Green Paradise
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About Green Paradise
Bus is a convenient way of travel no matter whether you need to get to a neighboring town a couple of hours away or venture further afield crossing the whole country. Whatever your budget, buses have you covered. Express buses offer the most affordable ticket price for travellers who have very little money to spend. VIP options are geared toward those who do not want to compromise on comfort. Before you jump on a bus, make sure you choose the type of service which suits you best. For a long-haul trip look for a VIP or first-class coach which provides non-stop service to your destination or just call a minor number of stations along the way. Express or local buses in many cases may prove an acceptable choice for shorter trips, but longer rides are often not the best buy. Study the timetable before going as many long-haul destinations are served by night buses, and some offer wider seats or sleeper berths for such travels. Make an online reservation for your bus ticket with Green Paradise. Other travellers’ reviews will help you to choose the best ticket and coach class.
Green Paradise Popular Stations
The main stations covered by Green Paradise’s buses include:
- Green Paradise Pakse
- Green Paradise Don Det
- Champassak East Terminal
- Green Paradise Don Khone
- Vang Vieng South Bus Terminal
- VLT Natural Tours
- Vientiane Southern Bus Station
- Riverside Restaurant
- Champassak East Terminal Bus Stop
- Asia Van Transfer Stung Treng Office
- Green Paradise Don Khong
- Laos Border
- Star Oil Station
- Pakse Transfer
- Nong Nok Khiene Border
- Vang Vieng Soutchai Office
- Nakasong
- Pakse Airport
- Green Paradise Nakasong
- Don Det
- Green Paradise Nong Nok Khien
Green Paradise Top Destinations
Green Paradise buses ply a number of routes and here is the list of some of the most popular ones:
- Pakse - Champassak
- Champassak - Pakse
- Pakse - Vientiane
- Vientiane - Champassak
- Pakse - Vang Vieng
- Vientiane - Pakse
- Pakse - Thakhek
- Pakse - Bangkok
- Vientiane - Siem Reap
- Vientiane - Phnom Penh
- Champassak - Thakhek
- Champassak - Vientiane
- Vang Vieng - Siem Reap
- Pakse - Siem Reap
- Pakse - Da Nang
- Pakse - Ubon Ratchathani
- Pakse - Luang Prabang
- Pakse - Savannakhet
- Pakse - Hue
- Vang Vieng - Pakse
- Pakse - Nakasong
- Vang Vieng - Champassak
- Pakse - Don Khong
- Champassak - Bangkok
- Champassak - Ubon Ratchathani
- Vang Vieng - Phnom Penh
- Vientiane - Nakasong
- Champassak - Vang Vieng
- Champassak - Phnom Penh
- Vientiane - Kratie
- Krong Stung Treng - Vientiane
- Nakasong - Pakse
- Nakasong - Champassak
- Champassak - Kratie
- Krong Stung Treng - Pakse
- Champassak - Siem Reap
- Champassak - Nakasong
- Vientiane - Ratanakiri
- Champassak - Krong Stung Treng
- Vientiane - Krong Stung Treng
- Veun Kham - Vientiane
- Nakasong - Thakhek
- Vang Vieng - Krong Stung Treng
- Don Khong - Kratie
- Vang Vieng - Veun Kham
- Pakse - Krong Stung Treng
- Pakse - Phnom Penh
- Krong Stung Treng - Veun Kham
- Pakse - Pakbeng
- Vientiane - Kampong Cham
- Krong Stung Treng - Champassak
- Vang Vieng - Nakasong
- Veun Kham - Pakse
- Pakse - Kratie
- Champassak - Don Khong
- Champassak - Savannakhet
- Vientiane - Don Khong
- Nakasong - Vientiane
- Nakasong - Savannakhet
- Pakse - Veun Kham
- Vientiane - Preah Vihear
- Pakse - Chong Mek
- Champassak - Preah Vihear
- Nakasong - Vang Vieng
- Vang Vieng - Kampong Cham
- Pakse - Quang Tri
- Champassak - Ratanakiri
- Pakse - Kampong Cham
- Champassak - Kampong Cham
- Nakasong - Pakbeng
- Krong Stung Treng - Thakhek
- Krong Stung Treng - Nakasong
- Veun Kham - Vang Vieng
- Champassak - Pakbeng
- Vang Vieng - Preah Vihear
- Pakse - Ratanakiri
- Krong Stung Treng - Don Khong
- Pakse - Preah Vihear
- Vang Vieng - Ratanakiri
- Champassak - Attapeu
- Champassak - Chong Mek
- Vientiane - Veun Kham
- Champassak - Veun Kham
- Veun Kham - Thakhek
- Krong Stung Treng - Vang Vieng
- Vang Vieng - Kratie
- Don Khong - Krong Stung Treng
- Vang Vieng - Don Khong
- Don Khong - Phnom Penh
Green Paradise Ticket Prices & Bus Classes
One of the best things about bus travel is that you can almost tailor-make your trip adjusting it to your requirements for privacy and comfort. Different classes and types of buses cater to the different needs of travellers. The cheapest trips are normally offered by standard-class buses. They may be called local, express or ordinary. These are a good choice for shorter trips. Sleepers or VIP coaches are good both for longer and overnight trips. They may offer berths or wide soft reclining seats, sometimes with built-in massage options, blankets, soft drinks, and snacks, or more substantial meals on board or during toilet or refuelling stops. Travelling by night buses allows you to save on a hotel room, but to ensure the most comfortable ride do choose the class of your bus wisely. Prices always depend on the distance you ride and the type of coach. For some, even shorter trips, it is worth investing some extra money and buying a seat on a VIP bus as it can save you twice as much time as you spend travelling by an ordinary bus.
Travel by Bus: Pros & Cons
Pros of Bus Travel
- Bus is the best choice to get to destinations that are not connected by rail or planes. The network of buses often covers almost the whole country, and their routes are well and long-established.
- Opposite to air travel and sometimes rail travel, taking a bus does not require arriving at the bus station much in advance. Check-in, even on international routes, does not take much time. Luggage allowances are usually very traveller-friendly, and the fee for extra luggage, if limits are set, is normally not very high.
- Bus tickets can be more affordable compared to air or fast train tickets. There is always a choice of ticket classes for all pockets. Cheaper standard options may be a bit slow and do not offer top comfort, but anyway acceptable and bring you to your destination. On longer routes, toilets or toilet stops as well as snacks, water, and sometimes toiletries and blankets are almost always included in the price.
- If you are ready to spend more, some VIP coaches offer seating comparable to business class on a plane with wide soft reclining seats, blankets, fewer passengers, and many other perks to make your trip a pleasant journey.
Cons of Bus Travel
- Newer intercity bus terminals are very often located out of the city close to bigger highways to allow buses to avoid city congestion. Unfortunately, it may create extra challenges for travellers, too. Getting to such a terminal may be a problem as in some destinations there are restrictions on vehicles allowed to enter the terminal, and you will have to use special carriers to get there. This results in higher costs as prices may be inflated. Also do calculate extra time if you are travelling during rush hours, especially if you are not familiar with the traffic situation at your starting point.
- Buses are probably the means of transport which runs out of schedule more often than trains or planes. They are heavily dependent on the road situation which sometimes can be unpredictable – accidents, road construction works, detours, etc. This is especially true for travels during weekends, high season, or national holidays. Do keep this in mind and do not plan tight connections.
- Travelling on certain routes or during the most popular periods may require advanced booking. Bear in mind that it is not always possible to show up at the bus station and hop on the next bus – tickets may well be all sold out, so organize your trip accordingly.
Green Paradise Stations
Green Paradise PakseGreen Paradise Don DetRiverside RestaurantChampassak East Terminal Bus StopAsia Van Transfer Stung Treng OfficeGreen Paradise Don KhongChampassak East TerminalLaos BorderStar Oil StationPakse TransferNong Nok Khiene BorderGreen Paradise Don KhoneVang Vieng Soutchai OfficeNakasongPakse AirportVang Vieng South Bus TerminalVLT Natural ToursGreen Paradise NakasongVientiane Southern Bus StationDon DetGreen Paradise Nong Nok Khien
Green Paradise Company Reviews
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Nhật LThe road is bumpy. Can't use toilet on the bus. Don't take this, book a flight. The only good thing was the bus was on time.
Bus Sleeper, Green Paradise, May 2, 2026
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Pedro AVan was full to the brim with suitcases loaded on the aisle! Not the comfiest journey
Van Minivan + Ferry, Green Paradise, Mar 25, 2026
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Alois HSome delays are expected, but driver really took its time and stopped everywhere, chatting to people. We arrived 3 hours later then expected turning a 10/11 hour bus into a 14 hour ride
Bus Bus + Ferry, Green Paradise, Mar 23, 2026
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Noa GThe 12go asia description just mentions a sleeper bus - no other changes of transport during our journey. If there were other travel options, such as bus+van, which we saw when booking, we would not have booked it; we booked this because we thought it was one bus. When we get to the ticket office we were told we switch over once to another van and we would arrive the next day at 4pm, making the trip 20 hours. The trip ended up putting us into 4 different busses over a 27 hour trip, where we stopped to pick up more people when there was no room in the van. Our driver was friendly, but overall this experience was one I hope to never do again.
Bus Sleeper, Green Paradise, Feb 18, 2026
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Martin HThe sleeper bus was relatively on time and the comfort level was mediocre with flat but fairly hard and short beds. But you really had to be at the bus station one hour earlier to receive a physical ticket with your seats and to embark the bus 20mins before.
We arrived in Pakse on time at shortly after 6 a.m. to change to a minivan.
However, the minivan did not come and leave until 8 even though all passengers had arrived around 6. Thus, we arrived 2 hours later than expected on the shore to board the ferry to Don Det.
Bus Sleeper, Green Paradise, Feb 17, 2026
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Helene BOn Time and good driver
Van Minivan, Green Paradise, Feb 4, 2026
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Hannah BExtremely bumpy, no communication about stops being made along the way social of us were very confused about whether we should be getting off or not. Limited communication prior to the trip regarding steps in the journey - got off the bus and were told other transport would pick us up in 30 mins. 2 hours later it arrived. Then taken to a waiting area where we waited another 20 mins for a minivan (3rd transport). We were all going to separate places and would just stop on the side of the road leaving us very confused - we weren’t sure if these were rest stops or if people were meant to be getting off the minivan. What was advertised as a 13 hour journey actually became 17 hours and just very poor communication throughout
Bus Sleeper, Green Paradise, Feb 3, 2026
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Brad MLate picking us up. Drove us to another place to join a packed van.The van's air conditioning was leaking on us. When we finished the journey on van no one told us where to walk to get the connecting boat to Don Det. Though we had a ticket for the boat, no one told us we needed to exchange the ticket for another.
Van Minivan + Ferry, Green Paradise, Jan 31, 2026
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Nathan PSleeper bus from Vientiane was fine, a bit cramped but is to be expected.
We weren't informed that there would be a change at Pakse to make the final stretch to Don Det. Arrived at Pakse at 6:40am and were told we'd be leaving at 8am, when the arrival time for Don Det was going to be 9am. When we asked the tour operator this he just laughed at our group. When we got on the next bus it was very outdated, leaking water onto other passengers and myself but not before driving around Pakse for another hour at least. The rest of the Journey was fine but uncomfortable. Eventually arrived in Don Det 4 hours later than told on the booking.
If the journey takes 16 hours at least, just say that, don't advertise it as 13 with no changes.
Bus Sleeper, Green Paradise, Jan 30, 2026
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Alice Green Paradise provided an excellent service- they picked us up from our hotel and we had no issues with the river crossing. However 12Go charged me for texts which it did not then send.
Van Minivan, Green Paradise, Jan 28, 2026
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DOMINIQUE LMy travel in sleep bus Paksé- vientianne (17-18) is very bad...the sleep bus is not this i see when i book.
Very old bus
Dirty bus
Inconfortable bus
I don't sleep all the journey.
Van Minivan, Green Paradise, Jan 19, 2026
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Francois BToo much people in a small place … dangerous
Van Minivan + Ferry, Green Paradise, Jan 16, 2026
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Kinga BThe bus wasn't look like on the photos. For sure it wasn't premium
Bus VIP-Class, Green Paradise, Jan 7, 2026
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Liron EIt was way longer then what it said and we needed to switch 2 bus which it didn’t mention.
Bus Sleeper, Green Paradise, Dec 28, 2025
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Cade CThey got me there safely but it was not a comfortable experience. I understand the need to maximize the space available in the vehicle, but at a certain point it becomes dangerous. Especially with the road and traffic conditions.
Bus Standard AC, Green Paradise, Dec 21, 2025
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Kenneth HOverbooked the bus, so I had to argue to get on. Another passenger was denied. Very uncomfortable. Small beds. Cold. Bumpy. Racing driver lots of passing and sudden braking. Couldn't sleep.
Bus Sleeper, Green Paradise, Dec 16, 2025
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Karin Dwas waiting 45 minutes for the bus
Van Minivan, Green Paradise, Dec 2, 2025
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Iain GWe bought an overpriced ticket on the belief it was a VIP bus that would take 13 hours. Instead our bus was the same as all the cheaper alternatives and took 3 hours longer than advertised. The bus was cramped and uncomfortable and we did not get any sleep!
Bus Sleeper, Green Paradise, Nov 28, 2025
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Cecile MVery uncomfortable journey for two people crammed into the back of the van with all the luggage in one and a half seats.
Van Minivan + Ferry, Green Paradise, Nov 23, 2025
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Alaedine ADelay of 2h, we missed the next bus
Bus Sleeper, Green Paradise, Nov 17, 2025
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Wolfgang GThe sleeping Bus was of very Bad condotions, Hard besser,toilet in disorder, Nobody From the Bus Team Sapporos English, and the streets in Laos Are Berry bimpy. It was better later in Cambodia
Bus Sleeper, Green Paradise, Nov 6, 2025
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Reach RThey did not have proper advise of the trip. The bus water leaking everywhere i couldnt sleep.
The Bus run without stopping for us to relax half way.
Bus Sleeper, Green Paradise, Jul 21, 2025
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Eleftheria TInstead of 8 hours that was mentioned, we did 10.
Van Minivan, Green Paradise, Jul 1, 2025
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Danai MI don't think it said anywhere I was going to be sharing a small bed with a stranger for 10 hours. In that limited space and with the bathroom smelling mostly like pee, wifting out in the bus, it was pretty uncomfortable
Bus Sleeper, Green Paradise, May 16, 2025
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Cser ZVery good journey.
Van Minivan + Ferry, Green Paradise, May 2, 2025
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Briac RThe price
Bus Sleeper, Green Paradise, Apr 3, 2025
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Simon WI have applied for a discount because the service arrived three hours late. I paid for the higher price to arrive at 6 am but it arrived at nearly 9 am. I was not comfortable. I am too old too to Sleep in a sleeper bus. The extra three hours after a long trip is really not enjoyable. The toilet on the bus is cramped and hard to use. But they did stop halfway for people to use a proper toilet.
Bus Sleeper, Green Paradise, Mar 9, 2025
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Irina ZI paid $23 before fees and taxes for a minivan but they put me on a bus instead with no explanation and no partial refund when the bus ticket was more than 50% less. The bus ride was okay though.
Van Minivan, Green Paradise, Feb 26, 2025
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Philip SOn time and room for bags. The minivan was tight and small for my size
Bus Tourist class + Boat Ferry, Green Paradise, Feb 19, 2025
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Laura KWe arrived 5:00 in Pakse instead of 7:00 and had to wait 3h in the cold for the minivan without anyone telling us something.
The sleeper bus itself was very old, tiny short hard beds, impossible to sleep. Overall just a very rough night and disappointing experience
Bus Sleeping Bus + Mini Van, Green Paradise, Feb 4, 2025
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Mikhail MBroken A/C dispenser, a freezing cold wind blowed during the whole trip. As a result, I caught a cold.
Bus Local, Green Paradise, Dec 23, 2024
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Jakob Everything worked out fine :)
Van Regional 14pax, Green Paradise, Mar 25, 2024
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James GArrived 2 hours late for a 4 hour journey despite driving like crazy
Bus VIP Sleeper, Green Paradise, Jan 18, 2024
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Martine DFrom Pakse to Don Khone
Van Regional 14pax, Green Paradise, Dec 28, 2023
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Maria GWe traveled by sleeping bus + mini van from Vientiane to Nakasong and Don Khong.
The Sleeping Bus in Vientiane left on time at 8pm. The bus was a bit run down, the ride sometimes bumpy and the bed quite small, but overall everything was fine. If you are traveling as a couple, 1 bed (= 2 tickets) is ok, otherwise it is better to book 1 bed per person alone (= 2 tickets). There were 2 blankets and 2 pillows in the bed. There were staff on the bus who made sure that everyone got off at the right place. There was free water and a refreshing towel for everyone.
When we arrived in Pakse in the morning, the minivan was already ready to leave and set off straight away. After a few stops, we drove to Nakasong. There is a short distance to the harbor, where you can buy a ticket for the trip to Don Det (20,000 kip) and Don Khong (30,000 kip) (as of December 2023).
We can recommend the trip with Green Paradise.
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Bus Sleeping Bus + Mini Van, Green Paradise, Dec 11, 2023
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Aini We were a little bit Lost In Nakasang end where to go, which boat to take, is the boat trip included in the ticket etc. The minivan left us 200 m from the boat, no instructions provided.
Van Regional 14pax, Green Paradise, Dec 5, 2023
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Joanna LI booked 2 seats to make sure I won’t have to share my bed. Really confortable trip 👍
Van Regional 14pax, Green Paradise, Oct 18, 2023
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Elenor MImportant to know: I was told to go to Green Travel in Pakse for 7pm. When I arrived there, the place was shut and I was left on the curb in the dark, not knowing what was going on and unable to get in contact with Green Travel or 12Go Asia. However, a tuktuk driver will come and pick you up to take you to the bus station. This was not communicated to me, and I felt people should know that is going to happen so they don’t feel unsafe.
Not the fault of the company or driver, the road conditions are just insanely bumpy and when adding that to being squished next to a stranger not much sleep was achieved. It can’t be helped and is just a part of travelling.
Bus AC Sleeper, Green Paradise, Oct 10, 2023
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Patrick RThe real price to cross thé river was 20 000 kips eatch
And Green paradise avoice us 50 000 kips eatch
Van Regional 14pax, Green Paradise, Sep 30, 2023
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Marie VOld bus, with rain insi
Bus Sleeping Bus + Mini Van, Green Paradise, Jun 24, 2023
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Betty DNice driver, air-conditioned van but not too much. Just a little lost on arrival
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Van Regional 14pax, Green Paradise, Apr 22, 2023
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Nancy DWe were picked up by driver from hotel and taken straight to Don Det which wasn’t what we were told would happen. We were told we would go to office first so planned to get food and water from the shop by the office before the trip so we ended up going without.
However the journey was much shorter than it advised so we were fine. We arrived an hour ahead of time after getting the boat from the mainland.
Van Regional 14pax, Green Paradise, Apr 22, 2023
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Ida JBe careful when booking if you’re booking one of the local busses or a VIP bus. We have booked a local bus that took 12 hours (including two breakdowns of the bus), smelled strange, was rather old and uncomfortable (no proper seats but bunk beds) and did not go faster than 60 km/h. Bring some time and patience when booking a local bus and lower your expectations.
Bus Local, Green Paradise, Mar 25, 2023
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Abbey WArrived 4.5 hours late, the coach had no curtains so was boiling hot in the sun. Had air con but not very effective. Two people to a ‘bed’ which as average sized westerners was not very comfortable. We made many stops. One stop we were at for close to two hours, no indication as to how long we would be there, whether it would be long enough to eat a proper meal, so went for the whole 10.5 hour journey on only crisps. They also allow locals selling giant, very pungent sticks of meat on board every few hours which is not pleasant for us as vegetarians. Fortunately there was still a hotel open for us to check into as it was gone midnight by the time we arrived.
Bus Local, Green Paradise, Mar 15, 2023
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Sin-Ganh LThe departure is too later. No one will/can tell when the minivan come to me up. I just wait and finally more then a hour too late
Van Regional 14pax, Green Paradise, Jul 4, 2022
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Joseph we are french and were surprised by the quality of the support of the company ... we made the trip pakse don khone go back to laos and our agent organized the teansports to the little ferry and tuk tuk to airport calling us on whatsapp to check that everything was fine ... we dream that such a service could exist in France ... thanks again Souvanh!!! And 12Go!...
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Bus Minivan, Green Paradise, Feb 21, 2020
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Nicol Driver did not bring us to the boat deck. Had to walk in very hot sun.
Bus Minivan, Green Paradise, Feb 13, 2020
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Satomi デット島のボート、ナカーサンのバンともに定刻通り出発し、パクセには30分早く到着しました。バン自体は年季が入っていましたが、エアコンはよく効いていました。ドライバーも比較的安全運転だったと思います。
Bus Local, Green Paradise, Dec 27, 2019
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Jean-Pierre Very old bus. Impossible to keep the seat back in position!
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Bus Local, Green Paradise, Nov 21, 2019
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Olga Trip ok but the driver left everyone in Nakasang bus station giving no explanation where to catch the ferry to Don Det
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Bus Minivan, Green Paradise, Sep 3, 2019