There are 7 ways to get from Pai to Pakse by bus, plane, or car
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Mini Van to Chiang Mai International Airport, fly to Ubon Ratchathani Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Ubon Ratchathani Airport (UBP)CNX - UBP
- Take the bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Pakse
13h 29m$90–239Mini Van, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Ubon Ratchathani874
- Take the bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Pakse
25h 55m$35–93Drive 1,161.1 km
- Drive from Pai to Pakse1,161.1 km
17h 39m$208–301Mini Van, bus to Lampang, fly to Ubon Ratchathani Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Lampang
- Fly from Lampang (LPT) to Ubon Ratchathani Airport (UBP)LPT - UBP
- Take the bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Pakse
15h 19m$105–349Mini Van, bus to Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport, fly to Ubon Ratchathani Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
- Fly from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport (CEI) to Ubon Ratchathani Airport (UBP)CEI - UBP
- Take the bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Pakse
17h 27m$104–252Mini Van to Chiang Mai International Airport, fly to Pakse International Airport
- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Pakse International Airport (PKZ)CNX - PKZ
13h 31m$249–412Mini Van, bus via Si Sa Ket
- Take the bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Si Sa Ket
- Take the bus from Si Sa Ket Nakhonchai Air to Ubon Ratchathani
- Take the bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Pakse
28h 17m$43–105
Pai to Pakse by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pai to Pakse is to Mini Van and bus which costs $35 - $95 and takes 25h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Pai to Pakse is to Mini Van and fly and bus which takes 13h 29m and costs $90 - $240.
No, there is no direct bus from Pai to Pakse. However, there are services departing from Pai and arriving at Pakse via Chiang Mai and Ubon Ratchathani. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 55m.
The distance between Pai and Pakse is 1023 km. The road distance is 1161.1 km.
The best way to get from Pai to Pakse without a car is to Mini Van and bus which takes 25h 55m and costs $35 - $95.
It takes approximately 13h 29m to get from Pai to Pakse, including transfers.
Pai to Pakse bus services, operated by Prem Pracha, depart from Pai station.
Pai to Pakse bus services, operated by Prem Pracha, arrive at Chiang Mai station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pai to Pakse is 1161 km. It takes approximately 17h 39m to drive from Pai to Pakse.
There are 45+ hotels available in Pakse.
What companies run services between Pai, Thailand and Pakse, Laos?
You can take a bus from Pai to Pakse via Chiang Mai and Ubon Ratchathani in around 25h 55m.
Airlines
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–200
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Khon Kaen, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–200
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Udon Thani, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–200
Flights from Lampang to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–290
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–240
- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–500
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–190
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–250
- Website
- laoairlines.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Pakse International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Pakse International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vientiane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Pakse International Airport via Don Muang, Siem Reap
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–360
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–250
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–240
Flights from Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–240
Bus operators
- Phone
- 053-245-566
- info.prempracha@gmail.com
- Website
- premprachatransports.com
Bus from Pai to Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.premprachatransports.com/
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/prem-pracha
- 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
- +66 56 720 720
- info@phetprasert.com
- Website
- phetprasert.com
Bus from Chiang Mai to Ubon Ratchathani
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- phetprasert.com
- 13
- $30–35
Bus from Chiang Mai to Lampang
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- phetprasert.com
- 13
- $3–4
- Phone
- 1624
- customerservice@nakhonchaiair.com
- Website
- nakhonchaiair.com
Bus from Chiang Mai to Ubon Ratchathani
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/nakhonchai-air
- Website
- https://www.nakhonchaiair.com/view/
- Gold Class
- $34–37
- First Class
- $45–50
Bus from Chiang Mai to Si Sa Ket
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–51
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/nakhonchai-air
- Website
- https://www.nakhonchaiair.com/view/
- Gold Class
- $35–38
- First Class
- $46–51
Bus from Si Sa Ket Nakhonchai Air to Ubon Ratchathani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/nakhonchai-air
- Website
- https://www.nakhonchaiair.com/view/
- Gold Class
- $4–5
- First Class
- $5–7
- Phone
- +66 5326 6480
- servicecenter@greenbusthailand.com
- Website
- greenbusthailand.com
Bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–18
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/greenbus
- Website
- https://www.greenbusthailand.com/website/
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