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Hi Anna,

If you take a look at the border crossing FAQ you'll see there's coverage on most of the main crossings and a map showing where they all are.

If you're wanting to get to Hue, the quickest overland method will be Pakse to Savannakhet then Lao Bao (for the border) and onwards to Dong Ha or Hue. You'd be looking at two days travel to do that as the buses over the border leave Savannakhet in the morning, so you'd need to overnight there.

You will need to get your Vietnamese visa beforehand.

There's no need to use a travel agent as the buses are regular and straightforward.

Hope that helps

Travelfish folks, just a tiny suggestion, you might want put the Bordercrossing FAQ link to the frontpage. I for one refer back to it quite often as the plans change, but am always wondering where the heck was it..

Thank you very much by the way for the FAQ, very helpful thread, especially as it also explains the hassles required to actually get from A to B. Just a list of crossings open to tourists is not always enough, especially for a solo traveller on a tight schedule..