There are 8 ways to get from Kathmandu to Pakse by plane, bus, car, train, or taxi
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Fly Tribhuvan International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport, bus
best- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Ubon Ratchathani Airport (UBP)plane KTM - UBP
- Take the bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Paksebus
13h 6m$242–989Fly Tribhuvan International Airport to Pakse International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Pakse International Airport (PKZ)plane KTM - PKZ
14h 18m$185–520Drive, bus, train
- Drive from Kathmandu to Zhangmucar
- Take the bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminalbus
- Take the train from Lhasa to Beijing West Stationtrain
- Take the train from Beijing West Station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Vientiane stationtrain
- Take the bus from Vientiane Southern Bus Station to Paksebus
4d 1h$395–641Drive 3,634.2 km
- Drive from Kathmandu to Paksecar 3,634.2 km
2d 6h$651–941Taxi to Simara Airport, fly to Ubon Ratchathani Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Kathmandu to Simara Airport (SIF)taxi
- Fly from Simara Airport (SIF) to Ubon Ratchathani Airport (UBP)plane SIF - UBP
- Take the bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Paksebus
18h 48m$227–516Fly Tribhuvan International Airport to Roi Et Airport, bus
- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Roi Et Airport (ROI)plane KTM - ROI
- Take the bus from Selaphum to Ubon Ratchathanibus
- Take the bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Paksebus
26h 4m$199–552Fly Tribhuvan International Airport to Buri Ram, train, bus
- Fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Buri Ram (BFV)plane KTM - BFV
- Take the train from Buri Ram to Ubon Ratchathanitrain
- Take the bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Paksebus
27h 9m$185–533Drive, bus, train via Zhengzhou
- Drive from Kathmandu to Zhangmucar
- Take the bus from Zhangmu to Lhasa Beijiao Passenger Transport Terminalbus
- Take the train from Lhasa to Zhengzhoutrain
- Take the train from Zhengzhou to Hanoi Gia Lam Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Hanoi Old Quarter to Vientiane Southern Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Vientiane Southern Bus Station to Paksebus
5d 10h$376–655
Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Ubon Ratchathani Airport (UBP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kathmandu to Pakse is to fly which costs $180 - $550 and takes 14h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Kathmandu to Pakse is to fly and bus which takes 13h 6m and costs $240 - $1,000.
The distance between Kathmandu and Pakse is 2595 km. The road distance is 3634.2 km.
It takes approximately 13h 6m to get from Kathmandu to Pakse, including transfers.
Pakse is 1h 15m ahead of Kathmandu. It is currently 6:55 AM in Kathmandu and 8:10 AM in Pakse.
Yes, the driving distance between Kathmandu to Pakse is 3634 km. It takes approximately 2 days 6h to drive from Kathmandu to Pakse.
There are 46+ hotels available in Pakse.
What companies run services between Kathmandu, Nepal and Pakse, Laos?
Thai Airways International, Lao Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) to Pakse International Airport (PKZ) 4 times a day.
- Website
- laoairlines.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Pakse International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Siem Reap
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Pakse International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vientiane
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Pakse International Airport via Kunming, Vientiane
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Pakse International Airport via Don Muang, Vientiane
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Pakse International Airport via Don Muang, Siem Reap
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Roi Et Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Buri Ram via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Buri Ram via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Tribhuvan International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Simara Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Simara Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport, Dhaka, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Simara Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Tribhuvan International Airport, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–370
Train from Lhasa to Beijing West Station
- Hard Seat
- $45–65
- Hard Sleeper
- $100–130
- Soft Sleeper
- $140–200
Train from Lhasa to Zhengzhou
- Hard Seat
- $35–60
- Hard Sleeper
- $85–110
- Soft Sleeper
- $120–170
Train from Beijing West Station to Kunming South
- 2nd Class Seat
- $160–190
- 1st Class Seat
- $280–310
- Business Class Seat
- $400–600
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Kunming South to Vientiane station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Second Class
- $65–80
- First Class
- $90–130
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Buri Ram to Ubon Ratchathani
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–35
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $2–6
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $18–25
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- $9–13
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $26–35
- Phone
- 86-010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Zhengzhou to Hanoi Gia Lam Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $190–310
- Schedules at
- booking.baolau.com
- Sleeper
- $260–310
- Phone
- 1490
- borkorsor@transport.co.th
- Website
- tcl99web.transport.co.th
Bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Pakse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–35
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
- Phone
- +856 31 214 842
- greenparadisetours99@gmail.com
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Vientiane Southern Bus Station to Pakse
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- +66 56 720 720
- info@phetprasert.com
- Website
- phetprasert.com
Bus from Selaphum to Ubon Ratchathani
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Schedules at
- phetprasert.com
- 13
- $4–5
- Phone
- +84 91 442 57 88
- vietlaobus@gmail.com
- Website
- vietlaobus.com
Bus from Hanoi Old Quarter to Vientiane Southern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- vietlaobus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Estimated price
- $85–110
Impala Travel Service
- Phone
- +977 1-4701549
- Website
- impala.com.np
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