There are 9 ways to get from Phnom Penh to Phonsavan by plane, bus, train, or taxi
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Fly Phnom Penh to Xieng Khouang Airport
best- Fly from Phnom Penh (KTI) to Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH)plane KTI - XKH
10h 52m$124–376Bus, Minibus
cheapest- Take the bus from Phnom Penh Sorya Bus to Ban Nakasangbus
- Take the bus from Ban Nakasang to Vang Vieng Laosbus
- Take the bus from VangVieng North Bus Station to Phoukham Bus Stationbus
43h 2m$57–71Bus, train, taxi via Don Muang Airport (DMK)
- Take the bus from Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express to Bangkokbus
- Take the train from Don Muang to Khamsavath stationtrain 133
- Take the train from Vientiane station to Van Vieng stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Van Vieng station to Phonsavantaxi
31h 8m$176–270Fly Phnom Penh to Luang Prabang International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Phnom Penh (KTI) to Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ)plane KTI - LPQ
- Take the taxi from Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) to Phonsavantaxi
12h 30m$280–430Bus to Tan Son Nhat International Airport, fly to Xieng Khouang Airport
- Take the bus from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minhbus
- Fly from Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) to Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH)plane SGN - XKH
14h 50m$198–335Fly Phnom Penh to Wattay International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Phnom Penh (KTI) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane KTI - VTE
- Take the bus from Vientiane to Vang Vieng Laosbus
- Take the taxi from Vang Vieng Laos to Phonsavantaxi
13h 7m$280–446Bus, bus to Siem Reap, fly to Luang Prabang International Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap Virak Buntham Expressbus
- Take the bus from Siem Reap Town to Siem Reap Airportbus
- Fly from Siem Reap (SAI) to Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ)plane SAI - LPQ
- Take the taxi from Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) to Phonsavantaxi
15h 14m$310–447Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express to Bangkokbus
- Take the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Khamsavath stationtrain 133
- Take the train from Vientiane station to Van Vieng stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Van Vieng station to Phonsavantaxi
31h 9m$176–269Bus, Minibus via Pakse
- Take the bus from Phnom Penh Sorya Bus to Ban Nakasangbus
- Take the bus from Ban Nakasang to Pakse Southern Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Pakse to Vang Vieng Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from VangVieng North Bus Station to Phoukham Bus Stationbus
34h 37m$76–107
Phnom Penh (KTI) to Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Phnom Penh to Phonsavan is to bus and Minibus which costs $55 - $75 and takes 43h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Phnom Penh to Phonsavan is to fly which takes 10h 52m and costs $120 - $380.
The distance between Phnom Penh and Phonsavan is 961 km.
The best way to get from Phnom Penh to Phonsavan without a car is to bus and train and taxi via Don Muang Airport (DMK) which takes 31h 8m and costs $170 - $270.
It takes approximately 10h 52m to get from Phnom Penh to Phonsavan, including transfers.
The best way to get from Phnom Penh to Phonsavan is to fly which takes 10h 52m and costs $120 - $380. Alternatively, you can bus and Minibus via Pakse, which costs $75 - $110 and takes 34h 37m.
There are six+ hotels available in Phonsavan.
What companies run services between Phnom Penh, Cambodia and Phonsavan, Xiangkhoang, Laos?
Thai Airways International, Lao Skyway, and five other airlines fly from Phnom Penh (KTI) to Xieng Khouang Airport (XKH) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Phnom Penh Sorya Bus to Phoukham Bus Station via Ban Nakasang, Pakse Southern Bus Terminal, Pakse, Vang Vieng Bus Terminal, and VangVieng North Bus Station in around 34h 37m.
- Website
- laoskyway.com
Flights from Phnom Penh to Xieng Khouang Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Wattay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Phnom Penh to Xieng Khouang Airport via Don Muang, Wattay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–370
Flights from Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Xieng Khouang Airport via Don Muang, Wattay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–340
Flights from Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Xieng Khouang Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Wattay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
- Website
- cambodiaangkorair.com
Flights from Phnom Penh to Luang Prabang International Airport via Siem Reap
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–260
Flights from Phnom Penh to Luang Prabang International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–460
Flights from Phnom Penh to Wattay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–270
Flights from Siem Reap to Luang Prabang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Phnom Penh to Luang Prabang International Airport via Siem Reap
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–260
Flights from Phnom Penh to Wattay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–270
Flights from Siem Reap to Luang Prabang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Phnom Penh to Luang Prabang International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–240
Flights from Phnom Penh to Luang Prabang International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–460
Flights from Siem Reap to Luang Prabang International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- laoairlines.com
Flights from Phnom Penh to Luang Prabang International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–500
Flights from Phnom Penh to Luang Prabang International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–460
Flights from Siem Reap to Luang Prabang International Airport via Pakse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–340
- Website
- alpine-air.com
Flights from Phnom Penh to Xieng Khouang Airport via Noi Bai International, Luang Prabang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- cambodia-airways.com
Flights from Phnom Penh to Wattay International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–390
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Phnom Penh to Wattay International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–250
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Don Muang to Khamsavath station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–50
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $5–9
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $22–30
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- $13–18
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $35–50
Train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Khamsavath station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–50
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $6–9
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $22–30
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- $13–18
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $35–50
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Vientiane station to Van Vieng station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–22
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- $9–10
- First Class
- $14–22
- Phone
- (+855) 81 911 911
- support@virakbuntham.com
- Website
- vireakbuntham.com
Bus from Phnom Penh Virak Buntham Express to Bangkok
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–32
- Website
- https://vireakbuntham.com/
Bus from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap Virak Buntham Express
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- https://vireakbuntham.com/
- Phone
- +855 97 924 8888
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27
- 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
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- 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
- $8–14
- Schedules at
- soutchaitravel.com
- Phone
- 012 931 255
- vancp@cambodiapost.com.kh
Bus from Siem Reap Town to Siem Reap Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- https://bookmebus.com/en/cpvipvan
- 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 Pakse Southern Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Phone
- +856 31 214 842
- greenparadisetours99@gmail.com
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Pakse to Vang Vieng Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Book at
- 12go.asia
Bus from VangVieng North Bus Station to Phoukham Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5
Bus from Ban Nakasang to Vang Vieng Laos
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Estimated price
- $120–170
Xanh SM
- Phone
- +856 21988 888
- Website
- xanhsm.com
Airport Taxi
- Website
- tourismluangprabang.org
Xanh SM
- Phone
- +856 21988 888
- Website
- xanhsm.com
Airport Taxi
- Website
- tourismluangprabang.org
Xanh SM
- Phone
- +856 21988 888
- Website
- xanhsm.com
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