There are 9 ways to get from Vang Vieng to Chengdu by train, bus, car, plane, subway, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Van Vieng station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Chengdu Easttrain Kunming South
15h 17m¥883–1,509Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Van Vieng station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the bus from Kunming East to Chengdu Eastbus
23h 1m¥621–1,293Drive 1,815.2 km
- Drive from Vang Vieng to Chengducar 1,815.2 km
23h 1m¥2,169–3,133Bus to Wattay International Airport, fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Take the bus from Vang Vieng Laos to Vientianebus
- Fly from Wattay International Airport (VTE) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane VTE - CTU
9h 35m¥970–2,005Bus to Wattay International Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the bus from Vang Vieng Laos to Vientianebus
- Fly from Wattay International Airport (VTE) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane VTE - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
8h 4m¥1,177–3,615Train to Luang Prabang International Airport, fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Take the train from Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang Naluang Terminaltrain
- Fly from Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane LPQ - CTU
7h 44m¥1,535–4,615Train to Jinghong, fly to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Take the train from Van Vieng station to Xishuangbanna Stationtrain
- Fly from Jinghong (JHG) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU)plane JHG - CTU
8h 49m¥866–4,174Train to Luang Prabang International Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the train from Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang Naluang Terminaltrain
- Fly from Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane LPQ - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
11h 28m¥1,542–4,025Taxi to Xieng Khouang Airport, fly to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, subway
- Take the taxi from Vang Vieng to Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH)taxi
- Fly from Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH) to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU)plane XKH - TFU
- Take the subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century Citysubway
14h 27m¥1,911–3,963
Wattay International Airport (VTE) to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Vang Vieng to Chengdu is to train and bus which costs ¥600 - ¥1300 and takes 23h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Vang Vieng to Chengdu is to train and fly which takes 7h 44m and costs ¥1500 - ¥4700.
No, there is no direct train from Vang Vieng station to Chengdu. However, there are services departing from Van Vieng station and arriving at Tianfu Square via Kunming South and East station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 17m.
The distance between Vang Vieng and Chengdu is 1994 km. The road distance is 1815.2 km.
The best way to get from Vang Vieng to Chengdu without a car is to train which takes 15h 17m and costs ¥850 - ¥1600.
It takes approximately 15h 17m to get from Vang Vieng to Chengdu, including transfers.
Vang Vieng to Chengdu train services, operated by Laos - China Railway, depart from Van Vieng station.
Chengdu is 1h ahead of Vang Vieng. It is currently 6:47 AM in Vang Vieng and 7:47 AM in Chengdu.
Vang Vieng to Chengdu train services, operated by Laos - China Railway, arrive at Kunming South station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vang Vieng to Chengdu is 1815 km. It takes approximately 23h 1m to drive from Vang Vieng to Chengdu.
What companies run services between Vang Vieng, Laos and Chengdu, China?
You can take a vehicle from Vang Vieng to Tianfu Square via Van Vieng station, Kunming South, Chengdu East, and East station in around 15h 17m.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,100
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,500
Flights from Luang Prabang International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,400
Flights from Luang Prabang International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–4,600
Flights from Xieng Khouang Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Wattay International Airport, Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,800
- Website
- tibetairlines.com
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Jinghong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–4,400
Flights from Jinghong to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,800
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–6,000
Flights from Luang Prabang International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,800
Flights from Xieng Khouang Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Wattay International Airport, Jinghong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–6,000
Flights from Jinghong to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,900
Flights from Luang Prabang International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Wattay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,500
Flights from Xieng Khouang Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Wattay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–6,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Luang Prabang International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,800
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Luang Prabang International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,600
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Luang Prabang International Airport to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,800
- Phone
- 021-891888
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Van Vieng station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥380–950
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- ¥380–600
- First Class
- ¥500–950
Train from Van Vieng station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥380–950
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- ¥380–600
- First Class
- ¥500–950
Train from Van Vieng station to Xishuangbanna Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥190–340
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- ¥190–210
- First Class
- ¥290–340
Train from Kunming South to Chengdu East
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥480–530
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥800–900
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,100–1,700
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from Tianfu International Airport North to Century City
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–14
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Phone
- 856071212979
Train from Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang Naluang Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥100–170
- Book at
- 12 Go
Train from Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang Naluang Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥100–170
- Book at
- 12 Go
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Kunming East to Chengdu East
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥210–300
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥210–300
- Phone
- +856 21 254512-5
- [email protected]
- Website
- soutchaitravel.com
Bus from Vang Vieng Laos to Vientiane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥50–85
- Schedules at
- soutchaitravel.com
Bus from Vang Vieng Laos to Vientiane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥50–85
- Schedules at
- soutchaitravel.com
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