There are 8 ways to get from Taipei to Vientiane by plane, ferry, train, car ferry, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Wattay International Airport
best- Fly from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane TPE - VTE
8h 20m$164–325Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Taipei Harbor to Pingtan Portferry
- Take the train from Pingtan Station to Shangraotrain
- Take the train from Shangrao to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Vientiane stationtrain
30h 19m$254–456Car ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Keelung Port to Xiamen Portcarferry
- Take the bus from Xiamen to Haikoubus
- Take the bus from Haikou Xiuying Port Bus Terminal to Nanningbus
- Take the bus from Nanning Tourism Distribution Centre to Ha Noi Nuoc Ngam Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ha Noi Nuoc Ngam Bus Station to Vientiane - Southern Bus Stationbus
3d 4h$193–356Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Keelung Port to Xiamen Portcarferry
- Drive from Xiamen Port to Vientianecar
40h 38m$477–743Fly Taipei Songshan Airport to Wattay International Airport
- Fly from Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane TSA - VTE
8h 25m$180–550Fly Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Udon Thani International Airport, drive
- Fly from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) to Udon Thani International Airport (UTH)plane TPE - UTH
- Drive from Udon-Thani-Airport-UTH to Vientianecar
9h 54m$198–466Train to Taichung Airport, fly to Wattay International Airport
- Take the train from 台北 to 台中train
- Fly from Taichung Airport (RMQ) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane RMQ - VTE
11h 28m$201–625Car ferry, train
- Take the carferry from Keelung Port to Xiamen Portcarferry
- Take the train from Xiamen to Kunming South Stationtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Vientiane stationtrain
41h 22m$287–451
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) to Wattay International Airport (VTE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Taipei to Vientiane is to fly which costs $160 - $330 and takes 8h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Taipei to Vientiane is to fly which takes 8h 20m and costs $160 - $330.
The distance between Taipei and Vientiane is 2113 km.
The best way to get from Taipei to Vientiane without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 3 days 4h and costs $190 - $360.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Taipei to Vientiane, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Taipei Songshan Airport Airport to Wattay International Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 14h 25m and has one stopover.
Vientiane is 1h behind Taipei. It is currently 14:14 in Taipei and 13:14 in Vientiane.
China Southern Airlines, Uni Airways, Shanghai Airlines and four other airlines offer flights from Taipei Songshan Airport Airport to Wattay International Airport Airport.
There are 293+ hotels available in Vientiane.
What companies run services between Taipei, Taiwan and Vientiane, Laos?
Thai Airways International, China Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) to Wattay International Airport (VTE) 5 times a day.
- Website
- laoairlines.com
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–500
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–440
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–650
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Wattay International Airport via Fuzhou, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Wattay International Airport via Fuzhou, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $310–750
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Wattay International Airport via Xiamen, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Taichung Airport to Wattay International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,300
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–700
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–650
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Wattay International Airport via Fuzhou, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Wattay International Airport via Xiamen, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Taichung Airport to Wattay International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Taichung Airport to Wattay International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Wattay International Airport via Fuzhou, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Taichung Airport to Wattay International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Wattay International Airport via Fuzhou, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Taipei Songshan Airport to Wattay International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–440
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–700
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
- Website
- gxairlines.com
Flights from Taichung Airport to Wattay International Airport via Macau, Nanning
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Train from Pingtan Station to Shangrao
- 2nd Class Seat
- $28–31
- 1st Class Seat
- $47–51
- Business Class Seat
- $65–95
Train from Shangrao to Kunming South
- 2nd Class Seat
- $115–125
- 1st Class Seat
- $190–210
- Business Class Seat
- $270–390
Train from Xiamen to Kunming South Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- $240–260
- Business Class Seat
- $350–490
- 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 台北 to 台中
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–24
- Website
- thsrc.com
- Non-Reserved
- $20–23
- Standard
- $20–24
- Business
- $39
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Xiamen to Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–77
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $40–60
Bus from Haikou Xiuying Port Bus Terminal to Nanning
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–42
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $20–29
Bus from Nanning Tourism Distribution Centre to Ha Noi Nuoc Ngam Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Book at
- baolau.com
- Bus
- $18–26
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Ha Noi Nuoc Ngam Bus Station to Vientiane - Southern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Book at
- HTX Van Tai 277
Bus from Ha Noi Nuoc Ngam Bus Station to Vientiane - Southern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $51
- Book at
- 12Go
- Phone
- (02) 2516-9788
- Website
- tourking.com.tw
Ferry from Taipei Harbor to Pingtan Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- Schedules at
- taiwancsf.com
- Adult
- $40–150
- Website
- coscotw.com.tw
Car ferry from Keelung Port to Xiamen Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- http://www.coscotw.com.tw
- Standard
- $75–110
- Lux
- $85–140
- Deluxe
- $270–550
Car ferry from Keelung Port to Xiamen Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- http://www.coscotw.com.tw
- Standard
- $75–110
- Lux
- $85–140
- Deluxe
- $270–550
Car ferry from Keelung Port to Xiamen Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- http://www.coscotw.com.tw
- Standard
- $75–110
- Lux
- $85–140
- Deluxe
- $270–550
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