the route from LPB to Kunming.

LPB - Oudomxai - LNT - Boten/Mohan border - Meng La - Jinghong - Kunming

(*LPB=Luang Prabang, *LNT=Luang Nam Tha)

Now you can use direct bus from northern Laos to Kunming as below.

*BUS WITHIN LAOS (=all bus services are daily)

A) bus from LPB to Oudomxai--5-6 hours

B)bus from LPB to LNT--about 9 hours

C) bus from LNT to Boten/Mohan border--2 hours

*BUS FROM LAOS TO CHINA with one booking (=all bus services are daily)

D) direct bus from LPB to Kunming(sleeper)--about 24 hours

E) direct bus Oudomxai to Meng La(day bus)

F) direct bus Oudomxai to Jinghong(day bus)--about 8.5 hours

G) direct bus LNT to Meng La(day bus)

H) direct bus LNT to Jinghong(day bus)

(*direct bus=international bus with one booking)

*BUS WITHIN CHINA=from Xishuangbanna to Kunming (=all bus services are daily)

I ) sleeper bus from Mohan(border town in China) to Kunming

J) sleeper bus from Meng La to Kunming

K) day bus and sleeper bus from Jinghong to Kunming(Dep.08:00am-22:00pm many)/205-271RMB(Oct.2011)

DETAIL above bus services

A) bus from LPB to Oudomxai--55,000Kip/09:00am, 12:00, 16:00pm from LPB northern bus station

B)bus from LPB to LNT-- 90,000Kip/09:00am from LPB northern bus station/ 110,000Kip/08:30am from LPB newly built opposite southern bus station=booking at agent or your Gh in town center is avalable and pick up at your Gh is also avalable

C) bus from LNT to Boten--25,000Kip/ 08:00am, 09:30am, 11:00am, 12:30pm, 14:00pm, 15:30pm

D) direct bus from LPB to Kunming(sleeper bus)

*operator--Naluang Company Travel

*departure day--every day

*departure time--07:00am

*bus fare--420,000Kip (at travel ageny 460,000-480,000Kip)

*arrival point--new "Kunming southern bus station"

E) direct bus Oudomxai to Meng La(day bus)--50,000Kip/08:00am (Oudomxai has only 1 bus station)

F) direct bus Oudomxai to Jinghong(day bus)--90,000Kip/08:00am

G) direct bus LNT to Meng La(day bus)--50,000Kip/08:00am from LNT southern bus station(=10km from town center and near the airport)

H) direct bus LNT to Jinghong(day bus)--95,000Kip/08:00am

I ) sleeper bus from Mohan(border town) to Kunming/330RMB (Oct.2011)/Dep:13:30pm,14:30pm, 17:30pm (*timetable-Mar.2010)

J) sleeper bus from Meng La to Kunming(sleeper)/305-327RMB(Oct.2011)/about 12.5 hours/Dep.18:00pm/18:30pm/19:00pm/19:30pm(*timetable Mar.2010--ie:.19:00pmMengLa -07:20amKunming)

K) day bus and sleeper bus from Jinghong to Kunming/205-217RMB/8.5-9 hours/Dep.08:00am-2200pm---many buses a day

*Jinghong has 3 bus stations along Meng La Road(main road )

Jinghong B/S(north) /Banna B/S(center)/Southern B/S(south). and we travellers normaly use Jinghong B/S and Southern B/S for going to direction Kunming & Laos.

*bus fares except (D) are not now but at the time of 2010 so they’ve maybe raised up with some more Kip now.

*If you go to Kunming by overland, i recomend you to take buses as below.

1)day bus to Oudomxai(A)+day bus to Jinghong(F)+day bus to Kungming(K) or

2)day bus to LNT+day bus to Jinghong(H)+day bus to Kunming(K)--LNT is very good place for breaking your trip or

3)day bus to Oudomxai(A)+day bus to MengLa(E)+sleeper bus to Kunming(J)

PS) Bus Station in Kunming

Kunming has 5 new big bus stations now and Nan Yao bus station near the railway station that we travellers used for many years is entirely closed now, and our buses coming from Laos and Xishuangbanna arrive new Kunming southern bus station very far from city center.

Well, you have 3 options for going to city center as below.

!)by taxi--about 30mins/about 40RMB

2)by shuttle bus(microbus) betwen southern bus station and Nan Yao bus station(building itself is closed now)--bus No.C71/5RMB/about 30-35mins=almost same to taxi because this shuttle bus runs on highway

This bus(several C71 buses continuosly leave here) is waiting passengers stopping at neighbour to a 2-tier toilet(outside of bus terminal building) at the left side corner of bus station area with the big terminal building in the background.

3) local bus No.154/2RMB/about 70-90mins from public bus station neibough to the big bus station building.

Bus from Luang Prabang to Kunming

International bus service between Laos and China

The Laos – China bus service is available for Yunnan, the border province of China, and some northern provinces and the capital of Laos.

Buses from Laos to China go to Meng La, Jing Hong and Kunming prefecture, in Yunnan province (the province that shares a border with Phongsaly Province in Laos). There are of course buses from these places in China to several destinations in Laos.

Bus Schedule from Laos to China

Phongsaly Province – Meng La

There are two buses daily from Phongsaly to Meng La, the border town in China.

Departure: 7:15am and 1:00pm

Travel time: around 3-4 hours

Fee: 50,000kip 

Bus: regular, no air-con.

From Meng La to Phongsaly, the departure time is some what unclear, but the bus arrives at Phongsaly bus station around noon. That means it departs from Meng La around the same time as it does from Phongsaly, provided that it take the same length of time.

Info iconPhongsaly Tourist office: +856 (0)88 210 098

Bus station: +856 (0)88 210 456

Luang Namtha Province – Jing Hong via Meng La

There is one bus daily between Luang Namtha (southern bus station) and Jing Hong via Meng La.

Departure: 8:00am

Travel time: 

- Meng La: 5+ hours 

- Jing Hong: 7+ hours 

Fee: 

- Meng La: 50,000kip

- Jing Hong: 90,000kip

From Jing Hong the bus departs around the same time as it does from the Laos side. It arrives at Luang Namtha station around 3 or 4pm.

Bus: regular 30-seat, no air-con

Info iconLuang Namtha bus station: +856 (0) 20 2239 4650

Luang Nantha tourist office: +856 (0) 86 312 047

Oudomxay Province – Meng La

There is one bus daily from Oudomxay to Jing Hong via Meng La and vice versa.

Departure: 8:00am

Travel time: 

- Meng La: 5+ hours 

- Jing Hong: 7+ hours 

Fee: 

- Meng La: 70,000kip

- Jing Hong: 130,000kip

Bus: 25-seat regular, no air-con.

Departure time from Meng La is unclear (presumably around the same time as it does from Oudomxay).

Info icon Oudomxay bus station: +856 (0) 81 212 217-8

Oudomxay tourist office: +856 (0) 81 212 483

Bokeo Province

There are buses to China from Bokeo, however at the moment no information is readily available. The only info I’ve got is that the bus leaves from the new bus station operated by a Chinese company. And there is no longer any bus to China from Keochampa bus station where there used to be.

Info icon Keochampa bus station: +856 (0) 84 211 659

Bokeo tourist office: +856 (0) 84 211 162

Luang Prabang - Kunming Bus

Luang Prabang Province – Kunming

There is one direct bus to Kunming daily from Na Luang bus station (in Luang Prabang).

Departure: 7:00am

Travel time: 24 hours

Fee: 470,000kip

From Kunming to Luang Prabang, the bus departs from Kunming Southern bus station.

Departure: 7:00am

Arrive Luang Prabang: 7:00am

Fee: xxx Chinese Yuan (470,000Kip equivalent)

Bus: Sleeper, air-con.

Info icon

Luang Prabang Bus station: +856 (0)71 212 979

Vientiane Capital – Kunming, Vientiane - Jing Hong via Meng La

There is one bus to Kunming and one to Jing Hong via Meng La. The buses depart from the Northern bus station located on Sithong Road around 7 km north of Vientiane city centre.

Vientiane - Kunming

Departure: 2:00pm

Travel time: 31-32 hours

Fee:730,000kip or 540 Chinese Yuan

Vientiane - Jing Hong via Meng La

Departure: 11:00am

Fee:

- Meng La: 353,000kip or 260 Chinese Yuan

- Jing Hong: 420,000kip or 310 Chinese Yuan

From China

Kunming- Vientiane

Departure: 7:00pm (from Kunming southern bus station)

Fee: 540 Chinese Yuan

Jing Hong (via Meng La) - Vientiane

Departure: 7:00am 

Fee:

- From Meng La: 260 Chinese Yuan

- From Jing Hong: 310 Chinese Yuan

Info icon

Vientiane Northern bus: +856 (0) 21 612 384 or 

+856 (0) 20 5685 5558