There are 7 ways to get from Khon Kaen to Ho Chi Minh by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly
best- Fly from Khon Kaen Airport (KKC) to Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)KKC - SGN
5h 35m$75–260Train, bus via Don Muang Airport (DMK)
cheapest- Take the train from Khon Kaen to Don Muang26
- Take the bus from Bangkok to Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express
- Take the bus from Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express to Ho Chi Minh Virak Buntham Express
28h 11m$69–110Bus via Poipet
- Take the bus from Khon Kaen to Nakhon Ratchasima
- Take the bus from Nakhon Ratchasima to Aranyaprathet
- Take the bus from Poipet Virak Buntham Express to Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express
- Take the bus from Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express to Ho Chi Minh Virak Buntham Express
23h 35mDrive 913.8 km
- Drive from Khon Kaen to Ho Chi Minh913.8 km
14h 12m$107–154Bus
- Take the bus from Khon Kaen to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Phnom Penh
- Take the bus from Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express to Ho Chi Minh Virak Buntham Express
27h 8m$82–87Train, bus
- Take the train from Khon Kaen to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal26
- Take the bus from Bangkok to Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express
- Take the bus from Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express to Ho Chi Minh Virak Buntham Express
28h 25m$69–109Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Khon Kaen to Sathani Rotfai Don Mueang
- Take the bus from Bangkok Khao San Road to Phnom Penh
- Take the bus from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh
30h 3m$81–118
Khon Kaen Airport (KKC) to Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Khon Kaen to Ho Chi Minh is to bus which costs $80 - $90 and takes 27h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Khon Kaen to Ho Chi Minh is to fly which takes 5h 35m and costs $75 - $260.
No, there is no direct bus from Khon Kaen to Ho Chi Minh. However, there are services departing from Khon Kaen and arriving at Ho Chi Minh Virak Buntham Express via Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal, Soriya Cinema and Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 8m.
The distance between Khon Kaen and Ho Chi Minh is 764 km. The road distance is 913.8 km.
The best way to get from Khon Kaen to Ho Chi Minh without a car is to bus which takes 27h 8m and costs $80 - $90.
It takes approximately 5h 35m to get from Khon Kaen to Ho Chi Minh, including transfers.
Khon Kaen to Ho Chi Minh bus services, operated by Nakhonchai Air, depart from Khon Kaen station.
The best way to get from Khon Kaen to Ho Chi Minh is to fly which takes 5h 35m and costs $75 - $260. Alternatively, you can bus via Poipet, which costs and takes 23h 35m.
Khon Kaen to Ho Chi Minh bus services, operated by Nakhonchai Air, arrive at Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Khon Kaen to Ho Chi Minh is 914 km. It takes approximately 14h 12m to drive from Khon Kaen to Ho Chi Minh.
What companies run services between Khon Kaen, Thailand and Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam?
Thai Airways International, Thai AirAsia, and four other airlines fly from Khon Kaen Airport (KKC) to Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Khon Kaen to Ho Chi Minh Virak Buntham Express via Nakhon Ratchasima, Aranyaprathet, Poipet Virak Buntham Express, and Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express in around 23h 35m.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Khon Kaen Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Khon Kaen Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–330
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Khon Kaen Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–370
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Khon Kaen Airport to Tan Son Nhat International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–260
- Website
- railway.co.th
Train from Khon Kaen to Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–45
- Schedules at
- railway.co.th
Train from Khon Kaen to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–45
- Schedules at
- railway.co.th
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Khon Kaen to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–45
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $4–8
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $21–28
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- $11–16
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $30–45
- Second Class Sleeper
- $30–31
- Ordinary Train
- $7–40
Train from Khon Kaen to Sathani Rotfai Don Mueang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–45
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $4–8
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $21–28
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- $11–16
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $30–45
- Second Class Sleeper
- $31–32
- Ordinary Train
- $7–40
- Phone
- +66 2 936 3256
- Website
- sombattour.com
Bus from Khon Kaen to Nakhon Ratchasima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/sombat-tour
- Website
- https://www.sombattour.com/
Bus from Nakhon Ratchasima to Aranyaprathet
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Phone
- (+855) 81 911 911
- support@virakbuntham.com
- Website
- vireakbuntham.com
Bus from Poipet Virak Buntham Express to Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17
- Website
- https://vireakbuntham.com/
Bus from Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express to Ho Chi Minh Virak Buntham Express
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $34
- Website
- https://vireakbuntham.com/
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Phnom Penh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33
- Website
- https://vireakbuntham.com/
Bus from Bangkok to Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–32
- Website
- https://vireakbuntham.com/
- Phone
- 1624
- customerservice@nakhonchaiair.com
- Website
- nakhonchaiair.com
Bus from Khon Kaen to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/nakhonchai-air
- Website
- https://www.nakhonchaiair.com/view/
- Phone
- 02 629 1300
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Bangkok Khao San Road to Phnom Penh
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $39
- Schedules at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- +855 23 222 838
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- +84 28 38389593
- info@thesinhtourist.vn
- Website
- thesinhtourist.vn
Bus from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- thesinhtourist.vn
- Phone
- +84 28 3837 0969
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35
- Book at
- 12go.asia
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