There are 7 ways to get from Washington to Vientiane by subway, plane, 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.
Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Wattay International Airport
best- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane IAD - VTE
26h 2m$442–1,208Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Udon Thani International Airport, drive
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Udon Thani International Airport (UTH)plane IAD - UTH
- Drive from Udon-Thani-Airport-UTH to Vientianecar
26h 48m$416–1,129Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Wattay International Airport
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane DCA - VTE
23h 20m$900–2,600Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Udon Thani International Airport, drive
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Udon Thani International Airport (UTH)plane DCA - UTH
- Drive from Udon-Thani-Airport-UTH to Vientianecar
30h 17m$770–1,921Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Wattay International Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane JFK - VTE
26h 1m$744–2,126Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Khon Kaen Airport, train
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Khon Kaen Airport (KKC)plane IAD - KKC
- Take the train from Khon Kaen to Nong Khaitrain
30h 9m$509–1,750Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Wattay International Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane PHL - VTE
29h 50m$668–2,633
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Wattay International Airport (VTE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Vientiane is to subway and fly and drive which costs $410 - $1,200 and takes 26h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Vientiane is to fly which takes 23h 20m and costs $900 - $2,600.
The distance between Washington and Vientiane is 13726 km.
It takes approximately 26h 2m to get from Washington to Vientiane, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Airport to Wattay International Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 29h 20m and has two stopovers.
Vientiane is 12h ahead of Washington. It is currently 6:48 AM in Washington and 6:48 PM in Vientiane.
T'way Air, JetBlue Airways, Cathay Pacific and five other airlines offer flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Airport to Wattay International Airport Airport.
There are 272+ hotels available in Vientiane.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Vientiane, Laos?
American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and six other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Wattay International Airport (VTE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Philadelphia International Airport, Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 1m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Montreal, Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Khon Kaen Airport via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Khon Kaen Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Wattay International Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Istanbul, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Munich, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Wattay International Airport via London Heathrow, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Doha, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Frankfurt, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Montreal, Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Philadelphia International Airport, Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Newark, Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Khon Kaen Airport via Doha, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- laoairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Montreal, Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Khon Kaen Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Khon Kaen Airport via Dubai, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Wattay International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Wattay International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Wattay International Airport via Toronto, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Wattay International Airport via Toronto, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Wattay International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Boston, Abu Dhabi, Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Wattay International Airport via Montreal, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Wattay International Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $30–300
- Business Class
- $95–350
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Khon Kaen to Nong Khai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–35
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $2–6
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $18–25
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- $8–12
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- $26–35
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