pickup location and time were unclear.
Vien-pak Sleeper bus was comfortable, and cozy with 2 people sharing the bed. Pakse-don det bus service was erratic and communication was poor. Delayed for an hour because of one passenger. Arrived in one piece, so I guess it's all fine.
巴士 聯外列車, Naga Travel, 2020年2月6日
D B
Danny B
The bus was on-time (actually got to Luang Prabang early), but the conditions were pretty bad. The shuttle that takes you to the bus station at 18:00 didn't mention that you have to wait 2.5 hours at the station (food stalls close by the time you arrive). Also, the bus operators have no idea what assigned seats mean. It's mostly first-come first-serve and everyone ignores their ticket's seat number. It was a hassle finding a bed and the sheets smelled terrible.
巴士 特快臥舖巴士41, Naga Travel, 2019年12月13日
A M
Alex M
Cheap and efficient.
巴士 頭等艙, Naga Travel, 2019年12月4日
R A
Rosxy A
Regular updates and reminder. Staff is nice and responsive
巴士 快速、直達, Naga Travel, 2019年12月3日
B T
Bonnie T
Bus was very comfortable and hardly anyone on it so we could all spread out. But very spacious anyway. Driver good enough, a bit grumpy but that’s ok. Snack pack given out. Visa process in Laos was quick. Was early to Luang Namtha BUT got dropped as bus terminal out of town and no tuk tuks or taxis at night. Had to hitch hike which as a lone female was frightening. Only time I could arrive though was 9pm. Contact your hotel before to see if they can pick you up. Other than that v good experience though.
巴士 VIP 36, Naga Travel, 2019年11月21日
J N
Jonathan N
All fairly good but was dropped off at train station where couldn't get bus north which is where most people are heading so had to get half hour tuk tuk across town. Not very useful drop off point.
巴士 Local, Naga Travel, 2019年11月6日
M C
Mariona C
Simple bus, confortable seats. Moreover it was almost empty and I could lie down.
巴士 頭等艙, Naga Travel, 2019年10月6日
A D
Andrew D
Stuck three of us in tiny compartment over engine at back of bus.
Not impressed.
These spaces not designed for three large western guys.
巴士 特快臥舖巴士41, Naga Travel, 2019年9月27日
R H
RIK H
waited more than 1hour before a restaurant before they search us without saying anything
the barkeeper had to call twice to Naga to ask if they come and when
巴士 Local, Naga Travel, 2019年9月26日
J E
James E
Friendly operators from start to finish and very helpful with border crossing and sim cards.
巴士 頭等艙, Naga Travel, 2019年7月11日
S F
Shary F
I like this... It wasn't hassle like I experienced on the way to Vientiane from Bangkok... It was a direct bus from Vientiane to Bangkok... Everything was okay...i was informed from the time you leave... :) thanks
巴士 頭等艙, Naga Travel, 2019年6月1日
G H
Geoff H
Great. Left it till last minute to pick us up but suppose can understand the logistical probs.
巴士 空調座位, Naga Travel, 2019年5月6日
L C
Louis C
All good. Lovely people running the service. Just a suggestion, maybe have the meeting place for pickup at a place where people can escape the heat while the wait for the driver. Thank you
巴士 頭等艙, Naga Travel, 2019年5月2日
H E
Harald E
I bought the ticket via 12go and I am aware that they are only selling the ticket and are not operating the buses. The bus had 12-15 passengers, give or take, during the tour. The trip between Vientiane and Luang Prabang was interesting and I can summarize it as:
Pro:
- We made it all the way without any incidents . That said there was several near-misses and some serious incidents observed on the way (see below)
- The driver of the bus was politely and friendly
- The air-con was not to cold (which is often a problem on this buses)
- Plenty of stops en-route (might be annoying for some) ensured that the engine - and most importantly - the brakes could cool down before continue the ride.
Con:
- We observed a truck involved in a "front to front" collision with another heavy vehicle. This caused some delays both southbound and northbound.
- We observed an incident involving two motorcycles with at least two fatalities. Shocking!
- I showed up the 1 hour before pick up (as instructed on the ticket) just to experience that I had to wait for 1 hour and 20 minutes for the pick-up.
- At the bus station there was some confusion about which bus to take, wen it was leaving etc, but it was sorted out in the end.
- The bus was old, noisy and had seen better days. But remember- this is Laos
- The roads was bumpy, and to some extent, unpaved. But remember- this is Laos
巴士 冷氣車, Naga Travel, 2019年4月29日
F D
Freya D
Good trip, good service, beds quite small for 2 people but not much you can do about that! Actually a quite enjoyable 20 hour bus ride!!
巴士 快速、直達, Naga Travel, 2019年4月26日
A A
Anindya A
Everything is good, except there is no charging station
巴士 頭等艙, Naga Travel, 2019年4月16日
S H
Sara H
It was not a sleeper bus. The only quality that could hint to a sleeper bus is that the seat reclined a bit. Only problem was that if you actually did recline the (highly uncomfortable) seat back it hits the person behind you and takes away the already non excisting leg space. In the ticket it said that it could be an older bus but that once you crossed the boarder the bus would change into a sleeper class bus. It did not. The bus ride lasted abou 20-21 hours so you can imagine the joy.
I was quite dissapointed as was the whole bus full of people. I am quite short (5'2/157cm) but I left the bus with sore legs, back, neck and arse. I dont want to imagine what it would have been like for someone taller.
The thought that kept occurring to me during the journey was: my school bus at home is more comfirtable than this. At least there's wifi on that.
On a positive note the staff was very nice, the snacks they gave were good as well and you meet a lot of nice, new people who also think the bus is horrible. That's at least something to bond over.
巴士 快速、直達, Naga Travel, 2019年3月30日
F M
Fanny M
We didn’t change into a sleeperbus. The bus was okay but not for 20 hours. Very late stop to get dinner.
巴士 快速、直達, Naga Travel, 2019年3月30日
M R
Maria R
They picked us up from our hostel. Left the bus terminal an hour late but I think that’s okay. Thank you!
巴士 空調座位, Naga Travel, 2019年3月25日
B M
Barry M
Really not a good experience. If I did it again I would pay the small amount more and take a private taxi
巴士 Local, Naga Travel, 2019年3月10日
M L
Mikkel L
The bus was late
Aircon didn’t work to it fullest
Sketchy road, but the driver handled it very well
巴士 空調座位, Naga Travel, 2019年3月7日
W V
Wagner V
More than 1 hour late bus with no explanation, different kind of vehicle
巴士 VIP 24, Naga Travel, 2019年3月4日
N S
Noel S
We were expected to leave at 0900hrs but left at 1000hrs. Very disappointed
巴士 空調座位, Naga Travel, 2019年2月28日
M T
Mike T
- The information about boarding and the pickup point was inadequate.
- There was a delay of 1,5 hour.
- The bus was nice and clean.
- The staff was friendly.
巴士 頭等艙, Naga Travel, 2019年2月27日
S W
Stephen W
we were packed into a mini bus for over 4 hours. 2 passengers had to sit on tiny pull down seats and virtually had their knees around their ears !
巴士 空調座位, Naga Travel, 2019年2月26日
T B
Thilo B
The problem is GoAsia. They sell a trip that does not exist. It said Naga travel leaving 9am. But there is no Naga 9am trip from vientiane, only the 9.30 Soutchai one. This one left only after 10am. Trip itself fine.
巴士 空調座位, Naga Travel, 2019年2月16日
C L
Clemens L
Bring some earplugs and you are fine.
巴士 特快臥舖巴士41, Naga Travel, 2019年2月16日
F J
Flore J
We booked on 12go.asia. Unfortunatly they charged more to book the bus than the cost of the bus itself. If you book the bus with a local travel shop or at the bus terminal itself it’s much cheaper.
On the site it’s also sold as an VIP bus, when it’s just a normaal sleepingbus with not much of sleepingspace.
巴士 VIP 24, Naga Travel, 2019年2月13日
F M
Fior M
22 hours with no sleeping bus. No lights at the toilet and was smelling really bad. Hopefully i had bought some snacks and water because the bus did no stop for this until 19 hours later. Good thing is that drivers seemed friendly and could understand English.
巴士 快速、直達, Naga Travel, 2019年2月12日
C L
Caroline L
Got my ticket very easy
巴士 快速、直達, Naga Travel, 2019年2月11日
V G
Vanesa G
The bus drivers were kind.
巴士 快速、直達, Naga Travel, 2019年2月11日
T W
theresa W
This was a surprisingly comfortable journey in a pretty good bus. The Air con worked and the seats were comfortable. We were late starting and late arriving but just by 30 mins which isnt bad.
巴士 空調座位, Naga Travel, 2019年2月10日
L L
Lana-Rose L
Was not happy at all. The bus was late by two hours and there was no communication to when the bus was arriving.
巴士 空調座位, Naga Travel, 2019年2月1日
A B
Andrei B
The bus was very nice. New and clean seats. AC level just ok. The road a bit bumpy
巴士 空調座位, Naga Travel, 2019年2月1日
S F
Silvia F
Considering the road is so bad the driver managed it wonderful, but don't expect to arrive on time or sleep much: it is too bumpy. No toilet on board, the driver stopped periodically and we had to pay to use toilet. Bed was clean and water was provided :)