There are 4 ways to get from Edinburgh to Vientiane by plane, train, 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 Edinburgh Airport to Wattay International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane EDI - VTE
19h 12m$483–1,313Train to Newcastle, fly to Wattay International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane NCL - VTE
20h 38m$422–1,013Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Wattay International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane GLA - VTE
19h 57m$505–1,446Fly Edinburgh Airport to Udon Thani International Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Udon Thani International Airport (UTH)plane EDI - UTH
- Take the bus from Udon Thani Airport to Nong Khai Minivan Stationbus
22h 16m$578–1,334
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 $420 - $1,100 and takes 20h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Vientiane is to fly which takes 19h 12m and costs $480 - $1,400.
The distance between Edinburgh and Vientiane is 9320 km.
It takes approximately 19h 12m to get from Edinburgh to Vientiane, including transfers.
Vientiane is 7h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 3:36 PM in Edinburgh and 10:36 PM in Vientiane.
There are 283+ hotels available in Vientiane.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Vientiane, Laos?
Austrian Airlines, Thai Airways International, and five other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Wattay International Airport (VTE) 4 times a day.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wattay International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wattay International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wattay International Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wattay International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wattay International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wattay International Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Newcastle to Wattay International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Newcastle to Wattay International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Newcastle to Wattay International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,600
Flights from Newcastle to Wattay International Airport via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wattay International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wattay International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Newcastle to Wattay International Airport via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wattay International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wattay International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Newcastle to Wattay International Airport via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Doha, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
- Website
- laoairlines.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wattay International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
Flights from Newcastle to Wattay International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wattay International Airport via Frankfurt, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
- 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
- Phone
- +66 42 081 899
- rgadventure.th@gmail.com
- Website
- RG Adventure
Bus from Udon Thani Airport to Nong Khai Minivan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- RG Adventure
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