There are 8 ways to get from Seoul to Laos by train, plane, subway, ferry, or bus
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Train, fly to Wattay International Airport
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane ICN - VTE
8h 32m$155–276Subway, ferry, train via Zhengzhou East
- Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Stationsubway 1
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
- Take the train from Qingdao to Zhengzhou Easttrain
- Take the train from Zhengzhou East to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Vientiane stationtrain
42h 55m$338–504Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Seoul Nambu Bus Terminal to Gijisibus
- Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Portferry
- Take the train from Rizhao West to Chengdu East Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chengdu East to Kunmingbus
- Take the bus from Kunming South to Laos Vientianebus
2d 11h$293–405Train, fly to Xieng Khouang Airport
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH)plane ICN - XKH
19h 26m$184–505Train, fly to Luang Prabang International Airport
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ)plane ICN - LPQ
10h 1m$185–2,107Train, fly to Sam Neua
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Sam Neua (NEU)plane ICN - NEU
10h 35m$254–605Subway, ferry, train, bus
- Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Stationsubway
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry terminal to Weihaiferry
- Take the train from Weihai to Shijiazhuangtrain
- Take the train from Shijiazhuang to Kunmingtrain
- Take the bus from Kunming South to Laos Vientianebus
2d 23h$189–417Subway, ferry, train
- Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Stationsubway 1
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
- Take the train from Qingdao to Lianyungangtrain
- Take the train from Lianyungang to Kunmingtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Vientiane stationtrain
3d 2h$220–401
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Wattay International Airport (VTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Laos is to train and fly which costs $150 - $280 and takes 8h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Laos is to train and fly which takes 8h 32m and costs $150 - $280.
The distance between Seoul and Laos is 3241 km.
It takes approximately 8h 32m to get from Seoul to Laos, including transfers.
Laos is 2h behind Seoul. It is currently 10:01 PM in Seoul and 8:01 PM in Laos.
There are 289+ hotels available in Laos.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Laos?
There is no direct connection from Seoul to Laos. However, you can take the train to Incheon Int'l Airport T1, walk to Incheon International Airport (ICN) airport, fly to Wattay International Airport (VTE), walk to Vientiane Airport, then take the bus to Wind West Pub. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Yongsan Station to Vientiane via Incheon Station, Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal, Qingdao, Qingdao, Zhengzhou East, Kunming South, and Vientiane station in around 42h 55m.
- Website
- laoairlines.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Wattay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xieng Khouang Airport via Wattay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xieng Khouang Airport via Gimhae, Wattay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–480
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xieng Khouang Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Wattay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Xieng Khouang Airport via Noi Bai International, Wattay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sam Neua via Wattay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–430
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Wattay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- airportrailroad.com
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- https://www.airportrailroad.com/intro
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- https://www.airportrailroad.com/intro
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- https://www.airportrailroad.com/intro
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- https://www.airportrailroad.com/intro
- Phone
- +82 1577 1234
- Website
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Train from Qingdao to Zhengzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- $50–55
- 1st Class Seat
- $80–95
- Business Class Seat
- $120–170
Train from Zhengzhou East to Kunming South
- 2nd Class Seat
- $130–140
- 1st Class Seat
- $210–240
- Business Class Seat
- $310–440
Train from Rizhao West to Chengdu East Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $110–120
- 1st Class Seat
- $180–200
- Business Class Seat
- $260–380
Train from Qingdao to Lianyungang
- 2nd Class Seat
- $18–20
- 1st Class Seat
- $29–32
- Business Class Seat
- $40–60
- 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 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 Weihai to Shijiazhuang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $40–60
- Adult - 1st Class
- $75–110
Train from Shijiazhuang to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- $30–50
- Hard Sleeper
- $75–90
- Soft Sleeper
- $100–150
Train from Lianyungang to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- $40–55
- Hard sleeper
- $70–100
- Soft sleeper
- $110–150
- Phone
- +82 1644 3070
- Website
- txbus.t-money.co.kr
Bus from Seoul Nambu Bus Terminal to Gijisi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- txbuse.t-money.co.kr
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Chengdu East to Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $30–45
Bus from Kunming South to Laos Vientiane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–87
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $40–60
Bus from Kunming South to Laos Vientiane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–87
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $40–60
- Phone
- +82 32 770 8000
- Website
- weidong.com
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $86–114
- Schedules at
- icpa.or.kr
- Deluxe Royal
- $170
- Royal
- $142
- Business
- $114
- Economy
- $100
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry terminal to Weihai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $78–114
- Schedules at
- icpa.or.kr
- Deluxe Royal
- $170
- Royal
- $142
- Business
- $114
- Economy
- $100
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $86–114
- Schedules at
- icpa.or.kr
- Deluxe Royal
- $170
- Royal
- $142
- Business
- $114
- Economy
- $100
- Phone
- +82 31 686 7258
- Website
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
Ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Port
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $103–128
- Schedules at
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
- Deluxe
- $128
- Business
- $103
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