There are 6 ways to get from Phuket to Pakse by bus, plane, or train
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Bus, fly to Ubon Ratchathani Airport
best- Take the bus from Sino Inn Phuket Hotel to Phuket Airport Busbus
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Ubon Ratchathani Airport (UBP)plane HKT - UBP
- Take the bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Paksebus
9h 40m$90–274Bus, train via Surin
cheapest- Take the bus from Phuket Bus Terminal 1 to Surathani Talad Kaset Stationbus
- Take the train from Surat Thani Train Station to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminaltrain 32
- Take the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Surintrain 23
- Take the bus from Surin to Ubon Ratchathanibus
- Take the bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Paksebus
35h 33m$30–153Bus
- Take the bus from Phuket Bus Terminal to Southern Bus Terminal Bangkokbus
- Take the bus from Bangkok Nakhonchai Air Terminal to Ubon Ratchathanibus
- Take the bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Paksebus
27h 44m$44–102Bus, train
- Take the bus from Phuket Bus Terminal 1 to Surathani Talad Kaset Stationbus
- Take the train from Surat Thani Train Station to Bang Bamrutrain 32
- Take the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Ubon Ratchathanitrain 23
- Take the bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Paksebus
32h 6m$31–181Bus, fly to Pakse International Airport
- Take the bus from Sino Inn Phuket Hotel to Phuket Airport Busbus
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Pakse International Airport (PKZ)plane HKT - PKZ
9h 8m$244–387Bus via Phuket
- Take the bus from Phuket to Bangkok Sai Tai Mai Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Sombat Tour Viphawadee 13 to Ubon Ratchathani Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Paksebus
36h 19m$48–269
Phuket to Pakse by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Phuket to Pakse is to bus which costs $40 - $110 and takes 27h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Phuket to Pakse is to bus and fly which takes 9h 8m and costs $240 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from Phuket to Pakse. However, there are services departing from Phuket Bus Terminal and arriving at Pakse via บรมราชชนนี 58;Borommaratchachonnani 58, สวนจตุจักร, Bangkok Nakhonchai Air Terminal and Ubon Ratchathani. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 44m.
The distance between Phuket and Pakse is 1254 km.
The best way to get from Phuket to Pakse without a car is to bus which takes 27h 44m and costs $40 - $110.
It takes approximately 9h 40m to get from Phuket to Pakse, including transfers.
Phuket to Pakse bus services, operated by Bus Express, depart from Phuket Bus Terminal station.
Phuket to Pakse bus services, operated by Bus Express, arrive at Southern Bus Terminal Bangkok station.
There are 41+ hotels available in Pakse.
What companies run services between Phuket, Thailand and Pakse, Laos?
You can take a bus from Phuket Bus Terminal to Pakse via Southern Bus Terminal Bangkok, บรมราชชนนี 58;Borommaratchachonnani 58, สวนจตุจักร, นครชัยแอร์;Nakhonchai Air, Bangkok Nakhonchai Air Terminal, and Ubon Ratchathani in around 27h 44m.
- Website
- laoairlines.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Pakse International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Pakse International Airport via Don Muang, Siem Reap
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Pakse International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vientiane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–360
- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–220
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–470
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Surat Thani Train Station to Bang Bamru
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
Train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Ubon Ratchathani
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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)
- $22–29
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- $12–17
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $35–50
Train from Surat Thani Train Station to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
Train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Surin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–45
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $4–8
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $20–28
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- $11–16
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $30–45
- Phone
- +66 80 465 5666
- info@airportbusphuket.com
Bus from Sino Inn Phuket Hotel to Phuket Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/airport-bus-phuket
- Phone
- +66 80 465 5666
- Website
- airportbusphuket.com
Bus from Sino Inn Phuket Hotel to Phuket Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Schedules at
- airportbusphuket.com
- 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
Bus from Phuket to Bangkok Sai Tai Mai Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–210
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
- Phone
- 1624
- customerservice@nakhonchaiair.com
- Website
- nakhonchaiair.com
Bus from Bangkok Nakhonchai Air Terminal to Ubon Ratchathani
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–32
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/nakhonchai-air
- Website
- https://www.nakhonchaiair.com/view/
- Gold Class
- $21–24
- First Class
- $29–32
Bus from Surin to Ubon Ratchathani
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/nakhonchai-air
- Website
- https://www.nakhonchaiair.com/view/
- Gold Class
- $7–9
- First Class
- $10–12
- Phone
- +66 (0)77 272230
- info@phantiptravel.com
- Website
- phantiptravel.com
Bus from Phuket Bus Terminal 1 to Surathani Talad Kaset Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/phantip-1970
- Website
- https://www.phantiptravel.com/
- Phone
- +66 2 936 3256
- Website
- sombattour.com
Bus from Sombat Tour Viphawadee 13 to Ubon Ratchathani Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/sombat-tour
- Website
- https://www.sombattour.com/
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