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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
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