There are 5 ways to get from Vang Vieng to Long by bus, plane, taxi, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Wattay International Airport, fly to Lampang, taxi
best- Take the bus from Vang Vieng Laos to Vientiane
- Fly from Wattay International Airport (VTE) to Lampang (LPT)VTE - LPT
- Take the taxi from Lampang (LPT) to Long
8h 54m฿5,224–14,329Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Vang Vieng Laos to Udon Thani
- Take the bus from Udon Thani to Den Chai876
16h 37m฿1,113–2,908Bus via Vientiane
- Take the bus from Vang Vieng Laos to Vientiane
- Take the bus from Vientiane Talat Sao Station to Udon Thani
- Take the bus from Udon Thani to Den Chai876
15h 7m฿1,264–2,419Drive 475 km
- Drive from Vang Vieng to Long475 km
8h 7m฿2,760–3,986Train to Luang Prabang International Airport, fly to Chiang Mai International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Van Vieng station to Luang Prabang station
- Fly from Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)LPQ - CNX
- Take the bus from Chiang Mai to Den Chai
9h 48m฿4,905–9,284
Wattay International Airport (VTE) to Lampang (LPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vang Vieng to Long is to bus which costs ฿1100 - ฿3000 and takes 16h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Vang Vieng to Long is to drive which takes 8h 7m and costs ฿2700 - ฿4000.
The distance between Vang Vieng and Long is 515 km. The road distance is 475 km.
The best way to get from Vang Vieng to Long without a car is to bus via Vientiane which takes 15h 7m and costs ฿1200 - ฿2500.
It takes approximately 8h 54m to get from Vang Vieng to Long, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Vang Vieng to Long is 475 km. It takes approximately 8h 7m to drive from Vang Vieng to Long.
There are nine+ hotels available in Long.
What companies run services between Vang Vieng, Laos and Long, Thailand?
You can take a bus from Vang Vieng Laos to Long via Vientiane Talat Sao Station, Udon Thani, and Den Chai in around 15h 7m.
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- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Lampang via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿4,200–13,000
- Website
- laoairlines.com
Flights from Luang Prabang International Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿3,700–6,000
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Van Vieng station to Luang Prabang station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿280–700
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- ฿280–290
- First Class
- ฿450–700
- Phone
- +856 21 254512-5
- booking@soutchai.com
- Website
- soutchaitravel.com
Bus from Vang Vieng Laos to Vientiane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿260–420
- Schedules at
- soutchaitravel.com
- Phone
- 1490
- borkorsor@transport.co.th
- Website
- tcl99web.transport.co.th
Bus from Vientiane Talat Sao Station to Udon Thani
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿80–600
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/transport-co
- Website
- https://tcl99web.transport.co.th/Home
Bus from Vang Vieng Laos to Udon Thani
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿190–1,600
- 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 Udon Thani to Den Chai
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿480–850
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/phet-prasert
- 13
- ฿500–650
Bus from Chiang Mai to Den Chai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ฿180–290
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/phet-prasert
- 13
- ฿180–210
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Estimated price
- ฿700–850
Taxi Lampang - Chiang Mai
- Phone
- +66 81 387 0193
Grab Taxi
- Website
- grab.com
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