Facts about the bus from Luang Prabang to Chiang Rai
| Cheapest Bus | $35 |
| Fastest Bus | 15h |
| Earliest Bus | 9:35 AM |
| Latest Bus | 4:00 PM |
| Daily Bus Routes | 4 |
| Distance | 1096 kilometers |
| Bus Companies | Bangkok Busline, K Buddy, Naluangs, Thai AirAsia, Yortdoy Travel |
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Transportation from Luang Prabang to Chiang Rai
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Buses$ 34.07
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Flights$ 69.86
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Taxis$ 43.61
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Vans$ 34.07
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Trains are not available
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Ferries are not available
Luang Prabang to Chiang Rai Destination Reviews
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Sarah KStarting at the Lao bus terminal was a bit tough, you have to exchange the voucher and find the bus - not many speak English, in our case there was luckily only one possible option. The whole route took longer than suggested, but we figured that from all other travel offers. The local sleeping bus takes about 15h to get to a station 15 minutes away from the border. After the bus ride we had a K buddy affiliate waiting to show us the vehicle we would take to ravel to the Lao Border Town Huay Xai (ca. 15 min away) There they awaited us and explained the next steps , bought the bus ticket and handed them to us since you need to take an mandatory bus line across the friendship bridge to Thai border. On the other side, after immigration at the Thai border there was a Thai driver from K buddy waiting to take us to Chang Rai.
The whole travel was very seamless and easy. Biggest pain point was the Lao Sleeping Bus as is was quite rudimentary, also some people that got in at later bus stops had to sleep on the floor between the bed stations as all beds were full. We expected that though so all was fine and K Buddy really guided us through - their service was great :)
Bus Sleeping Bus + Taxi + Bus + Van, K Buddy (เค บัดดี้), Nov 21, 2023