Khon Kaen Travel Forum

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am Sopheak, actually in bangkok. I would like to visit Viangchan (Lao Capital)and i just know the way from BKK to Khon Kaen by bus but from Khon Kaen to Viangchan i am not clear so could you please give me some information how to go to Viangchan from Khon Kaen by bus ?

Thanks in advance and I am looking forward from you

Sopheak

Sopheak,
Once you are on Khon Kaen, you should not have any trouble finding another bus to Viengchian. The bus terminal should have information and tickts. Of course you will still have to stop at customs and immigration, but there should be bus service directly.
Good luck!

There is even an 'international bus' that runs between Khon Khaen and Vientiane/Viengchan Laos. It's an air con bus and it's pretty cheap. Last year it ran several times a day but now it's just once per day. Otherwise, you can take buses between Khon Khaen and Nong Khai and transfer from the bus station to the Friendship Bridge/border via tuk tuk or via another 'international bus' that runs between Nong Khai and Vientiane. If you're in a rush, then it's faster but costs more to take a tuk tuk to the obrde rThe international bus starts/ends at Viengchan's Talat Sao/Morning Market Bus Station. You have to have a Lao visa and your passport to buy the bus ticket.
There's also the train which goes all the way to Nong Khai from Hualamphong Train Station in Bangkok and also picks up passengeres en route to Nong Khai (meaning that you can also catch the train in Khon Khaen, too).

We've taken the overnight sleeper train from Bkk to Nong Khai, fast and easy (no hassle from travelling by day and having to arrange a place to sleep, saves a lot of time !). There you can take a tuktuk to the friendship bridge. From there you can take a bus to Vientiaene.