Trains in Laos
36 routes and 1 operators. Fares below are the cheapest we currently sell on each.
We sell 36 Trains routes in Laos, serving 9 places through 1 operator. 36 of those routes cross a border. The cheapest fare is €11.88 and the median route runs 167 km.
Trains in Laos, in numbers
What we actually sell, counted rather than claimed.
- 36Routes we sell
- 9Places served
- 1Operators
- 0Domestic routes
- 36Cross border routes
- 167 kmMedian route
- 337 kmLongest route
- 1Countries
The busiest Trains routes in Laos
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Udon Thani to Vientiane train | €11.88 | 1h 24m | 64 km |
| Vientiane to Udon Thani train | €11.88 | 1h 24m | 64 km |
| Sakon Nakhon to Savannakhet train | €13.54 | 1h 36m | 93 km |
| Savannakhet to Sakon Nakhon train | €13.54 | 1h 33m | 93 km |
| Kalasin to Savannakhet train | €18.49 | 2h | 135 km |
| Savannakhet to Kalasin train | €18.49 | 1h 54m | 135 km |
| Maha Sarakham to Savannakhet train | €21.79 | 2h 5m | 162 km |
| Savannakhet to Maha Sarakham train | €21.79 | 2h 14m | 162 km |
| Khon Kaen to Vientiane train | €22.89 | 2h 9m | 171 km |
| Vientiane to Khon Kaen train | €22.89 | 2h 11m | 171 km |
| Chum Phae to Vientiane train | €22.89 | 2h 10m | 167 km |
| Vientiane to Chum Phae train | €22.89 | 2h 13m | 167 km |
| Khon Kaen to Savannakhet train | €27.29 | 2h 28m | 206 km |
| Savannakhet to Khon Kaen train | €27.29 | 2h 33m | 206 km |
| Savannakhet to Udon Thani train | €30.59 | 2h 41m | 230 km |
| Udon Thani to Savannakhet train | €30.59 | 2h 40m | 230 km |
| Nakhon Ratchasima to Vientiane train | €43.79 | 3h 25m | 337 km |
| Vientiane to Nakhon Ratchasima train | €43.79 | 3h 47m | 337 km |
Our job ends on the platform. What fills the days in Vientiane afterwards does not belong to us.

Day trips out of Vientiane and across Laos
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 24 | 67% | Udon Thani, 64 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 12 | 33% | Khon Kaen, 206 km |
Where Laos connects to
Countries reachable from Laos by Trains on a route we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 36 | 100% |
Train operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| การรถไฟแห่งประเทศไทย | None | None | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power sockets, Wi-Fi |
Train destinations
Common questions about Trains in Laos
What Trains routes are there in Laos?
We sell 36 Trains routes in Laos, serving 9 places, run by 1 operators. Every one of those routes has an operator that actually serves it, so the count is the network we can sell rather than every pair of places on a map.
How much do Trains tickets in Laos cost?
The cheapest Trains fare in Laos is €11.88 for one passenger, across the 36 routes we sell there. The median route runs 167 km in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against before comparing it to anywhere else.
Can I travel out of Laos by Trains?
36 of the Trains routes we sell touching Laos cross a border and 0 stay inside it, reaching 1 other countries including Thailand. Cross border routes are usually the ones where the fare and the journey time differ most between operators.
Which operators run Trains services in Laos?
1 operators run Trains services on routes we sell in Laos: การรถไฟแห่งประเทศไทย. Each is a real carrier from the published operator catalogue, and each has its own fares and conditions. The operator table on this page compares them on speed, flexibility and what is on board.
What is the longest Trains route in Laos?
The longest Trains route we sell touching Laos runs from Nakhon Ratchasima to Vientiane, 337 km in a straight line. The median route in the country is 167 km, so this one is a considerable outlier and the fares on it behave differently from the rest.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Other ways to travel here
The wider region
The journey ends at Vientiane Railway Station. Everything past the barriers belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

A room in Vientiane for the night the train gets in
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