There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Laos by 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.
Fly to Wattay International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane SJO - VTE
30h 25m$463–2,704Fly to Noi Bai International Airport, bus, drive
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)plane SJO - HAN
- Take the bus from Thanh Xuan to Mộc Châubus
- Drive from Mộc Châu to Xam Nuacar
38h 44m$427–2,453Fly to Udon Thani International Airport, drive
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Udon Thani International Airport (UTH)plane SJO - UTH
- Drive from Udon-Thani-Airport-UTH to Vientianecar
28h 43m$515–2,923Fly to Pakse International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Pakse International Airport (PKZ)plane SJO - PKZ
32h 2m$1,002–3,403Fly to Luang Prabang International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ)plane SJO - LPQ
33h 29m$493–2,905Fly to Ubon Ratchathani Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ubon Ratchathani Airport (UBP)plane SJO - UBP
- Take the bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Paksebus
31h 40m$509–3,042
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Wattay International Airport (VTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Laos is to fly and bus and drive which costs $420 - $2,500 and takes 38h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Laos is to fly and drive which takes 28h 43m and costs $500 - $3,000.
The distance between Costa Rica and Laos is 16825 km.
It takes approximately 30h 25m to get from Costa Rica to Laos, including transfers.
Laos is 13h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 3:41 AM in Costa Rica and 4:41 PM in Laos.
There are 288+ hotels available in Laos.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Laos?
KLM, Thai Airways International, and four other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Wattay International Airport (VTE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Wattay International Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–2,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,600
- Website
- laoairlines.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Wattay International Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,900
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Wattay International Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,900
- Website
- greaterbay-airlines.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Pakse International Airport via Los Angeles, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 28m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Bus from Thanh Xuan to Mộc Châu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- booking.baolau.com
- 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
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