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.

Checked 30 September 2026Priced for 30 September 2026One passenger, all fees included

The network

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
Routes

The busiest Trains routes in Laos

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

The routes we sell in Laos, busiest first, priced over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Udon Thani to Vientiane train€11.881h 24m64 km
Vientiane to Udon Thani train€11.881h 24m64 km
Sakon Nakhon to Savannakhet train€13.541h 36m93 km
Savannakhet to Sakon Nakhon train€13.541h 33m93 km
Kalasin to Savannakhet train€18.492h135 km
Savannakhet to Kalasin train€18.491h 54m135 km
Maha Sarakham to Savannakhet train€21.792h 5m162 km
Savannakhet to Maha Sarakham train€21.792h 14m162 km
Khon Kaen to Vientiane train€22.892h 9m171 km
Vientiane to Khon Kaen train€22.892h 11m171 km
Chum Phae to Vientiane train€22.892h 10m167 km
Vientiane to Chum Phae train€22.892h 13m167 km
Khon Kaen to Savannakhet train€27.292h 28m206 km
Savannakhet to Khon Kaen train€27.292h 33m206 km
Savannakhet to Udon Thani train€30.592h 41m230 km
Udon Thani to Savannakhet train€30.592h 40m230 km
Nakhon Ratchasima to Vientiane train€43.793h 25m337 km
Vientiane to Nakhon Ratchasima train€43.793h 47m337 km

Our job ends on the platform. What fills the days in Vientiane afterwards does not belong to us.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Vientiane and across Laos

The tickets worth having in advance, because the queue at the door is usually the whole morning.

Partner links. We do not sell tours or tickets. We earn a commission on a booking, and it never changes the price.

Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km2467%Udon Thani, 64 km
200 to 600 km1233%Khon Kaen, 206 km
Across the border

Where Laos connects to

Countries reachable from Laos by Trains on a route we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
Thailand36100%
Carriers

Train operators

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
การรถไฟแห่งประเทศไทยNoneNone140 km/hRefundablePower 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.

Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Distances

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 hotel room

A room in Vientiane for the night the train gets in

Hotels and flats near the centre, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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