There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Vientiane by plane, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Wattay International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane EDI - VTE
20h 2m$463–1,313Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Wattay International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane GLA - VTE
20h 23m$445–1,246Fly Edinburgh Airport to Udon Thani International Airport, drive
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Udon Thani International Airport (UTH)plane EDI - UTH
- Drive from Udon-Thani-Airport-UTH to Vientianecar
20h 11m$577–1,434Train to Newcastle, fly to Wattay International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane NCL - VTE
20h 48m$532–1,513
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Wattay International Airport (VTE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Vientiane is to train and fly which costs $440 - $1,300 and takes 20h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Vientiane is to fly which takes 20h 2m and costs $460 - $1,400.
The distance between Edinburgh and Vientiane is 9320 km.
It takes approximately 20h 2m to get from Edinburgh to Vientiane, including transfers.
Vientiane is 6h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 9:52 AM in Edinburgh and 3:52 PM in Vientiane.
There are 291+ hotels available in Vientiane.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Vientiane, Laos?
Austrian Airlines, Thai Airways International, and seven other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Wattay International Airport (VTE) every 4 hours.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wattay International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wattay International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wattay International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wattay International Airport via Oslo, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wattay International Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wattay International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wattay International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wattay International Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Stockholm, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Oslo, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Newcastle to Wattay International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Newcastle to Wattay International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Newcastle to Wattay International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wattay International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wattay International Airport via Frankfurt, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wattay International Airport via Munich, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wattay International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Newcastle to Wattay International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wattay International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 57m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wattay International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wattay International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wattay International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wattay International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- laoairlines.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wattay International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Newcastle to Wattay International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Doha, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
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