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 whoda thunk it? by richiecdisc
We arrived in Vientiane on a local bus from Veng Viang that cost 10,000 KIP each for the hour plus trip.
Getting to the airport was another story. We opted for a tuk tuk and it was cheap enough at only 20,000 KIP but it was quite cool riding out there early in the morning. It was three kilometers and the wind was just ripping through us on the open vehicle!
We flew from Vientiane to Hanoi to avoid an excruciating bus trip but paid the price for it ($108 one way).
The airport departure tax is $10 per passenger and the airport is a pleasant enough place. I even found the best beer I had in Laos. It was made by a French expatriate in Champassack and tasted a bit like a dry Belgian ale. It was an extortionate $1 per bottle but hey, it was better than Beer Lao. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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 My plane by SirRichard
The only transport from there are taxis, and they are really expensive (5 USD), as the centre is about 10 minutes from the airport. If you wanna avoid this, you can:
- Tell your hotel to pick you up at your arrival.
- Walk to the National Terminal (100 metres to the left as you exit the International Terminal) and try to find a taxi there. I think they charge 5 USD only to inexpert foreign tourists!
- Try to find a moto-taxi that has (by chance) come to deliver someone to the airport.
Anyway, a normal fare should be 1-2 USD, try not to pay more...
There are flights to Luang Phabang for 46 USD, Hanoi for 100 USD. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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 by mke1963
However, a big advantage of this is that the check-in time is reduced from two hours to 1 1/2 hours. At smaller airports, you can get away with one hour.
Note that Lao Airlines flights often leave early to provide a buffer against possible flight delays later in the day.
International Lao Airlines flights cannot be reconfirmed at the sales office in the domestic terminal at Wattay Airport. You need to go next door to the international terminal (or to the office in town near Nam Phu Place). The airport sales office closes at 4.30pm! Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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 Siem Reap Airways plane by hydronetta
We flew Bangkok - Vientiane, Luang Prabang-Siem Reap, Siem Reap - Bangkok for US$240 (excluding taxes) which is a real bargain.
the pass is valid for domestic flights in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia.
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 Lao Aviation Y-12 by Blatherwick
Flights within Laos are fairly cheap but you miss the beauty of the countryside. Luang Prabang was $55 US and Xieng Khouang was $44.
If flying internationally from Vientiane, there was a departure tax of $10 US Leave a Comment Theme: AirplanePhone: 513 200
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We flew from Athens to Bangkok by Emirates via Dubai as this was the cheapest option to reach SE Asia from Athens (100 EURO cheaper than Thai). Transit time lasted almost 4 hours but you could easily spoil it shopping around in the Duty free area. Both sections were full indeed, the planes new, multilingual staff, food served quite good (for airline standards), personal inflight entertainment, landing was time accurate. My only complain was the very narrow leg room in the economy class Theme: Airplane
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There is a good souvenir shop at the airport which takes credit cards. Theme: Airplane
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 Airasia flying over
Mekong in Laos by myspices |
 Crossing the Thai-Lao
Friendship Bridge by Rodan44Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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Get cheap flights to Vientiane. Airports in the area include Vientiane Wattay (VTE). Check flights to Vientiane when you want to visit these nearby places: Nong Khai.
- Parkview Hotel
Luang Prabang Road, Vientiane - Le Parasol Blanc Hotel Vientiane
263 Sibounheuang Road PO Box 815, Vientiane - Don Chan Palace
Unit 6 Piawat Village, Sisattanak District, Vientiane - Hotel Cosmo
Km 7, 13 South Rd., 894-26 Ban Phakhao, Saythany Dist., Vientiane - New Apollo Hotel
Luang Prabang Road, Vientiane - Ekalath Metropole Hotel
Samsenthai Road PO Box 3179, Vientiane - Vayakorn Guest House
091, Nokeo Kuman Street Ban Mixay, Chanthabouly District, Vientiane - Boutique Hotel Vientiane Laos
379 Samsenthai Road (formerly the Asian Pavilion Hotel), Vientiane - Lao Plaza Hotel
63 Samsenethai Road, P.O. Box 6703 Chanthabury District, Vientiane - Hotel Lao
No. 53/9 Hengboun Road, Haisoke Village, Vientiane - Lane Xang Hotel
Fa Ngum Road Chanthaburi District, Vientiane - Day Inn Hotel
Thanon Pangkham 059/3 Ban Sisakhet, 1 Chanthaboury, Vientiane - Novotel Vientiane
Unit 9 Ban Khountathong, Samsenthai Road, Sikhotabong PO Box 585, Vientiane - Vansana Vientiane Hotel
7 Rue Phonthan, Vientiane - Royal Dokmaideng Hotel Vientiane
Lane Xang Ave, Vientiane
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