There are 5 ways to get from Ottawa to Luang Prabang by plane, train, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ)plane YOW - LPQ
28h 47m$805–2,206Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport, Local Bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI)plane YOW - CEI
- Take the bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang khongbus
- Take the ferry from Huay Xai to Luang Prabangferry
42h 40m$726–1,830Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Luang Prabang International Airport
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ)plane YUL - LPQ
32h 44m$731–2,308Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Wattay International Airport, Minivan, train
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane YOW - VTE
- Take the bus from Vientiane Northern Bus Station to Vang Vieng Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang Naluang Terminaltrain
36h 38m$734–2,045Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Dien Bien Phu Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Dien Bien Phu Airport (DIN)plane YOW - DIN
- Take the bus from Dien Bien Bus Station to Oudomxaybus
- Take the train from Oudomxay station to Luang Prabang stationtrain
38h 59m$772–2,142
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Luang Prabang is to fly and Local Bus and ferry which costs $700 - $1,900 and takes 42h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Luang Prabang is to fly which takes 28h 47m and costs $800 - $2,300.
The distance between Ottawa and Luang Prabang is 12777 km.
It takes approximately 28h 47m to get from Ottawa to Luang Prabang, including transfers.
Luang Prabang is 11h ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 11:25 in Ottawa and 22:25 in Luang Prabang.
There are 370+ hotels available in Luang Prabang.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Luang Prabang, Laos?
Air Canada, Thai Airways International, and seven other airlines fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Toronto, Hong Kong, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Delhi, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Munich, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Frankfurt, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Dien Bien Phu Airport via London Heathrow, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Dien Bien Phu Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Dien Bien Phu Airport via Toronto, Hong Kong, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Dien Bien Phu Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Dien Bien Phu Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Delhi, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Dien Bien Phu Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Munich, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Wattay International Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,200
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
- Website
- laoairlines.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Toronto, Hong Kong, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Istanbul, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Wattay International Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $27–85
- Business
- $60–160
- Business Plus
- $70–170
- Economy
- $30–90
- Economy Plus
- $30–100
- Phone
- 856071212979
Train from Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang Naluang Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Book at
- 12 Go
- Phone
- 021-891888
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Oudomxay station to Luang Prabang station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–19
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Second Class
- $7–8
- First Class
- $11–19
- Phone
- 856071212979
Bus from Vientiane Northern Bus Station to Vang Vieng Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11
- Book at
- 12 Go
Bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang khong
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Phone
- +84 91 442 57 88
- vietlaobus@gmail.com
- Website
- vietlaobus.com
Bus from Dien Bien Bus Station to Oudomxay
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- vietlaobus.com
- Website
- asocialnomad.com
Ferry from Huay Xai to Luang Prabang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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