There are 6 ways to get from Iowa to Laos by plane, bus, or car
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Fly Des Moines to Wattay International Airport
best- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane DSM - VTE
29h 27m$970–3,423Fly Quad City International Airport to Wattay International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane MLI - VTE
32h 9m$504–2,204Bus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly to Wattay International Airport
- Take the bus from Ames to MSP Airportbus
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane MSP - VTE
33h 28m$574–1,699Fly Omaha to Wattay International Airport
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane OMA - VTE
32h 2m$805–3,005Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Wattay International Airport
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane CID - VTE
34h 47mBus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Noi Bai International Airport, bus, drive
- Take the bus from Davenport to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)plane ORD - HAN
- Take the bus from Thanh Xuan to Mộc Châubus
- Drive from Mộc Châu to Xam Nuacar
36h 30m$557–1,410
Des Moines (DSM) to Wattay International Airport (VTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa to Laos is to bus and fly and drive which costs $550 - $1,500 and takes 36h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa to Laos is to fly which takes 29h 27m and costs $950 - $3,500.
The distance between Iowa and Laos is 13206 km.
It takes approximately 29h 27m to get from Iowa to Laos, including transfers.
Laos is 12h ahead of Iowa. It is currently 10:57 PM in Iowa and 10:57 AM in Laos.
There are 282+ hotels available in Laos.
What companies run services between Iowa, USA and Laos?
Delta, Jeju Air, and six other airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Wattay International Airport (VTE) every 4 hours.
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Des Moines to Wattay International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Des Moines to Wattay International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Des Moines to Wattay International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Omaha to Wattay International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Omaha to Wattay International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Omaha to Wattay International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,400
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Wattay International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Wattay International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Wattay International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Omaha to Wattay International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Wattay International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- laoairlines.com
Flights from Des Moines to Wattay International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Noi Bai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,400
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–5,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Ames to MSP Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–95
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380express.com
Bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.380express.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.380express.com/schedule/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Davenport to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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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