Travel to Savannakhet
Every way to reach Savannakhet: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Savannakhet is reachable from 8 places across 2 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 2 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €20.14 and the fastest takes 1h 36m door to door. The nearest origin is 93 km away.
How people reach Savannakhet
Every mode that actually calls at Savannakhet, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 10 | €20.14 | 1h 36m | 230 km | 1 |
| Flight | 6 | €35.54 | 3h 52m | 554 km | 1 |
- 8Places you can arrive from
- 8Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 2Operators
Savannakhet sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.

Rooms within reach of Savannakhet Bus Station
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 8 | 50% | Sakon Nakhon, 93 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 8 | 50% | Khon Kaen, 206 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Savannakhet that we sell.
Stations, airports and ports in Savannakhet
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Savannakhet
- Savannakhet Bus Station
- Savannkhet Bus Terminal
- ZVK
- Mukdahan Pier
- Ferry Terminal
Landing at ZVK after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
Getting from ZVK into Savannakhet
Settled in advance, so the ride into Savannakhet costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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The cheapest journeys into Savannakhet
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sakon Nakhon to Savannakhet train | €20.14 | 1h 36m | 93 km |
| Kalasin to Savannakhet train | €28.39 | 1h 55m | 135 km |
| Maha Sarakham to Savannakhet train | €33.89 | 2h 7m | 162 km |
| Pakse to Savannakhet flight | €35.54 | 3h 52m | 196 km |
| Khon Kaen to Savannakhet train | €39.39 | 2h 26m | 206 km |
| Udon Thani to Savannakhet train | €44.34 | 2h 42m | 230 km |
| Vientiane to Savannakhet flight | €46.16 | 3h 58m | 277 km |
| Bangkok to Savannakhet flight | €83.33 | 4h 19m | 554 km |
A day in Savannakhet hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Baggage storage near Savannakhet Bus Station
Most of the points near Savannakhet Bus Station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Popular trips to Savannakhet
Common questions about Travel to Savannakhet
How can I get to Savannakhet?
Savannakhet is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 8 places, across 2 countries, on services run by 2 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Savannakhet?
The cheapest way into Savannakhet is by train, from €20.14 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 8 origins we sell into Savannakhet over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Savannakhet?
The fastest journey into Savannakhet is by train, at 1h 36m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 93 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Savannakhet have?
Savannakhet has 5 named terminals on our network, including 0 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are ZVK. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Savannakhet from within 200 km?
8 of the routes we sell into Savannakhet start within 200 km. The nearest is Sakon Nakhon, 93 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Savannakhet in Laos?
Savannakhet connects to 8 places on our network across 2 countries, the furthest of them 554 km away in a straight line. Laos routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
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, Distances
Elsewhere in Laos
The wider region
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Savannakhet is somebody else's catalog.
What to book in Savannakhet before you go
Day trips that leave Savannakhet in the morning and cover a good part of Laos by evening.
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