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Champassak - Pakse - Getting There

Lao Aviation flies to Pakse from Vientiane - for flight information, please click here for Lao Aviation's flight schedule. 

You can reach Pakse by boat from the north or the south, although these services change regularly.

Buses run from Vientiane daily and the journey can take as long as 15 hours. This bus service also serves the towns of Tha Kek and Savannakhet.

There is an international check point at Ban Muang Kao on the Thai border with Chong Mek.  You can get a Visa on arrival at this checkpoint.  After entry into Laos, a short taxi ride to the new Bridge into Pakse.  Coming from Thailand, the nearest airport, train station and bus terminus to Chong Mek is Ubon Ratchathani - about 1 hour by road from the border.


Car ferry across the Mekong, Champassak

 


Photo by Noah Shepherd
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