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HOW TO GET TO PHONGSALY
Phongsaly can be reached by bus from the Northern Bus Terminal in Vientiane Capital. Choose either a direct bus to the province or board any bus heading north to the main towns of Luang Prabang or Oudomxay and extend to Phongsaly. Be aware that transportation schedules and prices are subject to change, so please check departure times and prices at transport station or through a travel agent prior to your trip. You can also enter Phongsaly from Vietnam: the border between Muang Khua and Dien Bien Phu opened to foreigners in 2007.
if you pass this border you should have Lao visa before coming because now you can’t get arrival visa and be started on 1 st January 2020.

Tuk-tuk, motorized tricycles (lot-sam-lo) and “jumbos” (pickup trucks with benches) are available all over town and offer an easy way to get around. You can also rent motorbike for about 200,000 – 250,000 Kip per day.

The Phongsaly Provincial Bus Station  has moved to Boun Neua, Started on 1st April 2024

Bus From  Phongsaly Province (Boun Neua Bus Station) to Other Provinces

Destination	Dep Time	Price	Distance	Duration
Boun Neua – Luang Namtha	9:45	250,000 kip	404 km	10 Hrs
Boun Neua – Udomxay Boun Neua – Udomxay (VIP)	9:00  15:00	190,000 kip 500,000 kip	236 km 236 km	7 hrs 6 hrs
Boun Neua – Luangprabang	10:00	250,000 kip	427 km	10 hrs
Boun Neua – Vientiane	14:00	500,000 kip	838 km	25 hrs
Boun Neua – Dien Bien Phu	7:00	320,000 kip	312 km	10 hrs

Bus From Other Provinces to Phongsaly Province (Boun Neua Bus Station)

Destination	Dep Time	Price	Distance	Duration
Luangnamtha – Phongsaly	8:00	250,000 kip	404 km	10 hours
Uodomxay – Phongsaly	11:00/15:00	190,000 kip	236 km	7 hours
Luangprabang – Phongsaly	16:00		427 km	10 hours
Vientiane – Phongsaly	18:00		838 km	25 hours
Dien Bien Phu – Phongsaly	7:00		312 km	10 hours

Bus From Boun Neua to Other District

Destination	Dep Time	Price	Distance	Duration
Boun Neua – Phongsaly	12:30 / 6:30	35,000 kip	41	1 hour
Boun Neua – Yord Ou	9:00 / 15:00	100,000 kip	92	2 hours
Boun Neua – Bount Tai	8:30		51	1.5 hours
Boun Neua – Muang Khua	8:00		167	6 hours
Boun Neua – Muang Mai	8:00		205	8 hours

Bus From Other Districts to Phongsaly

Destination	Dep Time	Price	Distance	Duration
Phongsaly – Boun Nuea	7:15 / 12:00	35,000 kip	41	1 hour
Yord Ou -Boun Nuea	9:00 / 15:00	100,000 kip	92	2 hours
Boun Tai – Boun Nuea	7:30		51	1,5 hours
Muang Khua – Boun Nuea	11:30		167	6 hours
Muang Mai – Boun Nuea	11:00		205	8 hours

 

 Boat From Phongsaly to Muang khua

•  8:00 from Phongsaly to Hatsa, cost (waiting for update) , 1 hour
•  9:30 from Hatsa to Muangsamphan, cost (waiting for update), 3 hours
•  Tuk Tuk to samphan , cost (waiting for update) , 30 mn