Hat Yai to Nong Khai runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €112.82, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 6h 2m over 1,279 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €112.82, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 12, 2026
€112.82
- 212%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Hat Yai
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 0%Run direct
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €337.62Thu24
- about €303.99Fri25
- about €248.53Sat26
- about €246.76Sun27
- about €165.33Mon28
- about €183.03Tue29
- about €214.31Wed30
- about €208.41Thu1
- about €158.85Fri2
- about €193.66Sat3
- about €189.53Sun4
- about €129.35Mon5
- about €168.28Tue6
- about €152.35Wed7
- about €165.92Thu8
- about €129.93Fri9
- about €144.68Sat10
- about €149.99Sun11
- about €112.82Mon12
- about €139.96Tue13
- about €143.50Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Nong Khai. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

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When to book Hat Yai to Nong Khai
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €108.1090 days
- €112.2360 days
- €149.4045 days
- €154.7130 days
- €143.5021 days
- €152.3514 days
- €214.317 days
- €248.533 days
- €337.621 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €108.10.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 212 percent. The most expensive point is €337.62, 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.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 90 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Hat Yai to Nong Khai 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
1,279 km
1,233 km as the crow flies, 4% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north.
Who lives at each end
191,696 → 63,609
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 1,279 km against 1,233 km in a straight line, a detour of 4 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Udon Thani. The gap between arriving and leaving is 96 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 10 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
Nong Khai is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Baggage storage near Nong Khai railway station
Most of the points near Nong Khai railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Hat Yai to Nong Khai
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Hat Yai to Nong Khai?
The fastest journey from Hat Yai to Nong Khai takes 6h 2m door to door, of which 2h 32m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 6h 9m, 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 Hat Yai to Nong Khai?
The cheapest fare from Hat Yai to Nong Khai is €112.82, as of September 23, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €165.92. 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 Hat Yai to Nong Khai?
The cheapest way from Hat Yai to Nong Khai is by flight, at €112.82 for one passenger on October 12, 2026. That journey takes 6h 5m 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 Hat Yai to Nong Khai?
Fares from Hat Yai to Nong Khai bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €108.10. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 212 percent, measured on September 23, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Hat Yai to Nong Khai?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Hat Yai to Nong Khai, at €129.35. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 23, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Hat Yai to Nong Khai?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Hat Yai to Nong Khai, at €115.18 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 service from Hat Yai to Nong Khai?
2 operators sell services from Hat Yai to Nong Khai across 1 mode: Thai Lion Air, การรถไฟแห่งประเทศไทย. 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 Hat Yai to Nong Khai?
0 percent of the services we sell from Hat Yai to Nong Khai are direct. The rest connect at Udon Thani, with about 96 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 Hat Yai to Nong Khai use?
Services from Hat Yai to Nong Khai by flight leave from Hat Yai International Airport HDY and arrive at Nong Khai railway station. Allow about 1h 57m 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 Hat Yai to Nong Khai?
1 of the 2 operators we sell from Hat Yai to Nong Khai 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 labeled 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 Hat Yai to Nong Khai on September 23, 2026: 1279 km of route against 1233 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €112.82, and 6h 2m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Nong Khai is somebody else's catalog.

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The two ends, compared
Hat Yai reaches 89 places in 6 countries on services we hold, over distances from 25 to 2,171 km. Nong Khai reaches 23 places in 2 countries, from 52 to 1,233 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Hat Yai
- 89Places you can leave for
- 6Countries
- 10Operators
Arriving in Nong Khai
Leaving Nong Khai
- 23Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 1Operators