Muang Sing

Bus

Most of the vehicles that depart from Muang Sing are songthaews and will be packed as tightly as possible, often with fascinating characters who have purchased weird, wonderful, pungent and sometimes still-squawking things at the market. Tickets are bought at a small wooden shack on the opposite side of the road from the market and bus station, just near the post office. Get there ahead of scheduled departure time to reserve a seat. They generally leave around about the advertised hour, but that will depend on being full.

It is possible to hire a vehicle independently if you wish to depart at an unscheduled time, or control the number of people to be packed in. Prices depend on where you intend to go, but as a guide, a songthaew to Luang Nam Tha would cost about $30. Contact the Tourism Information for assistance. Muang Sing Guesthouse can also organise a minibus with driver. Day trips can be organised locally or to other destinations. The driver on the weekends speaks excellent English, but the weekday driver doesn't.

Most of the vehicles that depart from Muang Sing are songthaews and will be packed as tightly as possible, often with fascinating characters who have purchased weird, wonderful, pungent and sometimes still-squawking things at the market. Tickets are bought at a small wooden shack on the opposite side of the road from the market and bus station, just near the post office. Get there ahead of scheduled departure time to reserve a seat. They generally leave around about the advertised hour, but that will depend on being full.

It is possible to hire a vehicle independently if you wish to depart at an unscheduled time, or control the number of people to be packed in. Prices depend on where you intend to go, but as a guide, a songthaew to Luang Nam Tha would cost about $30. Contact the Tourism Information for assistance. Muang Sing Guesthouse can also organise a minibus with driver. Day trips can be organised locally or to other destinations. The driver on the weekends speaks excellent English, but the weekday driver doesn't.

The following bus times are posted at taken from Muang Sing's tourism office (thanks christay2009 for the pics!).

Chinese border: Departs at 08:00 costing 15,000 kip.
Luang Nam Tha: Departs at 08:00,09:30,11:30,13:00,14:00 and 15:00, costing 22,000 kip.
Muang Long: Departs at 09:00,11:00 and 13:30.
Xieng Kok: Departs at 08:00.