Visas and border crossings forum

Hi bonerjams69,

have you taken a look at the Visa and border crossing FAQ? All the international crossings between Thailand and Laos are covered in there.

From Bangkok the best way to either crossing is overnight bus from Bangkok -- buses to both leave from Bangkok's northern bus terminal (morchit) -- not sure of the fare off the top of my head -- would guess under 500B, though could be wrong.

Once you're at the crossing, they're both super straight forward, but if you've got a little time on your hands, I'd suggest the following:

Get a night bus from Bangkok to Nakhon Phanom, where you'll arrive the following morning. Then get a bus south (that's right, you're staying in Thailand another night!) to That Phanom -- one of my all-time favourite places in Thailand and stay at Niyana's Guesthouse -- Niyana opened the first ever guesthouse in Nong Khai and moved to That Phanom when it "got too busy" -- That Phanom is very quiet, there's just a handful of things to do -- bicycle ride to Renu Nakhon, gazing across the river etc etc, and just hang out at the guesthouse. When you're all done, north back to Nakhon Phanom and cross to Tha Khaek.

Otherwise, if you're in a rush to laos take either crossing -- little to differentiate the two -- if you're heading north then take Tha Khaek, south, Savannakhet.

whats the best/cheapest airline to fly from Bangkok to Laos??