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TomHK
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Hi there,
My friend and I are doing Vietnam South to North, with our last or one of our last stop off points being Sapa.
So I was wondering what is the most northern point I can enter Laos from Vietnam, and how easy is it to get there from Sapa?
Much Appreciated,
Tom
#1 Posted: 10/3/2010 - 10:37
TomHK
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Sorry to double post. I have just been reading up about it and it looks like the Tay Trang crossing is the most Northern, would anybody be able to confirm this?
#2 Posted: 10/3/2010 - 10:45
wanderingcat
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yup. there's one daily bus from Dien Bien Phu to Muang Khua via this border crossing.
#3 Posted: 10/3/2010 - 11:07
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somtam2000
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Worth noting that the road on the Lao side is in appalling condition due to extensive roadworks. A week or so ago the trip from Dien Bien to Muang Khua was taking 10-12 hours by bus.
Have fun!
#4 Posted: 10/3/2010 - 11:42
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TomHK
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Thankyou both.
somtam2000, do you know when these road works are expected to finish?
Cheers.
#5 Posted: 10/3/2010 - 18:47
somtam2000
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No I don't know sorry. The people I talked to at Muang Khua described the road works as completely rearranging the landscape...
#6 Posted: 11/3/2010 - 14:13
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dw504
newbie
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Hey,
I know this is an old post but I saw on this site:
http://traveltolaostips.blogspot.com/2009/05/lao-border-crossing.html
that there are no visas issued at the border. I'm planning to cross into Laos from Vietnam. Is this true that you can't get a laos visa from this crossing?
Thanks
#7 Posted: 15/3/2011 - 15:35
dw504
newbie
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I think i'm mistaken.
You can't get a visa entering vietnam at this crossing but you can get a laos visa
#8 Posted: 15/3/2011 - 15:39
danielleand-
mike
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We were thinking of crossing the border Laos vietnam is this possible by train or bus only? thanks.
#9 Posted: 7/4/2011 - 09:55
caseyprich
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No train between Laos and Vietnam.
#10 Posted: 7/4/2011 - 11:06
nipitiri
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No train in Laos at all (except for a small strech near Khone Falls)
Bus goes from Dien Bien Phu to Muang Khua and vice versa every day.
#11 Posted: 6/5/2011 - 00:12