There are 5 ways to get from Vientiane to Taipei by plane, train, ferry, car, or car ferry
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Fly to Taipei Songshan Airport
best- Fly from Wattay International Airport (VTE) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane VTE - TSA
7h 10m$170–600Fly to Taichung Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Wattay International Airport (VTE) to Taichung Airport (RMQ)plane VTE - RMQ
- Take the train from 台中 to 台北train
14h 51m$139–414Train, ferry
- Take the train from Vientiane station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Shangrao Stationtrain
- Take the train from Shangrao to Pingtan Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Pingtan Port to Taipei Harborferry
29h 28m$263–452Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Vientiane to Xiamen Portcar
- Take the car ferry from Xiamen Port to Keelung Portcarferry
40h 42m$476–731Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Vientiane station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South Station to Xiamentrain
- Take the car ferry from Xiamen Port to Keelung Portcarferry
40h 48m$297–461
Wattay International Airport (VTE) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vientiane to Taipei is to fly and train which costs $130 - $420 and takes 14h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Vientiane to Taipei is to fly which takes 7h 10m and costs $170 - $600.
The distance between Vientiane and Taipei is 2113 km.
The best way to get from Vientiane to Taipei without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 40h 48m and costs $290 - $470.
It takes approximately 7h 10m to fly from Wattay International Airport (VTE) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Wattay International Airport Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 7h 10m and has one stopover.
Taipei is 1h ahead of Vientiane. It is currently 1:01 PM in Vientiane and 2:01 PM in Taipei.
China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Xiamen Airlines and Sichuan Airlines offer flights from Wattay International Airport Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport Airport.
There are 890+ hotels available in Taipei.
What companies run services between Vientiane, Laos and Taipei, Taiwan?
Xiamen Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Wattay International Airport (VTE) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) once daily.
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Taichung Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–490
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Taichung Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–390
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Taichung Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Taichung Airport via Sanya, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–500
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–410
- Website
- mandarin-airlines.com
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Taichung Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–470
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Vientiane station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- $65–80
- First Class
- $90–130
Train from Kunming South to Shangrao Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $110–120
- 1st Class Seat
- $180–200
- Business Class Seat
- $260–380
Train from Shangrao to Pingtan Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $27–30
- 1st Class Seat
- $45–49
- Business Class Seat
- $65–95
Train from Kunming South Station to Xiamen
- 2nd Class Seat
- $140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- $230–260
- Business Class Seat
- $340–480
- Phone
- 4266-3000
- Website
- en.thsrc.com.tw
Train from 台中 to 台北
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–24
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $20–23
- Standard
- $20–24
- Business
- $40
- Phone
- (02) 2516-9788
- Website
- tourking.com.tw
Ferry from Pingtan Port to Taipei Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Schedules at
- taiwancsf.com
- Adult
- $45–150
- Website
- coscotw.com.tw
Car ferry from Xiamen Port to Keelung Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Schedules at
- coscotw.com.tw
- Standard
- $75–120
- Lux
- $85–150
- Deluxe
- $280–600
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