is 1926 km. The road distance is 3145.6 km.
It takes approximately 12h 55m to get from Kathmandu to Laos, including transfers.
Laos is 1h 15m ahead of Kathmandu. It is currently 4:25 AM in Kathmandu and 5:40 AM in Laos.
Yes, the driving distance between Kathmandu to Laos is 3146 km. It takes approximately 2 days 2h to drive from Kathmandu to Laos.
There are 283+ hotels available in Laos.
What companies run services between Kathmandu, Nepal and Laos?
Thai Airways International, Bangkok Airways, and two other airlines fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Website
- laoairlines.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–370
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Train from Lhasa to Chongqing West
- Hard Seat
- $40–60
- Hard Sleeper
- $85–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $120–180
Train from Lhasa to Chongqing West
- Hard Seat
- $40–60
- Hard Sleeper
- $85–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $120–180
Train from Chongqing West to Kunming South
- 2nd Class Seat
- $53–58
- 1st Class Seat
- $85–100
- Business Class Seat
- $120–180
Train from Chongqing West to Kunming
- 2nd Class Seat
- $54–59
- 1st Class Seat
- $90–100
- Business Class Seat
- $130–190
- Phone
- 021-891888
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Kunming South to Vientiane station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Second Class
- $65–90
- First Class
- $85–140
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Kunming South to Laos Vientiane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–88
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $40–60
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