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
26h 1m$920–3,423Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Noi Bai International Airport, bus, drive
cheapest- 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
35h 40m$549–1,514Bus 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
30h 48m$674–2,699Fly Omaha to Wattay International Airport
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane OMA - VTE
31h 27m$855–3,205Fly Quad City International Airport to Wattay International Airport
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane MLI - VTE
31h 24m$554–2,304Bus 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
31h 11m
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 - $1,600 and takes 35h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa to Laos is to fly which takes 26h 1m and costs $900 - $3,500.
The distance between Iowa and Laos is 13206 km.
It takes approximately 26h 1m to get from Iowa to Laos, including transfers.
Laos is 12h ahead of Iowa. It is currently 5:09 PM in Iowa and 5:09 AM in Laos.
There are 282+ hotels available in Laos.
What companies run services between Iowa, USA and Laos?
Delta, Jeju Air, and three other airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Wattay International Airport (VTE) 4 times a day.
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Des Moines to Wattay International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Des Moines to Wattay International Airport via Detroit, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Des Moines to Wattay International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Omaha to Wattay International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Omaha to Wattay International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
Flights from Omaha to Wattay International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,600
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Wattay International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Wattay International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,400
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Wattay International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Omaha to Wattay International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Noi Bai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–5,500
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- 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
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–5,500
- 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/
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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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- 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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