How long is the flight from United States to Laos?

Flight times from United States to Laos vary, but if you’re flying out of Los Angeles and flying into Vientiane Wattay (one of the most popular routes), then the duration is 21h 35m on average. Another popular route from United States to Laos is flying from San Francisco to Vientiane Wattay, which will take roughly 21h 05m. Keep in mind that layovers or delays could extend your travel time.

What are the most popular cities to visit in Laos?

For momondo users, the most popular city in Laos is Vientiane, which is visited about 72% more often than any other city in Laos. Other very common cities that our users travel to are Luang Prabang and Pakse.

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Flights to Vientiane

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China Eastern

Aug 23

LAX

21h 35m

1 stop

VTE

Sep 3

VTE

37h 35m

3 stops

LAX

$704

China Eastern

Oct 26

SFO

21h 05m

1 stop

VTE

Nov 15

VTE

22h 55m

1 stop

SFO

$704

China Eastern

Aug 23

LAX

30h 00m

2 stops

VTE

Sep 3

VTE

34h 20m

3 stops

LAX

$705

China Eastern

Oct 26

SFO

35h 50m

2 stops

VTE

Nov 15

VTE

22h 55m

1 stop

SFO

$705

China Eastern

Aug 25

LAX

36h 20m

2 stops

VTE

Sep 11

VTE

23h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$707

China Eastern

Oct 26

SFO

21h 05m

1 stop

VTE

Nov 15

VTE

22h 55m

1 stop

SFO

$707

China Eastern

Aug 25

LAX

38h 15m

2 stops

VTE

Sep 11

VTE

37h 35m

3 stops

LAX

$708

China Eastern

Oct 26

SFO

38h 00m

2 stops

VTE

Nov 15

VTE

35h 40m

3 stops

SFO

$708

China Eastern

Nov 23

LAX

21h 35m

1 stop

VTE

Dec 16

VTE

23h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$711

China Eastern

Oct 29

SFO

21h 05m

1 stop

VTE

Dec 2

VTE

22h 55m

1 stop

SFO

$711

China Eastern

Nov 24

LAX

21h 35m

1 stop

VTE

Dec 22

VTE

35h 45m

2 stops

LAX

$712

China Eastern

Nov 23

SFO

38h 00m

2 stops

VTE

Dec 20

VTE

22h 55m

1 stop

SFO

$712

Flights to Luang Prabang

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Multiple Airlines

Nov 2

SFO

41h 00m

2 stops

LPQ

Nov 11

LPQ

31h 05m

2 stops

SFO

$977

Multiple Airlines

Nov 2

SFO

41h 00m

2 stops

LPQ

Nov 11

LPQ

31h 05m

2 stops

SFO

$980

Multiple Airlines

Nov 5

LAX

41h 55m

2 stops

LPQ

Nov 14

LPQ

30h 40m

2 stops

LAX

$995

Multiple Airlines

Nov 2

SFO

41h 00m

2 stops

LPQ

Nov 13

LPQ

31h 05m

2 stops

SFO

$1,028

Etihad Airways

Aug 21

JFK

33h 20m

2 stops

LPQ

Sep 17

LPQ

30h 50m

2 stops

JFK

$1,112

Multiple Airlines

Nov 2

SFO

35h 40m

2 stops

LPQ

Nov 9

LPQ

33h 05m

2 stops

SFO

$1,215

Etihad Airways

Oct 26

JFK

34h 05m

2 stops

LPQ

Nov 12

LPQ

37h 20m

2 stops

JFK

$1,226

Multiple Airlines

Oct 5

SFO

33h 35m

2 stops

LPQ

Nov 2

LPQ

31h 55m

2 stops

SFO

$1,230

Multiple Airlines

Nov 1

SFO

43h 45m

2 stops

LPQ

Nov 11

LPQ

33h 05m

2 stops

SFO

$1,248

Multiple Airlines

Aug 23

BOS

32h 40m

2 stops

LPQ

Sep 18

LPQ

36h 55m

2 stops

BOS

$1,262

Multiple Airlines

Nov 2

BOS

34h 55m

2 stops

LPQ

Dec 15

LPQ

32h 55m

2 stops

BOS

$1,271

Multiple Airlines

Nov 2

SFO

34h 05m

2 stops

LPQ

Nov 10

LPQ

19h 55m

2 stops

SFO

$1,290

Flights to Pakse

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Multiple Airlines

Nov 28

SFO

55h 35m

2 stops

PKZ

Jan 9

PKZ

65h 55m

2 stops

SFO

$1,385

Multiple Airlines

Nov 21

SFO

55h 35m

2 stops

PKZ

Jan 9

PKZ

65h 55m

2 stops

SFO

$1,490

Multiple Airlines

Nov 21

SFO

49h 20m

2 stops

PKZ

Jan 9

PKZ

22h 15m

1 stop

SFO

$1,806

Multiple Airlines

Nov 28

SFO

46h 40m

3 stops

PKZ

Jan 9

PKZ

35h 55m

2 stops

SFO

$1,963

Multiple Airlines

Nov 28

SFO

49h 20m

2 stops

PKZ

Jan 9

PKZ

22h 15m

1 stop

SFO

$2,083

Multiple Airlines

Nov 28

SFO

46h 45m

2 stops

PKZ

Jan 9

PKZ

22h 50m

3 stops

SFO

$2,095

Multiple Airlines

Nov 21

SFO

46h 45m

2 stops

PKZ

Jan 9

PKZ

22h 50m

3 stops

SFO

$2,119

Multiple Airlines

Nov 28

SFO

46h 40m

3 stops

PKZ

Jan 9

PKZ

22h 50m

3 stops

SFO

$2,223

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12:30 pm - 12:05 am

LAX

VTE

21h 35m

1 stop

10:30 am - 10:05 am

VTE

LAX

37h 35m

3 stops

$704China Eastern

Sun, Aug 23 - Thu, Sep 3

1:00 pm - 12:05 am

SFO

VTE

21h 05m

1 stop

1:05 am - 9:00 am

VTE

SFO

22h 55m

1 stop

$704China Eastern

Mon, Oct 26 - Sun, Nov 15

12:30 pm - 8:30 am

LAX

VTE

30h 00m

2 stops

1:45 pm - 10:05 am

VTE

LAX

34h 20m

3 stops

$705China Eastern

Sun, Aug 23 - Thu, Sep 3

8:15 pm - 12:00 pm

JFK

VTE

27h 45m

2 stops

12:35 pm - 11:15 am

VTE

JFK

34h 40m

2 stops

$1,097Singapore Airlines

Wed, Nov 11 - Wed, Jan 13

8:10 pm - 12:05 am

BOS

VTE

39h 55m

2 stops

1:05 am - 10:05 pm

VTE

BOS

33h 00m

2 stops

$1,134Multiple Airlines

Sat, Nov 14 - Fri, Dec 4

3:25 pm - 12:05 am

JFK

VTE

20h 40m

1 stop

1:05 am - 11:55 pm

VTE

JFK

34h 50m

2 stops

$1,148Multiple Airlines

Wed, Nov 11 - Tue, Dec 8

8:15 pm - 12:00 pm

JFK

VTE

27h 45m

2 stops

12:35 pm - 12:15 pm

VTE

JFK

34h 40m

2 stops

$1,164Singapore Airlines

Wed, Nov 11 - Tue, Mar 23

5:40 pm - 7:45 pm

EWR

VTE

39h 05m

2 stops

8:30 pm - 2:55 pm

VTE

EWR

29h 25m

2 stops

$1,617Austrian Airlines

Mon, Sep 28 - Thu, Oct 29

5:40 pm - 7:45 pm

EWR

VTE

39h 05m

2 stops

8:30 pm - 1:55 pm

VTE

EWR

29h 25m

2 stops

$1,692Austrian Airlines

Tue, Sep 29 - Tue, Nov 3

8:30 pm - 7:45 pm

EWR

VTE

36h 15m

2 stops

8:30 pm - 8:05 pm

VTE

EWR

34h 35m

2 stops

$1,783Lufthansa

Mon, Sep 28 - Wed, Oct 28

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Route

Depart

Return

Price

Cheapest round-trip

Los AngelesVientiane

LAX - VTE

LAXVTE

Los Angeles

Sun 8/23

12:30 pm-12:05 am

1 stop21h 35m

Vientiane Wattay

Thu 9/3

10:30 am-10:05 am

3 stops37h 35m

$704

Quickest round-trip

San FranciscoVientiane

SFO - VTE

SFOVTE

San Francisco

Mon 10/26

1:00 pm-12:05 am

1 stop21h 05m

Vientiane Wattay

Sun 11/15

1:05 am-9:00 am

1 stop22h 55m

$704

Los AngelesVientiane

LAX - VTE

LAXVTE

Los Angeles

Sun 8/23

12:30 pm-8:30 am

2 stops30h 00m

Vientiane Wattay

Thu 9/3

1:45 pm-10:05 am

3 stops34h 20m

$705

New YorkVientiane

JFK - VTE

JFKVTE

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 11/11

8:15 pm-12:00 pm

2 stops27h 45m

Vientiane Wattay

Wed 1/13

12:35 pm-11:15 am

2 stops34h 40m

$1,097

BostonVientiane

BOS - VTE

BOSVTE

Boston Logan Intl

Sat 11/14

8:10 pm-12:05 am

2 stops39h 55m

Vientiane Wattay

Fri 12/4

1:05 am-10:05 pm

2 stops33h 00m

$1,134

New YorkVientiane

JFK - VTE

JFKVTE

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 11/11

3:25 pm-12:05 am

1 stop20h 40m

Vientiane Wattay

Tue 12/8

1:05 am-11:55 pm

2 stops34h 50m

$1,148

New YorkVientiane

JFK - VTE

JFKVTE

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 11/11

8:15 pm-12:00 pm

2 stops27h 45m

Vientiane Wattay

Tue 3/23

12:35 pm-12:15 pm

2 stops34h 40m

$1,164

NewarkVientiane

EWR - VTE

EWRVTE

Newark

Mon 9/28

5:40 pm-7:45 pm

2 stops39h 05m

Vientiane Wattay

Thu 10/29

8:30 pm-2:55 pm

2 stops29h 25m

$1,617

NewarkVientiane

EWR - VTE

EWRVTE

Newark

Tue 9/29

5:40 pm-7:45 pm

2 stops39h 05m

Vientiane Wattay

Tue 11/3

8:30 pm-1:55 pm

2 stops29h 25m

$1,692

NewarkVientiane

EWR - VTE

EWRVTE

Newark

Mon 9/28

8:30 pm-7:45 pm

2 stops36h 15m

Vientiane Wattay

Wed 10/28

8:30 pm-8:05 pm

2 stops34h 35m

$1,783

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Laos flights insights and trends

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What airlines fly to Laos?

China Eastern, Singapore Airlines and China Southern are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Laos from United States according to our data. China Eastern is the first choice among our users, with 50% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Laos. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to Laos on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Cheapest flights to cities in Laos

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Summary info about Laos flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$461
Best Round-Trip Price	$704
Fastest flight time	25h 50m

The best one-way flight price to Laos from United States in the last 5 days is $461 (Los Angeles to Vientiane Wattay).

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The best round-trip flight price to Laos from United States in the last 5 days is $704 (Los Angeles to Vientiane Wattay).

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The fastest flight to Laos from United States takes 25h 50m (Boston Logan Intl to Vientiane Wattay).

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Frequently asked questions about flying to Laos

What is the cheapest flight to Laos?

If you are looking to fly to Laos for less, look to airlines like Lao Skyway, Lao Airlines, and VietJet Air, with prices starting at $52, $61, and $100 respectively.

What airlines fly to Laos?

Of the 5 airlines that fly to Laos, China Eastern, Singapore Airlines and China Southern happen to be the most favored based on our user data. China Eastern is the most popular among the three airlines, with 50% of users choosing them for their travels to Laos.

What is the most popular airport in Laos to fly to?

74% of our momondo users traveling to Laos in the past year chose to fly into Vientiane Wattay in the past year, making it the most popular airport in Laos. The Vientiane Wattay airport serves the city of Vientiane.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to Laos?

Prices for flights to Laos refresh daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights to Laos?

As of June 2026, there are 16 operators available to choose from for flights to Laos.

How old do you have to be to fly to Laos?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel to Laos.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Laos?

The required travel and health documents for your Laos trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Laos. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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