There are 8 ways to get from Yiwu to Laos by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly Yiwu Airport to Wattay International Airport
best- Fly from Yiwu Airport (YIW) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane YIW - VTE
10h 30m$182–552Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Yiwu to Kunmingtrain Shanghai South / ...
- Take the bus from Kunming South to Laos Vientianebus
47h 3m$75–176Train
- Take the train from Yiwu Station to Kunming Southtrain Nanjing-Kunming / ...
- Take the train from Kunming South to Vientiane stationtrain
21h 23m$201–298Drive 2,694.6 km
- Drive from Yiwu to Vientianecar 2,694.6 km
30h 18m$483–698Train to Quzhou Airport, fly to Wattay International Airport
- Take the train from Yiwu to Quzhoutrain
- Fly from Quzhou Airport (JUZ) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane JUZ - VTE
9h 50m$252–772Bus to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Wattay International Airport
- Take the bus from Yiwu Shangmaocheng to Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airportbus
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane HGH - VTE
11h 16m$142–296Bus to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Luang Prabang International Airport
- Take the bus from Yiwu Shangmaocheng to Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airportbus
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ)plane HGH - LPQ
11h 55m$212–617Fly Yiwu Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport
- Fly from Yiwu Airport (YIW) to Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ)plane YIW - LPQ
12h 10m$182–703
Yiwu Airport (YIW) to Wattay International Airport (VTE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Yiwu to Laos is to train and bus which costs $75 - $180 and takes 47h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Yiwu to Laos is to train and fly which takes 9h 50m and costs $250 - $800.
No, there is no direct train from Yiwu station to Laos station. However, there are services departing from Yiwu Station and arriving at Vientiane station via Kunming South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 23m.
The distance between Yiwu and Laos is 2200 km. The road distance is 2694.6 km.
The best way to get from Yiwu to Laos without a car is to train which takes 21h 23m and costs $200 - $300.
It takes approximately 10h 30m to get from Yiwu to Laos, including transfers.
Yiwu to Laos train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, depart from Yiwu Station.
The best way to get from Yiwu to Laos is to fly which takes 10h 30m and costs $180 - $550. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $200 - $300 and takes 21h 23m.
Laos is 1h behind Yiwu. It is currently 05:11 in Yiwu and 04:11 in Laos.
Yiwu to Laos train services, operated by China Railways G-Class, arrive at Kunming South station.
What companies run services between Yiwu, China and Laos?
China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Yiwu Airport (YIW) to Wattay International Airport (VTE) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Yiwu to Vientiane via Yiwu Station, Kunming South, and Vientiane station in around 21h 23m.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Yiwu Airport to Wattay International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Quzhou Airport to Wattay International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Quzhou Airport to Wattay International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Yiwu Airport to Wattay International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Quzhou Airport to Wattay International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- laoairlines.com
Flights from Yiwu Airport to Wattay International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–550
Flights from Quzhou Airport to Wattay International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–750
Flights from Yiwu Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Yiwu Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Yiwu Airport to Wattay International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Yiwu Airport to Wattay International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Wattay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- gxairlines.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Nanning
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Yiwu Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Train from Yiwu Station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–150
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- $210–240
- Business Class Seat
- $310–440
Train from Yiwu to Quzhou
- 2nd Class Seat
- $9–10
- 1st Class Seat
- $14–16
- Business Class Seat
- $20–29
- 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 Yiwu to Quzhou
- Hard Seat
- $3–5
- Hard sleeper
- $7–11
- Soft sleeper
- $12–17
Train from Yiwu to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- $30–45
- Hard sleeper
- $55–80
- Soft sleeper
- $90–120
Train from Yiwu to Quzhou
- Adult - second class
- $7–11
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Yiwu Shangmaocheng to Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $10–14
Bus from Yiwu Shangmaocheng to Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $10–14
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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Booking & Getting There
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