Muang Phonsavan to Luang Prabang runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €53.83, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 5h 32m over 408 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €53.83, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 6 October 2026
€53.83
- 134%Moves across the booking window
134%When it runs, leaving Muang Phonsavan
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
1
0%Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €125.81Thu24
- about €93.95Fri25
- about €105.75Sat26
- about €91.00Sun27
- about €60.32Mon28
- about €62.68Tue29
- about €80.38Wed30
- about €60.91Thu1
- about €62.09Fri2
- about €62.09Sat3
- about €59.73Sun4
- about €55.60Mon5
- about €53.83Tue6
- about €61.50Wed7
- about €61.50Thu8
- about €53.83Fri9
- about €55.60Sat10
- about €53.83Sun11
- about €54.42Mon12
- about €53.83Tue13
- about €55.60Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Luang Prabang. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Luang Prabang for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Muang Phonsavan to Luang Prabang
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €53.8390 days
- €53.8360 days
- €53.8345 days
- €53.8330 days
- €55.6021 days
- €61.5014 days
- €80.387 days
- €105.753 days
- €125.811 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €53.83.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 134 percent. The dearest point is €125.81, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Muang Phonsavan to Luang Prabang and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
408 km
119 km as the crow flies, 243% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
37,507 → 55,027
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 408 km against 119 km in a straight line, a detour of 243 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Vientiane. The gap between arriving and leaving is 61 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
The fare from LPQ into Luang Prabang is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in Luang Prabang
Settled in advance, so the ride into Luang Prabang costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
Luang Prabang is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Luang Prabang Railway Station
Most of the points near Luang Prabang Railway Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Muang Phonsavan to Luang Prabang
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Muang Phonsavan to Luang Prabang?
The fastest journey from Muang Phonsavan to Luang Prabang takes 5h 32m door to door, of which 1h 23m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 5h 34m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Muang Phonsavan to Luang Prabang?
The cheapest fare from Muang Phonsavan to Luang Prabang is €53.83, as of 23 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €60.91. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Muang Phonsavan to Luang Prabang?
The cheapest way from Muang Phonsavan to Luang Prabang is by flight, at €53.83 for one passenger on 6 October 2026. That journey takes 5h 34m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Muang Phonsavan to Luang Prabang?
Fares from Muang Phonsavan to Luang Prabang bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €53.83. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 134 percent, measured on 23 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Muang Phonsavan to Luang Prabang?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Muang Phonsavan to Luang Prabang, at €53.83. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 23 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Muang Phonsavan to Luang Prabang?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Muang Phonsavan to Luang Prabang, at €53.83 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Muang Phonsavan to Luang Prabang?
1 operators sell services from Muang Phonsavan to Luang Prabang across 1 mode: Lao Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Muang Phonsavan to Luang Prabang?
0 percent of the services we sell from Muang Phonsavan to Luang Prabang are direct. The rest connect at Vientiane, with about 61 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Muang Phonsavan to Luang Prabang use?
Services from Muang Phonsavan to Luang Prabang by flight leave from Xieng Khouang Airport XKH and arrive at Luang Phabang International Airport LPQ. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Muang Phonsavan to Luang Prabang?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Muang Phonsavan to Luang Prabang allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Muang Phonsavan to Luang Prabang on 23 September 2026: 408 km of route against 119 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €53.83, and 5h 32m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Luang Prabang a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Luang Prabang and across Laos
Day trips that leave Luang Prabang in the morning and cover a good part of Laos by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Muang Phonsavan reaches 3 places in 2 countries on services we hold, over distances from 119 to 327 km. Luang Prabang reaches 27 places in 8 countries, from 91 to 2,083 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Muang Phonsavan
- 3Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 1Operators
2
1Arriving in Luang Prabang
Leaving Luang Prabang
- 27Places you can leave for
- 8Countries
- 4Operators