There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Phonsavan by plane, taxi, bus, 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.
Fly to Xieng Khouang Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH)plane MEL - XKH
18h 32m$303–974Fly to Luang Prabang International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ)plane MEL - LPQ
- Take the taxi from Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) to Phonsavantaxi
21h 50m$489–649Fly to Wattay International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane MEL - VTE
- Take the bus from Vientiane to Vang Vieng Laosbus
- Take the taxi from Vang Vieng Laos to Phonsavantaxi
21h 6m$359–654Fly to Vinh Airport, drive
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Vinh Airport (VII)plane MEL - VII
- Drive from Vinh Airport (VII) to Phonsavancar
22h 17m$369–989Fly to Tho Xuan Airport, drive
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tho Xuan Airport (THD)plane MEL - THD
- Drive from Tho Xuan Airport (THD) to Phonsavancar
23h 39m$319–839Fly to Udon Thani International Airport, drive
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Udon Thani International Airport (UTH)plane MEL - UTH
- Drive from Udon-Thani-Airport-UTH to Phonsavancar
21h 9m$449–1,529
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Phonsavan is to fly and bus and taxi which costs $350 - $700 and takes 21h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Phonsavan is to fly which takes 18h 32m and costs $300 - $1,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Phonsavan is 7730 km.
It takes approximately 18h 32m to get from Melbourne to Phonsavan, including transfers.
Phonsavan is 4h behind Melbourne. It is currently 12:19 PM in Melbourne and 8:19 AM in Phonsavan.
There are five+ hotels available in Phonsavan.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Phonsavan, Xiangkhoang, Laos?
Vietnam Airlines, Lao Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- laoairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Xieng Khouang Airport via Noi Bai International, Wattay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Xieng Khouang Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Wattay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Xieng Khouang Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Wattay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Xieng Khouang Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Wattay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wattay International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Singapore Changi, Siem Reap
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wattay International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vinh Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vinh Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tho Xuan Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wattay International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–470
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vinh Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tho Xuan Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–700
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wattay International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- alpine-air.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Xieng Khouang Airport via Singapore Changi, Wattay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Xieng Khouang Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Wattay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Luang Prabang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wattay International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,400
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wattay International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–310
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wattay International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
- Phone
- +856 21 254512-5
- booking@soutchai.com
- Website
- soutchaitravel.com
Bus from Vientiane to Vang Vieng Laos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- soutchaitravel.com
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Estimated price
- $120–170
Airport Taxi
- Website
- tourismluangprabang.org
Xanh SM
- Phone
- +856 21988 888
- Website
- xanhsm.com
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