Trains to Luang Prabang

10 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.

10 places connect to Luang Prabang by Trains, across 3 countries, run by 0 operators. The cheapest arrival costs None. Origins run from 91 km away to 575 km, with a median of 219 km.

Priced for October 14, 2026One passenger, all fees included

Fares

Arriving in Luang Prabang

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Luang Prabang, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Vientiane to Luang Prabang trainNoneNone219 km
Muang Xay to Luang Prabang trainNoneNone91 km
Kunming to Luang Prabang trainNoneNone575 km
Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang trainNoneNone112 km
Nong Khai to Luang Prabang trainNoneNone232 km
  • 10Places you can arrive from
  • 3Countries
  • 0Operators

12Go fares to Luang Prabang

These are 12Go's own figures: the routes they sell most, and the lowest fare each is showing today.

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A hotel room

A room in Luang Prabang for the night the train gets in

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km440%Muang Xay, 91 km
200 to 600 km660%Vientiane, 219 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
Laos660%
China220%
Thailand220%
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Luang Prabang

Luang Prabang

Rail
  • Luang Prabang Railway Station
  • Xiengngeun railway station
Leaving

Leaving Luang Prabang

Common questions about Trains to Luang Prabang

Where can I travel to Luang Prabang by Trains from?

10 places connect to Luang Prabang by Trains on our network, across 3 countries The nearest is 91 km away in a straight line and the furthest 575 km.

Which terminal does the Trains to Luang Prabang use?

Trains services into Luang Prabang use 2 named terminals, among them Luang Prabang Railway Station, Xiengngeun railway station. The terminal a given service uses is shown on the route page for that journey and again on the ticket, because a city with several is a city where the wrong one costs an hour.

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.

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.

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Other ways to reach Luang Prabang

Luang Prabang is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Luang Prabang Railway Station

Most of the points near Luang Prabang Railway Station open before the first train and close after the last one.

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