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08:30
Dongphosy Train Station, Nong Khai
14:00
Vang Vieng, Vientiane
5h 30m
Instant
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From Dongphosy Train Station to Vientiane by van
08:30
Dongphosy Train Station, Nong Khai
14:00
Vang Vieng, Vientiane
5h 30m
Instant
Refund
From Vientiane Airport to Vang Vieng by taxi
Passenger reviews out of total 627 passengers who traveled with us on this route.
At 12Go our operators offer three types of service:
Cheap, Fast, Good - but you can usually pick only two of them!
Cheap & Fast won’t be Good. (e.g. buses from/to Khao San Road, local buses or 3rd class trains)
Cheap & Good won’t be Fast. (e.g. VIP trains in Thailand)
Fast & Good won’t be Cheap. (e.g. private limousine services, or VIP24 buses vs Express buses)
Make your choice! Please remember that while we are closely monitoring the services, we are still an agency marketplace. That means we focus on ticketing services and route availability & coverage rather than on the factual seat reclining angle you will get on the bus today.
van Regional, PTS Transit Service
Nowhere did 12go mention how the transit train from NONG KHAI to THANALENG is covered, just says get on it. However, on arrival at Nong Khai, I was directed by station staff to the ticket counter to buy a 20BAHT ticket for the trip. Afterwards, I met travellers who had also been sent to the ticket office but had got their tickets for free on presentation of the PTS voucher!
van Regional, PTS Transit Service
No toilet on bus, but have one 15 min stop during the route. Roads very bad in Laos so be prepared for a shaky ride
van Regional, PTS Transit Service
Excellent, efficient and friendly staff, whole transaction was extremely smooth and easy would definitely recommend.
van Regional, PTS Transit Service
Driver - super friendly. Many thanks for services
bus AC Seater, Naga Travel
Was a tad warm on the bus but nothing unbearable, otherwise good trip!
van Regional, Soutchai Travel
The trip should have last 3 hours - in total we needed 6 hours and nobody told us anything.
bus AC Seater, Naga Travel
just a mini bus. little space
bus AC Seater, Naga Travel
It was OK ✌️
van Regional, PTS Transit Service
What a train! Wow!
van Regional, PTS Transit Service
They bought the tickets for me which is quite convenient. The trip was nice until the last leg of the trip, someone is supposed to pick me up from the Thanaleng Station to drop-off me at my hotel in Vientiane but NO ONE showed up. The private car drivers outside the Thanaleng station called them but no one came. Good thing one of the drivers drove me all the way to the central bus station in the downtown Vientiane and I just walked from there to my hotel. I was pleased at the start of the trip but ended up in a horrible mood. By the way, I called the number in the voucher but no one answered! That's why I'm giving this 3 stars.
bus AC Seater, Naga Travel
Can wasn’t clean and the seats sunk in. But we all reached destination safely so... a 3/5.
van Regional, PTS Transit Service
Everything exactly as described in document. Happily in our hotel.
van Regional, PTS Transit Service
The train ride was really pleasant as we were in the female only carriage which made us 2 girls feel a lot more relaxed. The train conductor made our beds and put new sheets on etc which was super helpful and the food sold on board weren’t bad quality. I actually had a very deep uninterrupted sleep throughout the night. The only tip I would suggest is taking an eye mask and some ear plugs with you as the train can be a bit loud. But overall, I was really impressed with the train ride! Would definitely do it again!
van Regional, PTS Transit Service
Grate service fro 12GO, the only problem was the lights during the night at the train...
van Regional, PTS Transit Service
It was easy. One tip for the voucher: note that travellers have to get dollars for the visa before arriving in Tanaleng. You need 36 dollars per visa.
van Regional, PTS Transit Service
The train arrived 40 minutes later than originally scheduled. No reason was provided.
AC was too excessive and created noise too.
Light at the corridor wae bright and I couldn't switch off nor adjust AC.
I booked the first class but got second class due to it's full. First class will be way better.
van Regional, PTS Transit Service
I had to wait more than half an hour.....
bus AC Seater, Naga Travel
Bus left 1 hour late. The time they publish is just the time they start picking people from hotels.
It was a 4 hour trip. The bus was ok but the driving was awful. Driving fast on bad roads full of potholes even speaking on the phone while driving on dangerous roads with 40 people on board. Extremely irresponsible. On top of all this, the price charged by 12goasia is more than double what you pay for the same bus.
van Regional, PTS Transit Service
Excellent. The best! Thumbs up
bus AC Seater, Naga Travel
The bus trip was good, decent bus with air conditioning and leg space etc. But we had to wait like 75 minutes in Vientiane before departure, and our tickets (bought from 12go.asia) was twice as expensive as the price listed at the travel agency where the bus left. All in all an alright bus trip, but factor in some extra time (even though it's only 110km and estimated 4 hours)
bus Local, Naga Travel
All went well. The train was super clean and although it was late to Nong Khai the Thangaleng train was there and so was the driver. Yes he did charge us extra to get to our hotel but we would never have found it otherwise and 50 baht didn't break the bank!
bus Local, Naga Travel
All went smoothly except 1 not clear that need to collect second train ticket before passing through passport control 2 the minibus driver offered to take us directly to our hotel for an extra 50 kip per person. I offered him a map to show us where it was but he refused. Later realised that we could have walked in 2 minutes although he took much longer.
bus Local, Naga Travel
Driver almost left some people behind at a stop.
Mini van was fine
bus Local, Naga Travel
Not enough space
bus Local, Naga Travel
Well, this was not our best experience. Our trip from Nong Khai to Vang Vieng was not well organized by the local companies.
1) No bus to pick us up at the railway station at 7AM as specified on our voucher.
2) We found out by chance there was a train connection to Laos where our voucher was recognized ?!
3) A small bus took us to Vientiane where we were dropped off.
4) Another small bus was supposed to bring us to Vang Vieng, but we had to leave that bus and were put on
a bigger (but shabby and old) bus.
5) Half way the trip the bus broke down and we were blocked for an hour.
6) We finally arrived in Vang Vieng at around 5PM.
This, I have to stress, has nothing to do with the efficient reservation system of 12GO, but with the local companies who are not very much concerned about reliable transport means. Laos is not a rich country, but we have seen a lot of good busses overtaking us.
bus Local, Naga Travel
Train was very clean and comfortable. We had a pleasant trip. Toilets are also clean and well maintained.
bus Local, Naga Travel
Great driver: dropped us on the right street for our car rental. Ropey vehicle though.