There are 5 ways to get from Vieng Kham to Thakhèk by taxi, train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, train, bus via Udon Thani
best- Take the taxi from Vieng Kham to Luang Prabang station
- Take the train from Luang Prabang station to Vientiane station
- Take the train from Nong Khai to Udon Thani26
- Take the bus from Udon Thani to Nakhon Phanom876
13h 5m$155–247Taxi, Mini Bus, bus
cheapest- Take the taxi from Vieng Kham to Nong Khiaw
- Take the bus from Nong Khiaw to Luang Prabang Naluang Terminal
- Take the bus from Luang Prabang Southern Terminal to Vientiane Northern Bus Station
- Take the bus from Vientiane to Thakhek
23h 51m$71–119Drive 604.3 km
- Drive from Vieng Kham to Thakhèk604.3 km
11h 50m$109–157Taxi, fly, drive
- Take the taxi from Vieng Kham to Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ)
- Fly from Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) to Nakhon Phanom (KOP)LPQ - KOP
- Drive from Nakhon Phanom (KOP) to Thakhèk
8h 45m$252–405Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Vieng Kham to Luang Prabang station
- Take the train from Luang Prabang station to Vientiane station
- Take the bus from Vientiane Southern Bus Station to Thakhek
13h 38m$144–200
Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ) to Nakhon Phanom (KOP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vieng Kham to Thakhèk is to taxi and Mini Bus and bus which costs $70 - $120 and takes 23h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Vieng Kham to Thakhèk is to taxi and fly and drive which takes 8h 45m and costs $250 - $410.
The distance between Vieng Kham and Thakhèk is 808 km. The road distance is 604.3 km.
The best way to get from Vieng Kham to Thakhèk without a car is to taxi and train and bus which takes 13h 38m and costs $140 - $200.
It takes approximately 13h 5m to get from Vieng Kham to Thakhèk, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Vieng Kham to Thakhèk is 604 km. It takes approximately 11h 50m to drive from Vieng Kham to Thakhèk.
There are 87+ hotels available in Thakhèk.
What companies run services between Vieng Kham, Louangphabang, Laos and Thakhèk, Laos?
There is no direct connection from Vieng Kham to Thakhèk. However, you can take the taxi to Luang Prabang station, take the train to Vientiane station, take the taxi to Khamsavath station, take the line 148 train to Nong Khai, take the train to Udon Thani, take the taxi to Udon Thani, take the bus to Nakhon Phanom, then drive to Thakhèk. Alternatively, you can drive from Vieng Kham to Thakhèk in around 11h 50m.
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Luang Prabang International Airport to Nakhon Phanom via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–230
Flights from Luang Prabang International Airport to Nakhon Phanom via Chiang Mai, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Luang Prabang International Airport to Nakhon Phanom via Chiang Mai, Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Luang Prabang station to Vientiane station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–31
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Second Class
- $17–18
- First Class
- $28–31
- Website
- railway.co.th
Train from Nong Khai to Udon Thani
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–35
- Schedules at
- railway.co.th
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Nong Khai to Udon Thani
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–30
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $1–5
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $17–24
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- $7–11
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $23–30
- Phone
- +66 56 720 720
- info@phetprasert.com
- Website
- phetprasert.com
Bus from Udon Thani to Nakhon Phanom
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- phetprasert.com
- 13
- $8–10
- Phone
- (+84) 931 45 40 25
- contact@baolau.vn
- Website
- 12go.asia
Bus from Vientiane Southern Bus Station to Thakhek
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–30
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- hobomaps.com
Bus from Nong Khiaw to Luang Prabang Naluang Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- hobomaps.com
- Phone
- 856071212979
Bus from Luang Prabang Southern Terminal to Vientiane Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/naluang
- Phone
- +856 21 254512-5
- booking@soutchai.com
- Website
- soutchaitravel.com
Bus from Vientiane to Thakhek
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Schedules at
- soutchaitravel.com
- Book at
- soutchaitravel.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Estimated price
- $27–130
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