There are 7 ways to get from Vientiane to Taipei by plane, train, ferry, car, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Wattay International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport
best- Fly from Wattay International Airport (VTE) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane VTE - TSA
9h 10m$170–600Fly Wattay International Airport 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$476–731Fly Wattay International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Fly from Wattay International Airport (VTE) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane VTE - TPE
6h 17m$174–311Bus to Udon Thani International Airport, fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Take the bus from Udon Kaew office, Nong Khai to Udon Thani Airportbus
- Fly from Udon Thani International Airport (UTH) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane UTH - TPE
10h 10m$164–430Train, 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 which costs $170 - $320 and takes 6h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Vientiane to Taipei is to fly which takes 6h 17m and costs $170 - $320.
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 9h 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 14h and has one stopover.
Taipei is 1h ahead of Vientiane. It is currently 2:50 AM in Vientiane and 3:50 AM in Taipei.
Uni Airways, Sichuan Airlines, Shanghai Airlines and China Eastern Airlines offer flights from Wattay International Airport Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport Airport.
There are 889+ hotels available in Taipei.
What companies run services between Vientiane, Laos and Taipei, Taiwan?
Sichuan Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Wattay International Airport (VTE) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) twice daily.
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Phnom Penh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Udon Thani International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- 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
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Udon Thani International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–410
- 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
- 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
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Ningbo Lishe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Udon Thani International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–450
- 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
- uniair.com.tw
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–410
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Wattay International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Ningbo Lishe
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from Udon Thani International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Don Muang
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–410
- 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
- $21–24
- 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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