Vientiene to BKK (Nok air) what up with long transfer time?

[icecoffee and ciggy]

I checked in detail, from nokair site, Vientine to BKK around 9 hrs.
In detail, they mention about getting on shuttle buss to nongkhai, udon etc etc
many transfers.. what the hell? is this called service???

Is there any better options? I wanna get there fast and back fast... thats the point of airplane righto?

[dirtydog]

You can drive Vientiane to Bangkok in 9 hours or less, maybe a better idea.

[VocalNeal]

Quickest. You can fly direct to Vientiane no problem. Except is isn't the cheapest because it is an international flight. You can get visa on arrival the same $50, or whatever it is, that one gets at the border.

Correction: The "locals" fly to Udon then make their way across the border themselves. Bus? Taxi?to the border, walk a bit, bus over the bridge, Lao taxi/tuk tuk etc.

Never been to Laos before? In a hurry? Fly direct.

[Jack meoff]

Non-stop flights: 5 per day, 1h 8m duration
Airlines: Thai, Lao Airlines, Lao Central Airlines
−Schedule of non-stop flights
Valid through 27 Oct
09:30 → 10:30 BKK-VTE M T W T F S S Lao Central Airlines 66
09:35 → 10:45 BKK-VTE M T W T F S S Lao Airlines 442
11:45 → 12:55 BKK-VTE M T W T F S S Thai 570
18:55 → 20:05 BKK-VTE M - W - F S - Lao Airlines 425
18:55 → 20:40 BKK-VTE - T - T - - S Lao Airlines 425
19:50 → 21:00 BKK-VTE M T W T F S S Thai 574

[icecoffee and ciggy]

well i checked quotes from lao, thai air and cost around 10K return...
nok air is around 4k return.

nokair route is to udon and bus to vientiene, viceversa for return...
also i dont have the energy to drive myself to lao and back... would prolly costs more for fuel etc...


correction* actually 4 hr to lao, 6 hr back to bkk..

[icecoffee and ciggy]

also 23 OCT is public holiday for thailand right? is it for lao as well?

[icecoffee and ciggy]

seems bkk - udon and vice versa have more option on times...

hows the frequencies of bus service from nongkhai to udon?

[Begbie]

There's a queue of minibuses to take you from UT to the bridge after that get a Lao sawngtow

[beerlaodrinker]

its because nok dont fly into vientiane , they fly to udon then they bus you to nongkhai / vientiane , it sounds like it would take a while but 9 hours seems a bit excessive .
Jack me off,s give n some useful info, also read in the vientiane times that bangkok airways will start VTE BKK in november