There are 9 ways to get from Suzhou to Vientiane by train, plane, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Suzhou Station to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane SHA - VTE
9h 7m$146–272Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Suzhou Station to Jiaxingtrain
- Take the train from Jiaxing to Kunmingtrain
- Take the bus from Kunming South to Laos Vientianebus
2d 4h$80–200Train
- Take the train from Suzhou North to Kunming Southtrain Changzhou North
- Take the train from Kunming South to Vientiane stationtrain
25h 28m$218–314Drive 2,924.4 km
- Drive from Suzhou to Vientianecar 2,924.4 km
32h 41m$524–757Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Suzhou South to Nantong Eastbus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane NTG - VTE
10h 29m$182–570Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane WUX - VTE
9h 22m$143–709Train to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Suzhou to Shanghai stationtrain
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane PVG - VTE
8h 16m$141–221Train to Changzhou Benniu Airport, fly
- Take the train from Suzhou to Changzhou Stationtrain
- Fly from Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane CZX - VTE
10h 36m$165–465Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Suzhou Station to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane HGH - VTE
9h 44m$154–680
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Wattay International Airport (VTE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Suzhou to Vientiane is to train and fly which costs $140 - $230 and takes 8h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Suzhou to Vientiane is to train and fly which takes 8h 16m and costs $140 - $230.
No, there is no direct train from Suzhou to Vientiane station. However, there are services departing from South Guangji Road and arriving at Vientiane station via Suzhou North and Kunming South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 28m.
The distance between Suzhou and Vientiane is 2478 km. The road distance is 2924.4 km.
The best way to get from Suzhou to Vientiane without a car is to train which takes 25h 28m and costs $210 - $320.
It takes approximately 9h 7m to get from Suzhou to Vientiane, including transfers.
Suzhou to Vientiane train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, depart from Suzhou North station.
The best way to get from Suzhou to Vientiane is to train which takes 25h 28m and costs $210 - $320. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $140 - $750 and takes 9h 22m.
Vientiane is 1h behind Suzhou. It is currently 6:10 AM in Suzhou and 5:10 AM in Vientiane.
Suzhou to Vientiane train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, arrive at Kunming South station.
What companies run services between Suzhou, Jiangsu, China and Vientiane, Laos?
You can take a subway from South Guangji Road to Vientiane via Suzhou North Station, Suzhou North, Kunming South, and Vientiane station in around 25h 28m. Alternatively, China Eastern Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Wattay International Airport (VTE) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–210
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Wattay International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Wattay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–200
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–200
Flights from Changzhou Benniu Airport to Wattay International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–450
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Wattay International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Changzhou Benniu Airport to Wattay International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- chinaexpressair.com
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Wattay International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Changzhou Benniu Airport to Wattay International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- laoairlines.com
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Wattay International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–700
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–650
Flights from Changzhou Benniu Airport to Wattay International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–550
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–430
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Wattay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Train from Suzhou Station to Shanghai Hongqiao
- 2nd Class Seat
- $5–7
- 1st Class Seat
- $9–10
- Business Class Seat
- $12–18
Train from Suzhou North to Kunming South
- 2nd Class Seat
- $150–170
- 1st Class Seat
- $250–280
- Business Class Seat
- $370–550
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $6–7
- 1st Class Seat
- $9–11
- Business Class Seat
- $13–19
Train from Suzhou to Changzhou Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $6–7
- 1st Class Seat
- $9–11
- Business Class Seat
- $12–18
Train from Suzhou Station to Hangzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- $16–18
- 1st Class Seat
- $26–29
- Business Class Seat
- $35–55
Train from Suzhou Station to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $7–10
- Adult - 1st Class
- $7–11
Train from Suzhou to Changzhou Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $7–11
- Adult - 1st Class
- $8–12
Train from Suzhou Station to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–28
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $13–19
- Adult - 1st Class
- $19–28
Train from Suzhou Station to Jiaxing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $10–15
- Adult - 1st Class
- $14–20
- 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 Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- $6–10
- Hard Sleeper
- $6–11
- Soft Sleeper
- $17–24
Train from Suzhou to Changzhou Station
- Hard Seat
- $6–9
- Hard Sleeper
- $5–11
- Soft Sleeper
- $17–24
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- $2–4
- Hard sleeper
- $6–9
- Soft sleeper
- $11–14
Train from Suzhou to Changzhou Station
- Hard Seat
- $2–4
- Hard sleeper
- $6–9
- Soft sleeper
- $10–14
Train from Suzhou Station to Jiaxing
- Hard Seat
- $3–6
- Hard sleeper
- $8–12
- Soft sleeper
- $13–18
Train from Jiaxing to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- $35–50
- Hard sleeper
- $60–90
- Soft sleeper
- $100–130
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- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Suzhou South to Nantong East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $9–14
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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