- Pak Nam Noi-Phongsaly road to be paved starting end of 2010 - expect delays due to roadworks
- last updated on 01 February 2011
BOUN NEUA
Boun Neua bus station
Photos taken on 12 & 13 December 2009, info from 9-10 & 12-13 December 2009:
To 乌德 Ou Tai (25,000kip) - 0830 daily
To Ngay Neua - 0830 (not sure if daily)
Buses departing from Phongsaly town stop here for 10-20 min between 0800 & 0900+:
- Phongsaly to Boun Tai
- Phongsaly to Ou Neua (not sure if daily)
- Phongsaly to Ou Tai
- Phongsaly to 勐腊 Mengla (China)
- Phongsaly to Oudomxay
- Phongsaly to Vientiane
Buses to Phongsaly stop here later in the day:
- Vientiane to Phongsaly ~0900++
- Oudomxay to Phongsaly ~1800++
BOUN TAI
Boun Tai bus station
Photos & info - 09 December 2009:
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Update (benhctan):
To Phongsaly - 30,000kip (October 2010)
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Update (benhctan):
To Samphanxay - 30,000kip (October 2010)
Notes:
The names in the 'From' columns above all read 'Boun Tai'.
'Pak Thang' literally means 'mouth road' i.e. 'Pak Thang ABC' means 'mouth of/junction with road leading to ABC'.
'Lak' means something like 'kilometre marker'.
Oudomxay > Phongsaly bus stops here at ~1530+.
HAT SA
Hat Sa boat landing (info from 15 December 2009):
To Muang Khua - slowboat 80,000kip/person
Notes:
Boats run on demand - depart when there are enough passengers or when chartered.
Passport/ID checks at Hat Sa & Ban Khana (downriver from Hat Sa).
MUANG KHUA
Timetable & fare info dated 13 July 2009 from Muang Khua tourist info office.
Muang Khua bus station
Timetable & fares:
Notes:
Bus station has been shifted ~3KM out of town along the road to Pak Nam Noy & Oudomxay.
Access - by songthaews that park near the boat landing.
opposite bank of Nam Ou river
Photo taken on 15 December 2009:
To Dien Bien Phu (Vietnam) via Muang May:
Notes:
Road is unpaved with a few stream/river crossings, muddy & occasionally flooded/impassable during the rainy season.
Muang May has a guesthouse.
Muang Khua boat landing
Photos taken on 15 & 16 December 2009:
Timetable & fares:
OU NEUA
Photo & info - 12 December 2009. Not sure if there is any bus station, boarded & alighted at the village shop along the road in ບ້ານດອນແຍງ Ban Don Nyaeng:
One daily bus from Ou Tai to 江城 Jiangcheng (China) passes through at ~1030.
One daily bus from Jiangcheng (China) to Ou Tai passes through between ~1400 - 1600++.
From Ou Neua to Ou Tai - 10,000kip, approx 1h journey.
OU TAI 乌德
Ou Tai bus station
Photo & info - 11 & 12 December 2009:
To Boun Neua (25,000kip) - 0830 daily
To Ou Neua & Jiangcheng (China) - 0900 daily (10,000kip to Ou Neua)
Old info & fares:
Ou Tai north to Lantui (2007)
Left column = place, middle = distance (KM), right = fare (kip)
Very rough transliteration of left column, top to bottom:
Naa Ling > Ban Phor > Naa Yao >
Naa Kong > Bor Tai > Ou Neua >
Suay Ngam > Xieng Siaw > Som Heuang >
Xaew Jai > Lan Tui > Say Daen (border)
Ou Tai south to Boun Neua (2007)
Left column = place, middle = distance (KM), right = fare (kip)
Very rough transliteration of left column, top to bottom:
Si Cha Chai > Ou Pao Tai > Huay Ou >
Soum Kham > Pang Hok Kao > Pang Hok Mai >
Sop Khing > Ngay Neua > Huay Nyeung >
Ban Noy > Phieng Xai > Xieng Fa >
Na Por > Boun Neua
PAK NAM NOY
At the junction of the Oudomxay-Phongsaly & Oudomxay-Muang Khua roads.
Pak Nam Noy bus station
Photos & info - 09 December 2009:
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Note:
Oudomxay to Phongsaly bus stops here around 1030++AM, but is usually packed by this point.
PHONGSALY TOWN
Phongsaly bus station
~3+KM southwest of town (see map here). Info from 13 December 2009:
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Notes:
PSL = Phongsaly
BN = Boun Neua
Despite the mention of a Phongsaly-Luang Namtha bus, the cat never did see it stop by Boun Neua bus station.
The bus to Hat Sa leaves from another bus station (details below).
Shared songthaew from here into town - 5000kip/person.
Bus station for Hat Sa-bound transport
At the east end of town (see map here):
Notes:
To Hat Sa (10,000kip) - 0800
From songthaew station (marked as #6 'taxi station' on this map) to here - 5000kip (van/songthaew)
Thank you to the following for sharing your knowledge of this wonderful province:
owners of Saynamdaeng Guesthouse & the shops neighbouring it, Ou Tai
Miss HS & family & friends, Ban Don Nyaeng, Ou Neua
Mr Adidas bag & other fellow passengers, Boun Neua-Ou Tai & Ou Tai-Jiangcheng buses
P. Soukhaphone (Phongsaly tourist info office)
S. Soulivong (Phongsaly trekking guide)
owner of Siviengkham Guesthouse, Boun Neua
somsai
bomchacha
Craig Schuler
S. Sengta (formerly of Phongsaly tourist info office)
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