Luang Prabang to Muang Phonsavan 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 6h 4m 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 October 6, 2026
€53.83
- 129%Moves across the booking window
129%When it runs, leaving Luang Prabang
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 €123.45Thu24
- about €95.72Fri25
- about €106.34Sat26
- about €91.00Sun27
- about €59.14Mon28
- about €65.04Tue29
- about €80.38Wed30
- about €62.09Thu1
- about €57.96Fri2
- about €65.04Sat3
- about €64.45Sun4
- about €59.14Mon5
- about €53.83Tue6
- about €55.60Wed7
- about €60.91Thu8
- about €57.96Fri9
- about €61.50Sat10
- about €56.78Sun11
- about €53.83Mon12
- about €53.83Tue13
- about €53.83Wed14
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Muang Phonsavan. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Muang Phonsavan for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Luang Prabang to Muang Phonsavan
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
- €53.8321 days
- €55.6014 days
- €80.387 days
- €106.343 days
- €123.451 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €53.83.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 129 percent. The most expensive point is €123.45, 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 Luang Prabang to Muang Phonsavan 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 south-east.
Who lives at each end
55,027 → 37,507
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 93 minutes, of which about 5 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. 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 XKH into Muang Phonsavan is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in Muang Phonsavan
Settled in advance, so the ride into Muang Phonsavan costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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Who runs this route
Muang Phonsavan is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Baggage storage near Bus Station
Most of the points near Bus Station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Luang Prabang to Muang Phonsavan
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 Luang Prabang to Muang Phonsavan?
The fastest journey from Luang Prabang to Muang Phonsavan takes 6h 4m door to door, of which 1h 25m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 6h 6m, 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 Luang Prabang to Muang Phonsavan?
The cheapest fare from Luang Prabang to Muang Phonsavan is €53.83, as of September 23, 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 Luang Prabang to Muang Phonsavan?
The cheapest way from Luang Prabang to Muang Phonsavan is by flight, at €53.83 for one passenger on October 6, 2026. That journey takes 6h 8m 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 Luang Prabang to Muang Phonsavan?
Fares from Luang Prabang to Muang Phonsavan bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €53.83. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 129 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 Luang Prabang to Muang Phonsavan?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Luang Prabang to Muang Phonsavan, at €53.83. 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 Luang Prabang to Muang Phonsavan?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Luang Prabang to Muang Phonsavan, 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 service from Luang Prabang to Muang Phonsavan?
1 operators sell services from Luang Prabang to Muang Phonsavan 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 Luang Prabang to Muang Phonsavan?
0 percent of the services we sell from Luang Prabang to Muang Phonsavan are direct. The rest connect at Vientiane, with about 93 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 Luang Prabang to Muang Phonsavan use?
Services from Luang Prabang to Muang Phonsavan by flight leave from Luang Phabang International Airport LPQ and arrive at Xieng Khouang Airport XKH. 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 Luang Prabang to Muang Phonsavan?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Luang Prabang to Muang Phonsavan 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 Luang Prabang to Muang Phonsavan on September 23, 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 6h 4m 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 Muang Phonsavan is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Muang Phonsavan and across Laos
Day trips that leave Muang Phonsavan in the morning and cover a good part of Laos by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Luang Prabang reaches 27 places in 8 countries on services we hold, over distances from 91 to 2,083 km. Muang Phonsavan reaches 3 places in 2 countries, from 119 to 327 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Luang Prabang
- 27Places you can leave for
- 8Countries
- 4Operators
8
4Arriving in Muang Phonsavan
Leaving Muang Phonsavan
- 3Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 1Operators