Trains to Vientiane

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

8 places connect to Vientiane by Trains, across 1 country, run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88. Origins run from 64 km away to 337 km, with a median of 169 km.

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

Fares

Arriving in Vientiane

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

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Vientiane, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Udon Thani to Vientiane train€11.881h 24m64 km
Khon Kaen to Vientiane train€22.892h 9m171 km
Chum Phae to Vientiane train€22.892h 10m167 km
Nakhon Ratchasima to Vientiane train€43.793h 25m337 km
  • 8Places you can arrive from
  • 8Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 1Operators

The trip ends at Vientiane Railway Station. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

A hotel room

A room in Vientiane for the night the train gets in

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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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 km675%Udon Thani, 64 km
200 to 600 km225%Nakhon Ratchasima, 337 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Vientiane that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
Thailand8100%
Carriers

Rail 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 outlets, Wi-Fi
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Vientiane

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Vientiane

Rail
  • Vientiane Railway Station
  • Vientiane North railway station
  • Vientiane South railway station
Leaving

Leaving Vientiane

Common questions about Trains to Vientiane

Where can I travel to Vientiane by Trains from?

8 places connect to Vientiane by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 64 km away in a straight line and the furthest 337 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.

How much does the Trains to Vientiane cost?

The cheapest Trains fare into Vientiane is €11.88 for one passenger, across 8 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 169 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.

How long does the Trains to Vientiane take?

The fastest Trains journey into Vientiane is 1h 24m door to door. The median origin sits 169 km away in a straight line, so most journeys on this list take considerably longer than the fastest one quoted here.

Which operators run the Trains to Vientiane?

1 operators run Trains services into Vientiane on our network: การรถไฟแห่งประเทศไทย. Each has its own fares and its own conditions, and every one of them is a real carrier from the published operator catalog rather than a name we generated.

Which terminal does the Trains to Vientiane use?

Trains services into Vientiane use 3 named terminals, among them Vientiane Railway Station, Vientiane North railway station, Vientiane South 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

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 modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door

Other ways to reach Vientiane

We cannot promise Vientiane Railway Station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Vientiane Railway Station

Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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