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BKK to VTE: distance & flight time
Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi Airport) → Vientiane (Wattay International Airport)
321 mi
517 km · 279 nm
1h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
321 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 19m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BKK — Suvarnabhumi Airport · Bangkok, Thailand
- VTE — Wattay International Airport · Vientiane, Laos
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BKK
- DMK · Don Mueang International Airport19 mi away
- KDT · Kamphaeng Saen Airport63 mi away
- UTP · U-Tapao International Airport71 mi away
- HHQ · Hua Hin Airport90 mi away
Near VTE
- UTH · Udon Thani Airport44 mi away
- LOE · Loei Airport67 mi away
- ZBY · Sayaboury Airport103 mi away
- KKC · Khon Kaen Airport106 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BKK from VTE?
The flight distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Vientiane (VTE) is 321 miles (517 km, 279 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BKK to VTE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 19m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BKK to VTE?
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