There are 6 ways to get from Phnom Penh to Border gate by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Dien Bien Phu Airport
best- Fly from Krong Ta Khmau (KTI) to Dien Bien Phu Airport (DIN)KTI - DIN
11h 13m$200–464Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Phnom Penh Sorya Bus to Ban Nakasang
- Take the bus from Ban Nakasang to Vang Vieng Laos
- Take the train from Van Vieng station to Oudomxay station
- Take the bus from Oudomxay to Dien Bien Bus Station
47h 57m$96–135Bus, train via Hanoi
- Take the bus from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh
- Take the train from Ho Chi Minh City to Ha Noi
- Take the bus from My Dinh bus station to Dien Bien Bus Station
30h 54m$120–264Drive 1,498.5 km
- Drive from Phnom Penh to Border gate1,498.5 km
23h 33m$196–283Fly to Luang Prabang International Airport, drive
- Fly from Krong Ta Khmau (KTI) to Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ)KTI - LPQ
- Drive from Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) to Border gate
12h 34m$185–330Bus, Mini Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Phnom Penh to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Chiang Mai Bus Terminal 3
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Luang Prabang
- Take the bus from Luang Prabang Naluang Terminal to Nong Khiaw
- Drive from Nong Khiaw to Border gate
2d 5h$98–251
Krong Ta Khmau (KTI) to Dien Bien Phu Airport (DIN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Phnom Penh to Border gate is to bus and train which costs $95 - $140 and takes 47h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Phnom Penh to Border gate is to fly which takes 11h 13m and costs $200 - $470.
The distance between Phnom Penh and Border gate is 1200 km. The road distance is 1498.5 km.
The best way to get from Phnom Penh to Border gate without a car is to bus and train via Hanoi which takes 30h 54m and costs $120 - $270.
It takes approximately 11h 13m to get from Phnom Penh to Border gate, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Phnom Penh to Border gate is 1499 km. It takes approximately 23h 33m to drive from Phnom Penh to Border gate.
There are 40+ hotels available in Border gate.
What companies run services between Phnom Penh, Cambodia and Border gate, Vietnam?
Cambodia Angkor Air and Vietnam Airlines fly from Krong Ta Khmau (KTI) to Dien Bien Phu Airport (DIN) 3 times a day.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Krong Ta Khmau to Dien Bien Phu Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–440
Flights from Krong Ta Khmau to Dien Bien Phu Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–480
Flights from Krong Ta Khmau to Luang Prabang International Airport via Siem Reap
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–260
- Website
- laoairlines.com
Flights from Krong Ta Khmau to Luang Prabang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–430
Flights from Krong Ta Khmau to Luang Prabang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vientiane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- cambodiaangkorair.com
Flights from Krong Ta Khmau to Luang Prabang International Airport via Siem Reap
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–260
Flights from Krong Ta Khmau to Luang Prabang International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–390
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Krong Ta Khmau to Luang Prabang International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Website
- bangkokair.com
Flights from Krong Ta Khmau to Luang Prabang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–430
- Phone
- 19006469
- support1@dsvn.vn
- Website
- dsvn.vn
Train from Ho Chi Minh City to Ha Noi
- Soft seat, air-conditioned
- $50–75
- soft seat, air-conditioned
- $40–65
- Bed, air-conditioned
- $45–70
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Van Vieng station to Oudomxay station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- $15–17
- First Class
- $26–29
- 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
- Phone
- +84 91 442 57 88
- vietlaobus@gmail.com
- Website
- vietlaobus.com
Bus from My Dinh bus station to Dien Bien Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–50
- Schedules at
- vietlaobus.com
Bus from Oudomxay to Dien Bien Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- vietlaobus.com
- Phone
- +855 16 908 045
- soryaexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- easybook.com
Bus from Phnom Penh Sorya Bus to Ban Nakasang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- easybook.com
Bus from Ban Nakasang to Vang Vieng Laos
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25
- Phone
- (+855) 81 911 911
- support@virakbuntham.com
- Website
- vireakbuntham.com
Bus from Phnom Penh to Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $33
- Website
- https://vireakbuntham.com/
- Phone
- +66 2 030 4933
- Website
- bangkokbusline.co.th
Bus from Bangkok Mochit Bus Terminal to Chiang Mai Bus Terminal 3
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/bangkok-busline?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAwbitBhDIARIsABfFYIL7NQN9eHO--kzPR38l4tIhJTTSnWwKehvfsSTpdhJ5DCXYO-3uleIaAkeNEALw_wcB
- Website
- https://bangkokbusline.co.th/?lang_code=en
- Phone
- 1490
- borkorsor@transport.co.th
- Website
- tcl99web.transport.co.th
Bus from Chiang Mai to Luang Prabang
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–140
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
- Website
- hobomaps.com
Bus from Luang Prabang Naluang Terminal to Nong Khiaw
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- hobomaps.com
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