{"id":24231,"date":"2023-08-11T11:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T04:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/?p=24231"},"modified":"2023-11-02T13:49:39","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T06:49:39","slug":"getting-around-laos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/en\/getting-around-laos\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting to and around Laos: Easier than Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24231\" class=\"elementor elementor-24231\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28edc78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28edc78\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc7e14e\" data-id=\"bc7e14e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c061ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c061ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recent <strong>developments in air and rail networks are<\/strong> <strong>improving the Laos travel experience<\/strong>, encouraging longer stays<strong>,<\/strong> richer experiences, and a more holistic understanding of the multifaceted beauty that is Laos.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c48e47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c48e47\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-348722b\" data-id=\"348722b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c1f4eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c1f4eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">High Speed Train:\u00a0Easier access to remote areas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ceadfa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ceadfa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbb33e6\" data-id=\"dbb33e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b54d6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b54d6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>In the past, overland journeys in Laos usually involved an arduous drive over rough mountain roads. The debut of a groundbreaking high-speed train in late 2022 has changed that. With a top speed of 160 km\/hour, <strong>the new rail line dramatically reduces travel time within the country<\/strong> and makes remote regions more accessible.\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>The train commences at the southern terminus of Vientiane, the commercial capital, and travels north to the Laos-China border at Boten. Along the way stops are made in Vang Vieng, Luang Prabang, Oudomxay and Nateuy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-624186d\" data-id=\"624186d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d6c6a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d6c6a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Square-Images-8-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24240\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Square-Images-8-1.png 500w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Square-Images-8-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Square-Images-8-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9c2117 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9c2117\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad43a21\" data-id=\"ad43a21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b619fac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b619fac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Square-Images-13.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24276\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Square-Images-13.png 500w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Square-Images-13-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Square-Images-13-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16a04dd\" data-id=\"16a04dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bda4e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bda4e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">The journey from <strong>Vientiane to Luang Prabang takes around 2.5 hours by train<\/strong>, a drastic improvement over the previous 6-7 hour drive.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alexander Stephan, EXO Marketing Director, recently travelled on the high speed train with his family. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPassing through so much <strong>stunning scenery in the comfort of a smooth, air conditioned train<\/strong>&#8211; we were almost disappointed to have arrived in Oudamxay from Luang Prabang so quickly!\u201d <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-88ead00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88ead00\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5ad402\" data-id=\"d5ad402\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a5e2bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a5e2bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">EXO has long been a champion of the <strong>remote Oudomxay region,<\/strong> developing off-the-beaten track treks, sustainable village visits and other nature-focused activities in the area. We are thrilled by this reduction in travel time and look forward to having <strong>more opportunities to showcase this previously hidden corner of Laos.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><div><div>\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-faef0d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"faef0d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf0dc2f\" data-id=\"cf0dc2f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84175de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84175de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Regional Flights: Increased Availability and Options<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d56724 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d56724\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1aee298\" data-id=\"1aee298\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4754ec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4754ec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #5e6163; font-size: 16px;\">In addition to the improved intra-Laos travel, <strong>getting into the landlocked country is now easier than ever before<\/strong>. After a long pandemic-related pause, Vietnam Airlines resumed regular regional flights to Luang Prabang.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><div><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Commencing July 2023, the airline offers <strong>direct flights from Hanoi to Luang Prabang and Luang Prabang to Siem Reap<\/strong> up to five times per week.<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>This route<strong> connects the cultural capitals<\/strong> of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia making it easier for tourists to hop between these heritage-filled towns.\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51e0ea8\" data-id=\"51e0ea8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a36799d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a36799d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Square-Images-10.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24242\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Square-Images-10.png 500w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Square-Images-10-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Square-Images-10-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4e4a6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4e4a6f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a63f9d\" data-id=\"4a63f9d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-108c7e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"108c7e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Square-Images-11.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24243\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Square-Images-11.png 500w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Square-Images-11-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Square-Images-11-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-740a9cd\" data-id=\"740a9cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd0a63f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd0a63f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Andrea Vinsonneau, EXO Laos General Manager, is excited about these new routes.<\/p><p>\u2018Luang Prabang is the perfect addition to a greater Southeast Asia itinerary.\u00a0With these direct flights and Laos\u2019 visa-on-arrival, <strong>it&#8217;s easier than ever to enjoy a multi-country holiday.<\/strong>\u2019\u00a0<\/p><p>She added, \u2018For an extra smooth arrival, I recommend EXO\u2019s <strong>VIP Visa-On-Arrival service<\/strong>. It\u2019s affordable and convenient, saving guests a lot of time at the airport and giving them that special VIP feeling!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af30b2b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af30b2b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aca66c8\" data-id=\"aca66c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-919fcb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"919fcb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Besides the aforementioned Vietnam Airlines routes, other regional airlines are increasing flight capacity to Luang Prabang and Vientiane. 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