There are 7 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
28h 7m$1,020–3,823Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Wattay International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Davenport to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane ORD - VTE
32h 7m$425–1,054Fly Waterloo Municipal Airport to Wattay International Airport
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane ALO - VTE
30h 44m$521–2,024Fly Quad City International Airport to Wattay International Airport
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane MLI - VTE
30h 54m$504–2,004Fly Omaha to Wattay International Airport
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane OMA - VTE
31h 42m$1,005–3,805Bus 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
32h 12mBus 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$549–954
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 - $1,000 and takes 36h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa to Laos is to fly which takes 28h 7m and costs $1,000 - $3,900.
The distance between Iowa and Laos is 13206 km.
It takes approximately 28h 7m to get from Iowa to Laos, including transfers.
Laos is 13h ahead of Iowa. It is currently 5:45 AM in Iowa and 6:45 PM in Laos.
There are 272+ hotels available in Laos.
What companies run services between Iowa, USA and Laos?
Delta, T'way Air, and five other airlines fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Wattay International Airport (VTE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Wattay International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Des Moines to Wattay International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Wattay International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Atlanta, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Omaha to Wattay International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Omaha to Wattay International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Omaha to Wattay International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Wattay International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Wattay International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Wattay International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Des Moines to Wattay International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Omaha to Wattay International Airport via Detroit, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Wattay International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- 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
- 30h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Atlanta, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 29m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Wattay International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- 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
- $360–1,400
- 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
- $460–1,400
- 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
- $410–1,200
- 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
- $360–3,300
- 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
- $410–1,300
- 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
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Noi Bai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- 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
- $30–50
- 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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