Udon Thani Timeudon thani bus station to vientiane
udon thani bus station to vientiane
udon thani bus station to vientiane
Transcribed from Wikitravel‘s article on Udon Thani:
Buses from Bangkok (Morchit), an 8-hour journey, arrive at the BKS station in the city.
Buses depart at least once per hour after 11AM to Nong Khai (20 baht, 1 hour, non-airconditioned 3rd class) on the Lao border. Buses from Nong Khai may drop you off north of the city. Follow the locals and hop on the waiting #6 songthaew to the bus station or take a tuk-tuk.
There are six express buses a day direct to the Morning Market in Vientiane (80 baht, 2 hours, air-con 1st class departures at 8AM, 10:30AM, 11:30AM, 2PM, 4PM, 6PM). These cross-border buses will carry passengers who have not obtained their Lao visas in advance, but may not wait long enough at the border for a visa on arrival to be applied for and issued. This isn’t a problem when the queues are short, but at busy times passengers who don’t already have their visas may be left behind and have to continue by local bus or tuk-tuk.
Please refer to that article directly, for sites like Wikitravel and Wikipedia do eventually change their information as the need may arise. What is accurate as of the date of this post will not stand indefinitely. Also, please check their article on Vientiane — it also covers a lot about getting into the country by bus from Thailand.
Travelfish has a good section on the three bus stations in Vientiane and other bus-related information, especially the details on getting into Thailand from Vientiane — something a visitor to Lao who is traveling by bus should be clear about. Also refer to Lao World — as of the date of my edit to this post on October 29, 2011, the time table article there was last updated on September 28, 2011; so depending upon when you are reading this, the information should be good. If you are reading this long after October 29, 2011, then just check to see when the last update has been — the latest amendment date is mentioned at the bottom of the page. Right now, it is listed under Notice #5 as transportation – central bus terminal – time table between udonthani and vientiane.
The official Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) website details the Thai-Lao International Bus Service. However, please note the departure times as compared with those in the Lao site just previously mentioned — those in the Lao schedule are all one hour later than on the TAT site. This is something I had not previously noticed in posting about bus travel to Vientiane. I have no explanation, unless the Lao site is listing a bus service different from what is cited on the TAT site. Also notice that the Lao site includes two extra runs than the TAT site does not mention — mid-day departures of 11:30 and 14:00.
I have just now submitted for a membership to the Lao site in order to ask about this. Perhaps I will post no further on the subject. Instead, here are a few sites that you can refer to, if they sound of interest.
[November 5, 2011, edit: I was wrong about the updating of the Lao World bus schedule. The website owner confirms to me that his schedule is incorrect at this time.
I sincerely apologize to any travelers, and hope I misled no one. --Garnet]
The Central Bus Station also offers convenient service to Nong Khai, Udon Thani, Korat and Khon Kaen in northern Thailand. From any of these cities it is easy to catch buses to other destinations within Thailand. Khon Kaen …
Publish Date: 09/08/2011 6:14
http://vientiane.laos-pdr.com/?p=96
A few practical tips for getting to Vientiane … As Lao’s capital and … Buses for the 1.5 hour trip to the Friendship Bridge leave Udon Thani’s central bus station every couple of hours, at a cost of around 100 baht. No matter how …
Publish Date: 07/31/2011 5:39
http://www.pramlaos.org/2011/07/from-udon-to-vientiane/
While doing so allows travelers to skip visa application queues and to take a direct bus from Udon Thani to Vientiane, reaching the embassy in Bangkok can be tricky due to its location. The embassy is located deep in a residential neighborhood, neat the … Several overnight buses leave this station every day, in the late afternoon or evening, to Nong Khai, close to the Laotian border. Several classes exist, from the second class buses to the VIP ones. VIP ones offer …
Publish Date: 07/14/2010 15:15
http://nicolas-henrion.suite101.com/transportation-guide-from-bangkok-to-vientiane-a261514
Our dodgy research instructed us to find the bus station in Udon Thani proper and ride the aptly named Friendship Bus. Really, such a bus exists. A nice and cool Toyota van brings us to the city proper and we wonder how the …
Publish Date: 06/29/2011 12:54
http://cedricvalera.com/2011/06/30/the-road-to-vientiane/
As the capital city of Laos, Vientiane receives a fair amount of tourist traffic from Thailand, especially since it is located right on the border. The crowd … From Udon Thani, you then catch a local bus to Nong Khai Bus Station. …
Publish Date: 10/06/2011 9:18
http://www.miklosbolza.com/2011/10/crossing-into-laos-nong-khai-to.html
At Udon Thani a shuttle minibus service runs to the bus station for 80 baht, and from there Issan’s your oyster! An international bus service direct to Vientiane from Udon Thani airport also operates for 80 baht per person, taking …
Publish Date: 06/16/2011 5:20
http://www.travelfish.org/blogs/chiangmai/2011/06/16/chiang-mai-to-vientiane/
45 min. ther options: Thailand-Lao PDR International Bus Service departs from Udonthani Bus Station (0700, 0930, 1500) direct to Vientiane (plus border stops) ฿80. Note: to use the International bus you must have your Lao …
Publish Date: 05/23/2011 20:56
http://www.evisaasia.com/visa-guide/getting-a-laos-visa-in-bangkok/
Related Posts. What is the best hotel to stay at in Vientiane, Laos for a Thai visa run. Prefer range $20-$40 USD. … Up north if you are taking a bus from Udon Thani to Vietiane you must already have your Lao visa, if in Nong Khai you can pay a service 2000TB and they will take you to the border, do all the paperwork for your visa and a van will pick you up on the other side to take you to accommodations in Vientiane. Hope this helps. Darwin 13 October 2011 at 4:11 …
Publish Date: 10/12/2011 20:13
http://www.thai-visas.com/what-is-the-best-way-to-travel-from-thailand-to-laos-and-vietnam/
A cheaper but still convenient alternative is to fly from Bangkok to the local airport in Udon Thani, which is about an hour away from the First Thai-Laos Friendship Bridge (pronounced sapaan mittapaap Thai-Laos hairng tee neung), which spans the Mekong …. Getting to Nong Khai is simple enough; a taxi from almost anywhere in Vientiane to the Friendship Bridge costs around 200 baht, then a tuk-tuk or shared taxi to Nong Khai town or bus station should be about 50 baht per person. …
Publish Date: 08/28/2011 22:48
http://huahin.thaivisa.com/hua-hin-to-vientiane-visa-run/
The Visa Run: Read the story and see 17 photos of a visit to Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep by TravelPod member appleandparsnip. … Whilst at the station we booked our evening bus to Udon Thani. This would be the …
Publish Date: 03/22/2011 0:00
http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/appleandparsnip/1/1302010481/tpod.html
We were worried the journey would be as hellish as the one to Pai, but we made the journey in just over 3 hours on the local bus. Whilst at the station we booked our evening bus to Udon Thani. This would be the beginning of our journey …
Publish Date: 04/05/2011 22:09
http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/appleandparsnip/1/1302010481/tpod.html
From Nong Khai there is train service down through the northeast to Bangkok (alight at the Bang Sue station or sooner if you go all the way to the capital), or get a taxi to Udon Thani for domestic flights around the country. Bus Hub from Pattaya There is a bus terminal at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, but there are limited departures compared to Pattaya. From there you can head to the northeast, north or connect with transport heading south without having to …
Publish Date: 10/24/2011 9:18
http://cheapthailandflights.org/hoteltravel-coms-alternative-travel-guide-to-thailand-44/
with a guard house on the corner. Keep walking for about 500 meters. Turn left, the embassy is on he left and has high metal gates). There are buses from Vientiane bus station to Thai cities, including Udon Thani (24000 Kip). …
Publish Date: 07/12/2011 18:13
http://www.ajarnforum.net/vb/the-visa-run/59470-vientiane-non-b-visa-run-tips.html
Be alert because this bus will stop at bus terminal 2 in Udonthani and you have to go to bus terminal 1 in order to get direct bus from Udonthani to Vientiane, Lao. This direct bus from Udonthani to Vientiane will leave 8:00 am, 10:30 am, and …
Publish Date: 11/04/2010 1:24
http://triphole.com/visa-run-trip-from-chiang-mai-to-vientiane-laos/
P7280009 Random pic of Udon Thani city #2 – a scene out of anywhere in provincial Thailand (with farm tractor advert banner): P7280010 The Thai-Lao international bus from Udon Thani to Khua Din bus station in Vientiane: …
Publish Date: 01/09/2011 6:02
http://thewanderingstraycat.blogspot.com/2011/01/280707-udon-thani-to-friendship-bridge.html
I made it to the airport bus station in decent time and took a minibus from there to the terminal (where I got a McDonald’s). I then flew from Bangkok to Udon Thani (dirt cheap on AirAsia), and at Udon Thani I got another minibus to Nong Kwai, on the border. I crossed out of Thailand and then boarded yet another minibus to … nights’ accommodation – at least it included breakfast though. The next day I had my free breakfast and then went for a wander around Vientiane. …
Publish Date: 10/07/2011 0:42
http://hannahdoesvso.wordpress.com/2011/10/07/a-little-trip-to-laos/
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