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Udon Thani · Thailand

Car hire and driving in Udon Thani

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Thailand traffic drives on the left. Picking up at UTH means 3 km (2 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648876 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648881 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25743536.

Drives from Udon Thani

Car rental from Udon Thani: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Udon Thani to VientianeLaos64 km (40 mi)about 59 min
Udon Thani to Khon KaenThailand108 km (67 mi)about 1 h 39 min
Udon Thani to SavannakhetLaos230 km (143 mi)about 3 h 31 min
Udon Thani to Nakhon RatchasimaThailand282 km (175 mi)about 4 h 18 min
Udon Thani to Ubon RatchathaniThailand327 km (203 mi)about 4 h 59 min
Udon Thani to Yên VinhVietnam335 km (208 mi)about 5 h 6 min
Udon Thani to VinhVietnam338 km (210 mi)about 5 h 9 min
Udon Thani to Hà TĩnhVietnam346 km (215 mi)about 5 h 16 min
Udon Thani to LampangThailand362 km (225 mi)about 5 h 31 min
Udon Thani to Hoàng MaiVietnam372 km (231 mi)about 5 h 40 min
Udon Thani to Kỳ AnhVietnam379 km (235 mi)about 5 h 47 min
Udon Thani to Nghi SơnVietnam384 km (239 mi)about 5 h 52 min
Udon Thani to Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam842 km (523 mi)about 12 h 50 min
Udon Thani to HanoiVietnam514 km (319 mi)about 7 h 50 min
Udon Thani to BangkokThailand475 km (295 mi)about 7 h 15 min
Udon Thani to HaiphongVietnam561 km (349 mi)about 8 h 33 min
Udon Thani to Phnom PenhCambodia690 km (429 mi)about 10 h 31 min
Udon Thani to Cần ThơVietnam882 km (548 mi)about 13 h 27 min
Udon Thani to HuếVietnam522 km (325 mi)about 7 h 58 min
Udon Thani to Da NangVietnam598 km (371 mi)about 9 h 7 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Udon Thani?

The left, as everywhere in Thailand.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.