# Bus service Thailand to Laos

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**Category:** Laos\
**Created:** [17 september 2009 om 20:06 UTC](https://forum.wereldwijzer.nl/t/bus-service-thailand-to-laos/60440 "2009-09-17T20:06:13Z")\
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Chaipattana Transportation, a major operator of public buses in north Thailand, plans to launch a service linking Chiang Khong in Chiang Rai to Luang Prabang in Laos next year.

According to company Managing Director Somchai Thongkumkoon, the idea to launch a bus service on this route was spurred by boom in passenger traffic on the R3A highway that links Thailand, Laos and China.

It hopes to ply the route using a fleet of five coaches. Currently the company operates boat cruises and buses to Luang Prabang in tandem with a company in Laos. Travel time is two days by boat and 12 hours by bus.

\*Bron: Bangkok Post / [www.bangkokpost.com](http://www.bangkokpost.com) \*