There are 4 ways to get from Lhasa to Vientiane by taxi, plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, fly
best- Take the taxi from Lhasa to Lhasa-Airport-LXAtaxi
- Fly from Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane LXA - VTE
5h 28m$210–973Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Lasa North Suburb Coach Station to Shangri-La Countybus
- Take the train from Shangri-La to Lijiangtrain
- Take the train from Lijiang to Kunmingtrain
- Take the bus from Kunming South to Laos Vientianebus
46h 55m$149–208Train
- Take the train from Lhasa to Chengdutrain
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Vientiane stationtrain
2d 5h$183–312Drive 3,076.4 km
- Drive from Lhasa to Vientianecar 3,076.4 km
39h 45m$551–796
Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) to Wattay International Airport (VTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lhasa to Vientiane is to bus and train which costs $140 - $210 and takes 46h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Lhasa to Vientiane is to taxi and fly which takes 5h 28m and costs $210 - $1,000.
The distance between Lhasa and Vientiane is 1785 km. The road distance is 3076.4 km.
The best way to get from Lhasa to Vientiane without a car is to bus and train which takes 46h 55m and costs $140 - $210.
It takes approximately 5h 28m to get from Lhasa to Vientiane, including transfers.
Vientiane is 1h behind Lhasa. It is currently 10:24 AM in Lhasa and 9:24 AM in Vientiane.
Yes, the driving distance between Lhasa to Vientiane is 3076 km. It takes approximately 39h 45m to drive from Lhasa to Vientiane.
There are 272+ hotels available in Vientiane.
What companies run services between Lhasa, China and Vientiane, Laos?
You can take a train from Lhasa to Vientiane via Chengdu, North station, East station, Chengdu East, Kunming South, and Vientiane station in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- chinaexpressair.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Wattay International Airport via Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Wattay International Airport via Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Website
- laoairlines.com
Flights from Lhasa Gonggar Airport to Wattay International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Train from Shangri-La to Lijiang
- Adult - second class
- $6–10
Train from Lijiang to Kunming
- Adult - second class
- $20–29
Train from Lhasa to Chengdu
- Hard Seat
- $35–55
- Hard Sleeper
- $80–100
- Soft Sleeper
- $110–160
Train from Chengdu East to Kunming South
- 2nd Class Seat
- $70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- $115–125
- Business Class Seat
- $170–250
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Kunming South to Vientiane station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Second Class
- $65–80
- First Class
- $90–120
- Website
- qichezhan.net
Bus from Lasa North Suburb Coach Station to Shangri-La County
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80
- Schedules at
- qichezhan.net
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Kunming South to Laos Vientiane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $40–60
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