There are 3 ways to get from Athens to Vientiane by plane, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Wattay International Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane ATH - VTE
17h 7m$501–661Fly to Udon Thani International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Udon Thani International Airport (UTH)plane ATH - UTH
- Drive from Udon-Thani-Airport-UTH to Vientianecar
18h 8m$275–682Fly to Luang Prabang International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ)plane ATH - LPQ
- Take the train from Luang Prabang station to Vientiane stationtrain
22h 10m$340–862
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Wattay International Airport (VTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Vientiane is to fly and drive which costs $270 - $700 and takes 18h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Vientiane is to fly which takes 17h 7m and costs $500 - $700.
The distance between Athens and Vientiane is 7846 km.
It takes approximately 17h 7m to get from Athens to Vientiane, including transfers.
Vientiane is 5h ahead of Athens. It is currently 6:30 AM in Athens and 11:30 AM in Vientiane.
There are 276+ hotels available in Vientiane.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Vientiane, Laos?
Turkish Airlines, Thai Airways International, and five other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Wattay International Airport (VTE) every 4 hours.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Manama, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Manama, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Istanbul, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Doha, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Istanbul, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Doha, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- laoairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Istanbul, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Doha, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Manama, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Doha, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Sharjah, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Doha, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Sharjah, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Istanbul, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Doha, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Dubai, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Manama, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Luang Prabang station to Vientiane station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–31
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Second Class
- $17–19
- First Class
- $29–31
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