Chiang Mai Travel Forum

Good day! We are from Philippines.
Pls help. Thanks in advance!

Me and my sister are going to visit Chiang Mai for 6 days next month.

We are planning to go to Myanmar n Laos also but how? Pls help.

From Chaing Mai how to go to Myanmar(Burma) by bus?
From Chiang Mai how to go to Laos by bus?
Where is the exact address of the bus terminal in Chiang Mai? I cannot find it in the web.
How many hours is travel time?
Do we need a visa?
It is safe to travel by bus?
It is safe to have an overnight stay (Myanmar n Laos)? or it is better for a 1 day siteseeing?

thanks...

regards,
joyce : )

I dont' think you can take a bus to Burma from Chiang Mai. From what I have reserached on earlier, you can enter Burma overland from Thailand, but only at the border town.

I dont think you will have enough time to go to Laos via bus from Chiang Mai - when we went we caught a bus up to the border and then boat across the Mekong to a village called Huay Xia all up this took around 5 hours. From there to Luang Prabang its another 2 days via slow boat. Bus trip I believe is very long as roads are not paved. If you want to see Laos and in particular LP then your only option is to fly.

hi

you can take a mini bus to the myanmar border and visit 3 cities inc. border town taichlek but not allowed to go any other parts of the country if you d like to visit rangoon and mandalay you should take a flight to any of these cities

there are 2 options to go to laos by bus from thailand
1-taking one of those organized tours which you ll see 100 s advertisements almost all the travel agencies sell tickets for this trip this will cost 1200-1300 thai baht + laos visa fee(if you need)and will take 3 days to arrive in LUANG PRABANG
2-take bus to udon thani which departs from 18.00-20.30 daily and when arrive there get to the other bus terminal by tuk-tuk and take the direct bus to VIENTIANE this would cost 650-750 thai baht and take less than 36 hours

most of the tourist buses in thailand do not arrive in or depart from the city bus terminals but if you d like to take the bus to udon thani this will be your only option it is near the san pa kog market on a side road on the chamen muang rd

both laos and myanmar are safe countries if you just follow the basic traveling rules so you dont need to worry

all 3 countries might have different visa regulations for different nationalities so you d better to check those countries foreign affairs or embassies websites or simply call the embassies in the country that you are currently

enjoy your trip

thank you very much!

Regards,
joyce :)

Hi, if i want to arrive at Udon thani at 9am or 6:30am, which night bus should i take from Chiangmai?

hi

the time for the buses in thailand could be inaccurate but usually the trip takes 10-12 hrs and as far as i know there should be 2 or 3 daily buses from chiang mai to udon thani first bus should depart at 18.00 and last one at 20.30 or 21.00 it would be better to take the earliest one if you would go to laos on the same day in order to find a available ticket for the same day in udon thani as it is the high season in thailand the route could be quite busy on these days

enjoy your trip