There are 4 ways to get from Lanzhou to Laos by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus, fly
best- Take the bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airportbus
- Fly from Lanzhou (LHW) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane LHW - VTE
9h 2m$126–556Train
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Chengdu Easttrain
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Vientiane stationtrain
25h 33m$179–329Drive 2,792.8 km
- Drive from Lanzhou to Vientianecar 2,792.8 km
33h 21m$501–723Train, bus
- Take the train from Lanzhou to Jiangyoutrain
- Take the train from Jiangyou to Kunmingtrain
- Take the bus from Kunming South to Laos Vientianebus
33h 37m$132–213
Lanzhou (LHW) to Wattay International Airport (VTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lanzhou to Laos is to train and bus which costs $130 - $220 and takes 33h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Lanzhou to Laos is to bus and fly which takes 9h 2m and costs $120 - $600.
No, there is no direct train from Lanzhou to Laos station. However, there are services departing from Lanzhou and arriving at Vientiane station via Chengdu East and Kunming South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 33m.
The distance between Lanzhou and Laos is 2138 km. The road distance is 2792.8 km.
The best way to get from Lanzhou to Laos without a car is to train which takes 25h 33m and costs $170 - $330.
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Lanzhou to Laos, including transfers.
Lanzhou to Laos train services, operated by China Railways D-Class, depart from Lanzhou station.
Laos is 1h behind Lanzhou. It is currently 3:58 PM in Lanzhou and 2:58 PM in Laos.
Lanzhou to Laos train services, operated by China Railways D-Class, arrive at Chengdu East station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lanzhou to Laos is 2793 km. It takes approximately 33h 21m to drive from Lanzhou to Laos.
What companies run services between Lanzhou, China and Laos?
You can take a train from Lanzhou to Vientiane via Chengdu East, Kunming South, and Vientiane station in around 25h 33m.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Wattay International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Lanzhou to Wattay International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Wattay International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- laoairlines.com
Flights from Lanzhou to Wattay International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–600
Train from Lanzhou to Chengdu East
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $43–110
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $45–65
- Adult - 1st Class
- $75–110
Train from Chengdu East to Kunming South
- 2nd Class Seat
- $70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- $120–130
- Business Class Seat
- $170–250
Train from Jiangyou to Kunming
- 2nd Class Seat
- $80–95
- 1st Class Seat
- $130–150
- Business Class Seat
- $200–290
- 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
Train from Lanzhou to Jiangyou
- Hard Seat
- $10–14
- Hard sleeper
- $19–27
- Soft sleeper
- $30–45
- Phone
- 0931-96556
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Oriental Hotel to Lanzhou Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Kunming South to Laos Vientiane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–87
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $40–60
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