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Vientiane to Bangkok Bangkok to Vientiane
Vientiane to Bangkok bus is a popular way of traveling between Laos and Thailand. For this specific route, two transport types are available: bus and train. We found up to 9 bus departures, including 9 night buses. The earliest bus departs from Vientiane at 16:30h, arriving at Bangkok at 07:30h the following day. While the latest bus departs at 18:30h, arriving at 19:30h the same day. There are 4 train departures available on this route, including 4 night trains.


Below you will find some of the most popular bus departures from Vientiane to Bangkok:
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Traveling by bus from Vientiane to Bangkok

The shortest travel distance between Vientiane and Bangkok is 401 mi. The fastest bus which departs at has a travel time of 15:00h. The longest travel time on the route is 25:30h.

Overnight buses

If you want to travel overnight and save money on accommodation or arrive in Bangkok earlier, there are 9 overnight buses and 1 overnight train departing from Vientiane to Bangkok. The overnight journeys start at depending on whether you're travelling by bus or train and arrive as early as the same day. Given the fact that both the distance and travel time between the two stations is 401 mi and 09:09 respectively, all the bus departures for this route will include overnight travel. You can see some of them below.
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Bus companies

There is a total of 5 bus companies operating the routes. These bus companies have not been rated yet by the clients. Here you can see the most popular bus companies operating this route and their overall rating.

Soutchai Travel
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Tara Tour and Travel
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Sarah Transport Laos
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Sarah Transport
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Soutchai Travel
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Departure and arrival stations

If you're wanting more detailed information about either Vientiane or Bangkok, including general information, station and stop information and other popular routes, you can follow the links below.
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  Bangkok

You can see information about the arrival station and stops Bangkok here


Cheapest ticket prices

Adult ticket: $10 (One-Way) or $20 (Return).

Trip reviews from Vientiane to Bangkok

If you had travelled from Vientiane to Bangkok, and you want to share your travel experience with fellow travellers, we encourage you to leave a review for the route and tell both to us and to other passengers what part of your journey was the best, and what needs improvement.

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Other popular destinations from Bangkok

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Other ways of traveling between Vientiane and Bangkok

In case that you feel safer taking other forms of transportation, you can find alternative ways of reaching Bangkok below.

Trains from Vientiane to Bangkok

Another transportation option is taking a train from Vientiane to Bangkok. You can find the details about the departure times and ticket prices by clicking one of the routes in the search results.

Vientiane to Bangkok Bus Summary

Route Overview Key Info
Departure Station Vientiane
Destination Station Bangkok
Daily Departures Over 9 bus departures , including more than 9 night buses.
Earliest Departures 04:30 PM
Latest Departure 06:30 PM
Travel Distance 401 mi
Travel Time 09:00

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