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How to get fromSouth Korea to Laosby train, plane, subway, ferry, or bus

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There are 6 ways to get from South Korea to Laos by train, plane, subway, ferry, or bus

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  1. Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Wattay International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train train
    2. Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane plane ICN - VTE
    8h 38m
    $166–277

  2. Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Wattay International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane plane PUS - VTE
    8h 17m
    $154–308

  3. Subway, ferry, train via Zhengzhou East

    1. Take the subway from City Hall Station to Incheon Stationsubway subway 1
    2. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry ferry
    3. Take the train from Qingdao to Zhengzhou Easttrain train
    4. Take the train from Zhengzhou East to Kunming Southtrain train
    5. Take the train from Kunming South to Vientiane stationtrain train
    43h 2m
    $339–504

  4. Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport

    1. Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ)plane plane PUS - LPQ
    10h 46m
    $174–509

  5. Subway, ferry, train, bus

    1. Take the subway from City Hall Station to Incheon Stationsubway subway
    2. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry terminal to Weihaiferry ferry
    3. Take the train from Weihai to Shijiazhuangtrain train
    4. Take the train from Shijiazhuang to Kunmingtrain train
    5. Take the bus from Kunming South to Laos Vientianebus bus
    2d 23h
    $190–417

  6. Subway, ferry, train

    1. Take the subway from City Hall Station to Incheon Stationsubway subway 1
    2. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry ferry
    3. Take the train from Qingdao to Lianyungangtrain train
    4. Take the train from Lianyungang to Kunmingtrain train
    5. Take the train from Kunming South to Vientiane stationtrain train
    3d 2h
    $221–401

Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Wattay International Airport (VTE) flights

Calendar33Weekly Planes
Duration6h 45mAverage Duration
Ticket$155Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,242.9 km
  • Duration: 8h 38m

What companies run services between South Korea and Laos?

Air Busan, Shanghai Airlines, and China Eastern Airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Wattay International Airport (VTE) 5 times a week.

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