udon thani friendship bridge
udon thani friendship bridge

Friendship Bridge: An Alternative Way to get from Thailand to Laos

I have never been to Laos, so I will not be so presumptuous as to try and advise anyone on the best methods of arriving there. However, if the message behind the title just above interests you, then you can read what GoNOMAD has to say about it.

Some further perspective is offered here on the site Asia for Visitors.

Elsewhere, the following query was posed on TripAdvisor back in February:

Hi…we’re flying into Udon Thani at 4.30pm and hoping to make our way straight to the Friendship Bridge to cross over into Laos and on to Vientiane.

Ive read that the bridge crossing closes at 10pm, is this still correct? If so, are we pushing our luck arriving at 4.30pm and trying to cross into Laos before they close the bridge. (We will be applying for Visa on arrival).

Thanks in advance! )

Check out TripAdvisor for the responses, if you think they may be of use to you.

For a bit of a reversal, someone asked on Lonely Planet’s Thorn Tree travel forum this past March:

Minivan from Friendiship bridge to airport Udon Thani ?

Is there a minivan from the Friendship bridge at Nongkhai to the airport of Udon ? If so, what does it cost ?

Again, click the Thorn Tree link if responses are of interest to you.

Wat Pha That Luang, Vientiane; Laos

A view in and around one of Vientiane’s largest temple complexes; Wat Pha That Luang. Also known by some of the locals as “Wat Vientiane.”

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