17 Sep 2026
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Green Paradise

3.7
183 customer reviews
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About Green Paradise

Buses are the most affordable means of transport with a large number of terminals across the country and convenient timetables to help you plan your trip. Buses is a convenient option both for those who travel on a shoestring budget and those who do not want to compromise on comfort. Green Paradise offers bus service with an online reservation available. Before booking your ticket, read other travellers’ reviews to choose the best option.

What are the Main Stations of Green Paradise?

Green Paradise operates buses to and from the following stations:

  • Green Paradise Pakse
  • Vientiane Southern Bus Station
  • Green Paradise Don Det
  • Pakse Airport
  • Champassak East Terminal Bus Stop
  • Vang Vieng Soutchai Office
  • VLT Natural Tours
  • Star Oil Station
  • Don Det
  • Champassak East Terminal

What are the Bus Classes & Prices of Green Paradise?

The price of your bus trip will depend both on the destination and the class of your ticket. Note that not all ticket classes are available on certain routes yet for longer trips there is almost always a good choice of options. Opt for a sleeper coach for the most convenient overnight trip. Sleeper buses are usually equipped with berths or soft reclining seats, feature an onboard toilet and your ticket may also include other perks like snacks or even a lunch. Taking a night bus is also a good idea if you want to save on your hotel room. During the day an express service is often the best value for money as it makes less stops than an ordinary or standard class bus and travels faster. On some routes it may be crucial to choose the right class as, say, an ordinary or second class bus may need some 6 hours to cover the distance the first class or express bus travels in two hours!

Pros & Cons of Bus Travel

Pros of Bus Travel

  • Buses usually boast the widest network of destinations covered. They travel to the places you cannot get to by plane or even by train

  • Travelling by bus is easy – there is no need to arrive to the bus terminal much in advance, and the check-in is usually a very fast formality opposite to air travel

  • Bus tickets are very affordable. Yes, there are costly first class or VIP options but is you are on a budget, bus is the first means of transportation you have to think about

  • At the same time, there are different classes of service to suit any budget. If you are after a higher level of comfort, buses get you covered, too.

Cons of Bus Travel

  • Intercity bus terminals can be located outside the city centre in the outskirts. It means you will need to calculate extra time and money to get there. In certain destinations getting from the bus terminal can cost you more than you would expect because only a limited number of transportation companies is allowed to serve the route – and prices may be inflated.

  • During busy weekends or high season buses serving some tourist destinations may run out of schedule and require advanced booking.

  • While buses are not as weather dependent as ferries, bus trips can also be delayed or cancelled due to bad weather or road conditions – keep it in mind if travelling during certain seasons or to certain destinations.

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Green Paradise Company Reviews

3.7
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Bus Sleeper, Green Paradise, May 2, 2026
The 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.
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Van Minivan + Ferry, Green Paradise, Mar 25, 2026
Van was full to the brim with suitcases loaded on the aisle! Not the comfiest journey
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Bus Bus + Ferry, Green Paradise, Mar 23, 2026
Some 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
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Bus Sleeper, Green Paradise, Feb 18, 2026
The 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.
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Bus Sleeper, Green Paradise, Feb 17, 2026
The 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.
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Van Minivan, Green Paradise, Feb 4, 2026
On Time and good driver
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Bus Sleeper, Green Paradise, Feb 3, 2026
Extremely 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
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Van Minivan + Ferry, Green Paradise, Jan 31, 2026
Late 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.
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Bus Sleeper, Green Paradise, Jan 30, 2026
Sleeper 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.
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Van Minivan, Green Paradise, Jan 28, 2026
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.
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Van Minivan, Green Paradise, Jan 19, 2026
My 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.
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Van Minivan + Ferry, Green Paradise, Jan 16, 2026
Too much people in a small place … dangerous
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Bus VIP-Class, Green Paradise, Jan 7, 2026
The bus wasn't look like on the photos. For sure it wasn't premium
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Bus Sleeper, Green Paradise, Dec 28, 2025
It was way longer then what it said and we needed to switch 2 bus which it didn’t mention.
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Bus Standard AC, Green Paradise, Dec 21, 2025
They 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.
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Bus Sleeper, Green Paradise, Dec 16, 2025
Overbooked 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.
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Van Minivan, Green Paradise, Dec 2, 2025
was waiting 45 minutes for the bus
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Bus Sleeper, Green Paradise, Nov 28, 2025
We 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!
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Van Minivan + Ferry, Green Paradise, Nov 23, 2025
Very uncomfortable journey for two people crammed into the back of the van with all the luggage in one and a half seats.
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Bus Sleeper, Green Paradise, Nov 17, 2025
Delay of 2h, we missed the next bus
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Bus Sleeper, Green Paradise, Nov 6, 2025
The 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
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Bus Sleeper, Green Paradise, Jul 21, 2025
They 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.
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Van Minivan, Green Paradise, Jul 1, 2025
Instead of 8 hours that was mentioned, we did 10.
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Bus Sleeper, Green Paradise, May 16, 2025
I 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
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Van Minivan + Ferry, Green Paradise, May 2, 2025
Very good journey.
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Bus Sleeper, Green Paradise, Apr 3, 2025
The price
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Bus Sleeper, Green Paradise, Mar 9, 2025
I 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.
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Van Minivan, Green Paradise, Feb 26, 2025
I 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.
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Bus Tourist class + Boat Ferry, Green Paradise, Feb 19, 2025
On time and room for bags. The minivan was tight and small for my size
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Bus Sleeping Bus + Mini Van, Green Paradise, Feb 4, 2025
We 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
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Bus Local, Green Paradise, Dec 23, 2024
Broken A/C dispenser, a freezing cold wind blowed during the whole trip. As a result, I caught a cold.
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Van Regional 14pax, Green Paradise, Mar 25, 2024
Everything worked out fine :)
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Bus VIP Sleeper, Green Paradise, Jan 18, 2024
Arrived 2 hours late for a 4 hour journey despite driving like crazy
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Van Regional 14pax, Green Paradise, Dec 28, 2023
From Pakse to Don Khone
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Bus Sleeping Bus + Mini Van, Green Paradise, Dec 11, 2023
Wir sind mit dem Sleeping Bus + Mini Van von Vientiane nach Nakasong bzw. Don Khong gereist. Der Sleeping Bus in Vientiane ist pünktlich um 20.00 Uhr abgefahren. Der Bus war etwas heruntergekommen, die Fahrt manchmal holprig und das Bett recht klein, aber insgesamt alles in Ordnung. Wenn man als Paar reist, ist 1 Bett (= 2 Tickets) ok, ansonsten besser pro Person 1 Bett alleine buchen (= 2 Tickets). Im Bett gab es 2 Decken und 2 Kissen. Im Bus waren Mitarbeiter, die sich darum gekümmert haben, dass jeder am richtigen Ort aussteigt. Es gab für jeden ein kostenloses Wasser und ein Erfrischungstuch. Als wir am Vormittag in Pakse angekommen sind, war der Minivan bereits abfahrbereit und ist direkt losgefahren. Nach ein paar wenigen Stopps sind wir bis Nakasong gefahren. Dort ist eine kurze Strecke bis zum Hafen, an welchem man sich ein Ticket für die Fahrt nach Don Det (20.000 Kip) sowie Don Khong (30.000 Kip) kaufen kann (Stand Dezember 2023). Wir können die Fahrt mit Green Paradise weiterempfehlen.
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Van Regional 14pax, Green Paradise, Dec 5, 2023
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.
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Van Regional 14pax, Green Paradise, Oct 18, 2023
I booked 2 seats to make sure I won’t have to share my bed. Really confortable trip 👍
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Bus AC Sleeper, Green Paradise, Oct 10, 2023
Important 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.
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Van Regional 14pax, Green Paradise, Sep 30, 2023
The real price to cross thé river was 20 000 kips eatch And Green paradise avoice us 50 000 kips eatch
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Bus Sleeping Bus + Mini Van, Green Paradise, Jun 24, 2023
Old bus, with rain insi
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Van Regional 14pax, Green Paradise, Apr 22, 2023
Chauffeur sympa, van climatisé mais pas trop. Juste un peu perdus à l'arrivée
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Van Regional 14pax, Green Paradise, Apr 22, 2023
We 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.
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Bus Local, Green Paradise, Mar 25, 2023
Be 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.
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Bus Local, Green Paradise, Mar 15, 2023
Arrived 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.
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Van Regional 14pax, Green Paradise, Jul 4, 2022
The 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
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Bus Minivan, Green Paradise, Feb 21, 2020
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 13, 2020
Driver did not bring us to the boat deck. Had to walk in very hot sun.
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Bus Local, Green Paradise, Dec 27, 2019
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。
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Bus Local, Green Paradise, Nov 21, 2019
Tres vieux bus. Impossible de maintenir le dossier du siege en position!
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Bus Minivan, Green Paradise, Sep 3, 2019
Trip ok but the driver left everyone in Nakasang bus station giving no explanation where to catch the ferry to Don Det