There are 5 ways to get from Laos to Nepal by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Luang Prabang International Airport
best- Fly from Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane LPQ - KTM
6h 31m$312–803Fly from Wattay International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Wattay International Airport (VTE) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)plane VTE - KTM
8h 55m$281–551Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Vientiane station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Chongqing West Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chongqing West to Lhasatrain
- Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
- Drive from Zhangmu to Kathmanducar
3d 12h$296–547Train, bus, drive via Chengdu Airport (CTU)
- Take the train from Vientiane station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airporttrain
- Take the bus from Chengdu to Lhasa Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmubus
- Drive from Zhangmu to Kathmanducar
3d 16h$346–533Drive 3,144.8 km
- Drive from Vientiane to Kathmanducar 3,144.8 km
2d 2h$564–814
Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Laos to Nepal is to fly which costs $280 - $550 and takes 8h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Laos to Nepal is to fly which takes 6h 31m and costs $310 - $850.
The distance between Laos and Nepal is 1928 km. The road distance is 3144.8 km.
It takes approximately 6h 31m to get from Laos to Nepal, including transfers.
Nepal is 1h 15m behind Laos. It is currently 2:23 AM in Laos and 1:08 AM in Nepal.
Yes, the driving distance between Laos to Nepal is 3145 km. It takes approximately 2 days 2h to drive from Laos to Nepal.
There are 1520+ hotels available in Nepal.
What companies run services between Laos and Nepal?
Bangkok Airways, Thai Airways International, and two other airlines fly from Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) 3 times a day.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Luang Prabang International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–800
Flights from Luang Prabang International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Chiang Mai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–800
Flights from Luang Prabang International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Wattay International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Website
- nepalairlines.com.np
Flights from Luang Prabang International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–370
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Tribhuvan International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Phone
- 021-891888
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Vientiane station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- $65–90
- First Class
- $85–140
Train from Vientiane station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- $65–90
- First Class
- $85–140
Train from Kunming South to Chongqing West Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $53–58
- 1st Class Seat
- $85–100
- Business Class Seat
- $120–180
Train from Kunming South to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- 2nd Class Seat
- $70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- $120–130
- Business Class Seat
- $170–250
Train from Chongqing West to Lhasa
- Hard Seat
- $35–55
- Hard Sleeper
- $85–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $120–170
- Website
- checi.cn
Bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- checi.cn
Bus from Chengdu to Lhasa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Schedules at
- checi.cn
Bus from Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminal to Zhangmu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- checi.cn
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