How to get to Oudomxay

Travel Information

    Lao PDR has been considered a closed country for long time. However, this has changed significantly. We will try to answer you all the preparation questions, so that you have a safe and comfortable journey to Oudomxay.

By Bus

There are two stations in Oudomxay, the Northern bus station and the Southern one. We advise you  to buy your bus tickets 1 hour before departure time.

Transportation in  Oudomxay Province

Please buy the bus ticket one hour before departing

   Northern  Bus Station (1 km from Tourist information center )

Tel: 081 212218

No	Destination	Departure	Duration	Distance	Price	Remark
1	Phongsaly	9 : 00	9 hour	236 km	75,000 kip
2	Luangnamtha	8 : 30	3 hour	115 km	40,000 kip	Mini bus
		11: 30
		15: 30
3	Meungkhoua	8: 30	3 hour	100 km	35,000 kip	Mini bus
		11: 30
		15: 30
8	Borkeo	9: 00	8 hour	310 km	85,000 kip	Houaysai
		13 : 00
9	MeungLar	8: 00	4 hour	162 km	70,000 kip	China Bus
10	XiengHoung	8: 00	6 hour	192 km	130,000 kip	China Bus
11	DienBienPhu	8: 30	5 hour	200 km	95,000 kip	vietnam
12	Borten-Borhan	8: 00	4 hour	95 km	50,000 kip	Border

Southern Bus Station ( 5 km from tourist information center )

Tel: 081 312200

No	Destination	Departure	Duration	Distance	Price	Remark
1	PakMong	13:00	3 hour	80 km	30,000 kip
2	NongKhiao	10:00	4 huor	112 km	45,000 kip
3	vientiane	11:00	15 hour	583 km	170,000 kip	Regular Bus
	vientiane	14:00	14 hour		170,000 kip	VIP Bus
	Vientiane	16:00	14 hour		190,000 kip	Sleeping Bus
	Vientiane	18:00	14 hour		170,000 kip	VIP Bus
4	LuangPraBang	9:00	7 hour	192 km	60,000 kip	Mini Bus
		12:00
		15:00
5	Pakbeng	8:30	4 hour	144 km	40,000 kip	Mini bus
		10:00
6	Meung Beng	10:00	2 hour	56 km	25,000 kip	Mini bus
		13:00
		15:00
		17:00
7	Meung Hoon	12:00	3 hour	96 km	30,000 kip	Mini bus
		15:00
		17:00
8	Meung Ngern	12:00	6 hour	194 km	80,000 kip	Mini bus
9	Meung Hongsa	12:30	7 hour		110,000 kip	Mini bus
10	Meung Nambark	9:00	3,5 hour	95 km	35,000 kip	Mini bus
11	Meung ngar	11:30	3 hour	66 km	35,000 kip	Mini bus
12	Xiengkhoung	10:00	12 hour	456 km	130,000 kip
13	Xayabury	15:00	8 hour	311 km	130,000 kip

By Air way

         Oudomxay Airport is served by Lao Airlines and Lao Sky way which offers  regular flights from and to Vientiane (Monday – Sunday). The airport on Oudomxay is located about 5 minutes by Tuktuk from the city center. At Vientiane airport please go to the terminal for domestic flights. Flights can be booked directly at the airport office or at Litthavixay Guesthouse (Ticketing service).

Lao Skyway Schedule

Day	Depart	Arrival	Flight No	AC
Tuesday	13:30	14:20	LLL265	MA60
Thursday	13:30	14:20	LLL265	MA60
Saturday	13:30	14:20	LLL265	MA60

Lao Airline Schedule

Day	Depart	Arrival	Flight No	Ac
Tuesday	11:20	12:10	QV502	AT7
Wed	11:20	12:10	QV502	AT7
Thu	11:20	12:10	QV502	AT7
Sat	11:20	12:10	QV502	AT7
Sun	11:20	12:10	QV502	AT7

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More Information please Contact

Lao Airline office           Tel: +856-081 212795

Lao Sky way office         Tel: +856-20 23122219

Litthavixay Guesthouse

Contact number: + 856 – 81 212 175

Mobile: 020 52244888, 020 22375

By water way

You can travel by boat in Meung PakBeng. Pak Beng, located at the Mekong in the Southwest of Oudomxay province is the key node between Luang Prabang and Thailand, served by slow and speed boats. A regular bus service connects Pak Beng with Oudomxay city. From Houysay, the border town to Thailand, connections to Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai and further on Bangkok are available.

PakBeng slow boat timetable

No	Destination	Distance	Drparting time	Arrival time	Price in kip
					Lao people	foreigner
1	PakBeng to tha suang	28 km	9: 30	10: 30	30,000 kip	40,000 kip
2	PakBeng to luangprabang	160 km	9: 30	5: 10	75, 000 kip	110,000 kip
3	PakBeng to huaysai	147 km	8: 30	5: 30	75,000 kip	110,000 kip