Beside the main airport border
which you can get the visa on arrive, You also can get
the visa on arrive at border crossing by land and river which are sharing with
Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and China
Lao International Airports
- Vientiane International Airport
- Luang Prabang International Airport
- Pakse International Airport
- Savannakhet International Airport
Land border crossing or Checkpoints
Here
are the land border crossing between Laos and each neighbor country. There
are some border crossing not available with visa on arrive as the noted, please
checked it well as the noted below.
I. CAMBODIA – LAOS
There are 2 checkpoints between Cambodia - Laos border, one
for Land Crossing and the other by River coming from Stung Treng.
1.Stung Treng - Vern Kham: River Crossing (Northern Cambodia - Champasack
province, southern Laos).
2. Dong Kralor - Vern Kham - this Land
Crossing which is not far from Vern Kham border.
Note: Lao
Visa on arrival is currently not available. But it is possible to get Cambodian
Visa on Arrival.
II.CHINA –
LAOS
There are
3 check point between China and Laos as
following:
1. Mohan - Boten (Yunnan Province - Luang
Namtha province)
2. Xiengkok: River Crossing
( Yunnan Province - Luang Namtha province) - Visa on
arrival not available.
3.
Sobhun checkpoint
(Yunnan
province - Phongsaly province) - Visa on arrival not
available.
III.
THAILAND –
LAOS.
There are 7 border crossings sharing between
Laos and Thailand from the north to the
south as following detail:
1. Chiang Khong - Houy Xai: (Chiang Rai Province - Bokeo
province)
2. Nakaxeng - Kaenthao
(Loei
province - Sayabouly Province)
3. Nong Khai - Vientiane
(Thai-Lao Friendship border 1)
4. Bungkan - Pakxan
(Nong Khai province - Bolikhamxai
province), Visa on arrival not available.
5. Nakorn Phanom - Thakhaek (Nakorn Phanom province - Khammouane province)
6. Mukdaharn - Savannakhet
(Mukdaharn province - Savannakhet province via Thai-Lao Friendship border 2)
7. Chong Mek - Vangtao
(Ubon Rathchathani Province - Champassak Province)
IV.
VIETNAM – LAOS
There are 7 crossing between
Vietnam - Laos as
following.
1. Taytrang- Sobhoun
(Dien Bien province - Pongsaly Province)
2. Nameo - Banleui (Thanh Hoa province- Huaphanh province)
3. Namkan - NamCan (Nge An province - Xiengkhuang province)
4. Keonua - Namphao (Hatinh province
- Bolikhamxai province)
5. Chalo - Napao (Quangbinh province
- Khammoun province)
6. Lao Bao - Dansavanh (Quang Tri province - Savannakhet)
7. Bo Y -
Phukeua (Kontumprovince - Attapu province)
