I was a little nervous about traveling to Laos solo. The drivers were very helpful as was the woman st the office. She helped translate, and offered to have them drop me at my hotel rather than the train station. The driver on the Lao side helped me get through customs/immigration. It was above and beyond what I expected.
Got left at the border entering Laos. If you need a visa on arrival, DO NOT take the 11am bus. When you arrive, the visa-on-arrival office will be closed for lunch and the bus will not wait for you. Wish this was something the bus company made customers aware of.
I bought a bus ticket online (plus insurance) from Udon Thani, Thailand, to Vientiane, Laos. On August 8th the bus left on time. But at the Lao border, we all had to go through immigration. It took just a little longer for me as a foreigner, however, because of the bus driver's impatience, the bus left for Vientiane without me. Had to pay double to get to Vientiane with a private 'taxi' driver. Any chance for a full or partial refund, since my trip was insured?
Eckhard Lambers
Be prepared to be left at the border. I already had my visa and my digital arrival card completed days before, but wasn’t able to get through customs in 15 minutes so the bus left me.
Wrong Information about the terminal number,we arrived according to the Information be given at 10am ,the bus arrived 10.45am.Bookin on the terminal is less then half price.