There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Laos by train, plane, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Wattay International Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane LHR - VTE
20h 14m$661–1,335Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Wattay International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane BRS - VTE
20h 35m$402–1,267Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Udon Thani International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Udon Thani International Airport (UTH)plane LHR - UTH
- Drive from Udon-Thani-Airport-UTH to Vientianecar
21h 20m$673–1,354Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Wattay International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane LGW - VTE
20h 18m$406–1,320Fly Cardiff Airport to Wattay International Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane CWL - VTE
21h 46m$437–1,608Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Ubon Ratchathani Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Ubon Ratchathani Airport (UBP)plane LHR - UBP
- Take the bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Paksebus
24h 49m$547–1,474Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Noi Bai International Airport, bus, drive
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)plane LHR - HAN
- Take the bus from Thanh Xuan to Mộc Châubus
- Drive from Mộc Châu to Xam Nuacar
23h 57m$445–1,085Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Khon Kaen Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Khon Kaen Airport (KKC)plane LHR - KKC
- Take the train from Khon Kaen to Nong Khaitrain
25h 31m$526–1,375
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Wattay International Airport (VTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Laos is to train and fly and bus and drive which costs $440 - $1,100 and takes 23h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Laos is to train and fly which takes 20h 14m and costs $650 - $1,400.
The distance between Cardiff and Laos is 9579 km.
It takes approximately 20h 14m to get from Cardiff to Laos, including transfers.
Laos is 7h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 9:39 PM in Cardiff and 4:39 AM in Laos.
There are 282+ hotels available in Laos.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Laos?
KLM, Lao Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Wattay International Airport (VTE) twice daily.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Wattay International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Wattay International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Bristol Airport to Wattay International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from Bristol Airport to Wattay International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Wattay International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Wattay International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Wattay International Airport via Islamabad, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Wattay International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Dhaka, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Khon Kaen Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- laoairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Wattay International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Wattay International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Wattay International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Wattay International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Wattay International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Wattay International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Wattay International Airport via Noi Bai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Wattay International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Noi Bai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Noi Bai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Kuwait, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Wattay International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Wattay International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Wattay International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $100–130
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $130–190
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $29–40
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $35–55
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $75–95
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $100–150
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $35–50
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $50–75
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- $35–55
- 1st Class
- $45–65
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Khon Kaen to Nong Khai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–35
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $2–6
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $19–25
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- $9–13
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $26–35
- Phone
- 1490
- borkorsor@transport.co.th
- Website
- tcl99web.transport.co.th
Bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Pakse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–35
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
Bus from Thanh Xuan to Mộc Châu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- booking.baolau.com
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