Loei Transportation

I went to Loei via Lom Sak. I started from Phitsanaluke going to Lom Sak; before Lom Sak there are a lot of accomodations if you need a stop. Then, following 203 you arrive in Loei. Be careful you have to drive to 203, before entering in Lom Sak, or you are lost. I spent about 1 hour lost in the town.

There are a few ways to get to Loei-all by bus. We flew into Udon Thani by Bangkok. From there we went to Laos( Vientiane) thru Nong Khai (Thai border town). From Nong Khai you can take the 507 bus, which is a scenic bus that hugs the Mekong River. Lonely Planet even recommends doing the ride-since it's quite beautiful and extremely rural. Not many people speak english and they really want to communicate with you. So bring a phrase book. This ride took around 5-7 hours to Loei, our bus broke down for a hour or so.

For a faster ride, you can take a bus from Udon thani to loei. I forget the bus number. But the ride was around 3 hours. Much shorter.

From Chiang Khan to Loei,there're 2 kinds of bus run between this places. One 's air con bus ,which you can take any one which pass the city center and drop at the Loei bus terminal ,take about half and hour and around 30 B per trip (but the departure time may need to check before).
Another kind 's Songteaw (mini bus) run between 5.00-20.00 every 20 minutes ,take about 1 hour per trip ,cause it always stop and wait for more clients. Price is 20 B. You can it at the bus terminal.