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How to get fromCardiff to Laosby train, plane, car or bus

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There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Laos by train, plane, car, or bus

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  1. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Luang Prabang International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ)plane plane LHR - LPQ
    21h 50m
    $467–1,023

  2. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Noi Bai International Airport, bus, drive

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)plane plane LHR - HAN
    3. Take the bus from Thanh Xuan to Mộc Châubus bus
    4. Drive from Mộc Châu to Xam Nuacar car
    24h
    $411–1,022

  3. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Wattay International Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane plane LHR - VTE
    20h 11m
    $497–1,272

  4. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Udon Thani International Airport, drive

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Udon Thani International Airport (UTH)plane plane LHR - UTH
    3. Drive from Udon-Thani-Airport-UTH to Vientianecar car
    21h 18m
    $589–1,591

  5. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Wattay International Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane plane LGW - VTE
    20h 17m
    $497–1,277

  6. Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Wattay International Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain train
    2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane plane BRS - VTE
    21h 30m
    $466–1,246

  7. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Ubon Ratchathani Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Ubon Ratchathani Airport (UBP)plane plane LHR - UBP
    3. Take the bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Paksebus bus
    24h 6m
    $483–1,410

  8. Fly Cardiff Airport to Wattay International Airport

    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane plane CWL - VTE
    21h 51m
    $558–1,908

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) flights

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration18h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket$461Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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) once daily.

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