There are 10 ways to get from Shanghai to Pakse by plane, bus, train, car, or night bus
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport, bus
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Ubon Ratchathani Airport (UBP)plane PVG - UBP
- Take the bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Paksebus
13h 4m$116–399Train, bus, night bus
cheapest- Take the train from Shanghai South to Kunmingtrain
- Take the bus from Kunming South to Laos Vientianebus
- Take the night bus from Vientiane to Paksenightbus
2d 22h$105–227Train, bus
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Vientiane stationtrain
- Take the bus from Vientiane Southern Bus Station to Paksebus
34h 6m$237–358Train, bus via Kunming South
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the bus from Kunming South to Laos Vientianebus
- Take the bus from Vientiane Southern Bus Station to Paksebus
39h 3m$218–317Drive 3,072.8 km
- Drive from Shanghai to Paksecar 3,072.8 km
35h 37m$551–795Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Pakse International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Pakse International Airport (PKZ)plane PVG - PKZ
9h 36m$140–362Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Pakse International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Pakse International Airport (PKZ)plane SHA - PKZ
9h 4m$143–604Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Pakse International Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Pakse International Airport (PKZ)plane HGH - PKZ
10h 49m$184–625Train to Changzhou Benniu Airport, fly to Pakse International Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Changzhou Northtrain
- Fly from Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) to Pakse International Airport (PKZ)plane CZX - PKZ
12h 45m$365–1,417Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Da Nang International Airport, drive
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Da Nang International Airport (DAD)plane SHA - DAD
- Drive from Da Nang International Airport (DAD) to Paksecar
15h 54m$221–401
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Ubon Ratchathani Airport (UBP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Pakse is to train and bus and night bus which costs $100 - $230 and takes 2 days 22h.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Pakse is to fly which takes 9h 4m and costs $140 - $650.
The distance between Shanghai and Pakse is 2652 km. The road distance is 3072.8 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Pakse without a car is to train and bus which takes 34h 6m and costs $230 - $360.
It takes approximately 13h 4m to get from Shanghai to Pakse, including transfers.
Pakse is 1h behind Shanghai. It is currently 3:24 PM in Shanghai and 2:24 PM in Pakse.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Pakse is 3073 km. It takes approximately 35h 37m to drive from Shanghai to Pakse.
There are 17+ hotels available in Pakse.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Pakse, Laos?
Cathay Pacific, Greater Bay Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Pakse International Airport (PKZ) once daily.
- Website
- greaterbay-airlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Pakse International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–350
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Pakse International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–900
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Pakse International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Da Nang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- laoairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Pakse International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Pakse International Airport via Vientiane
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Changzhou Benniu Airport to Pakse International Airport via Kunming, Vientiane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Changzhou Benniu Airport to Pakse International Airport via Shantou, Vientiane
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- airmacau.com.mo
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Da Nang International Airport via Macau
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Da Nang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–200
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Da Nang International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–160
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- $240–260
- Business Class Seat
- $350–490
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $10–12
- 1st Class Seat
- $17–19
- Business Class Seat
- $24–35
Train from Shanghai station to Changzhou North
- 2nd Class Seat
- $11–13
- 1st Class Seat
- $18–20
- Business Class Seat
- $25–40
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Kunming South to Vientiane station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Second Class
- $65–90
- First Class
- $85–140
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $10–15
- Adult - 1st Class
- $13–19
Train from Shanghai South to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- $35–50
- Hard sleeper
- $60–90
- Soft sleeper
- $100–140
- 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
- +856 31 214 842
- greenparadisetours99@gmail.com
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Vientiane Southern Bus Station to Pakse
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Kunming South to Laos Vientiane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–87
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $40–60
- Phone
- +856 21 254512-5
- booking@soutchai.com
- Website
- soutchaitravel.com
Night bus from Vientiane to Pakse
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Schedules at
- soutchaitravel.com
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