Beau Rivage Hotel in Lao

Beau Rivage The modern, contemporary Beau Rivage Hotel has a lobby decorated with sculptures and artworks. The hotel has no dining facilities, breakfast is served next door in an open air terrace restaurant. Rooms are nicely furnished using Lao material hangings. In the event of overbooking of the hotel Vital International Services will offer you an alternative hotel in the same category with the same conditions

Novotel Vientiane Hotel

Novotel Vientiane 134491-Novotel Vientiane-Samsenthai Road, Unit 9 Ban Khountathong-Vientiane-.--LAO-

Day Inn Vientiane Hotel

Day Inn Vientiane To discover most of Vientiane with ease, guests can use Day Inn Hotel as their home base.Every room is equipped with the home comforts you would expect from a hotel of this class. Facilities such as restaurant and laundry service are provided on-site at this great Vientiane hotel. Visitors to Vientiane will see that the hotel is the right choice with its convenient location and complete service and facilities. In the event of overbooking of the hotel Vital International Services will offer you an alternative hotel in the same category with the same conditions

Get Around Nong Khai

The only mode of public transport in the city is by tuk-tuk. Although the price has gone up recently due to the increased cost of gasoline, they remain inexpensive at 20-30 baht/person to anywhere around the city centre.

Some tuk-tuk drivers will ask for much more than 20-30 baht/person, but you can generally bargain with them to reach a reasonable price. When bargaining, smile and be patient and polite.
A trip to or from the Friendship Bridge can cost upwards of 70 baht for tourists if only one passenger is on board.

Another great way to discover Nong Khai and its surroundings is by bicycle. Some guesthouses and several rental places around town offer bicycles (30 baht/day) and motorbikes (200 baht/day). Lower prices can usually be negotiated for longer rentals - try the rental stand outside the Mut Mee guesthouse.

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Trains to Nong Khai and Lao

Nong Khai is the terminus of the Northeastern railway line from Bangkok via Khon Kaen and Udon Thani. The trip takes 10-12 hours and a first class sleeper ticket from Bangkok to Nong Khai or vice versa is currently about 1200 baht, and a second class sleeper ticket (not bad for the price) is 748 baht ($21.43 USD as of Jan 2009). Sleepers often sell out at peak times so you may need to book in advance.

Effective March 5th, 2009, shuttle services operate from Nong Khai to Tha Nalaeng, Laos (near Vientiane) twice a day, with departures from Nong Khai at 10 AM and 4:20 PM and trains back at 11 AM and 5:05 PM.

These are actually operated by the long-distance trains coming in from Bangkok, but you can only buy tickets at Nong Khai station, and you need to pass through immigration as well. (If coming in on train #69 from Bangkok, there's a 90-minute window to do this.) Once the formalities are done, the trip itself across the Friendship Bridge only takes 15 minutes. Visa on arrival is not yet available, so you need an advance visa to use this service.

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Bus to Nong Khai and Lao

There are departures to Udon Thani at least once per hour from the BKS station on the main drag, Prajak road. The hour-long ride costs 20 baht in 3rd class (non-air con).

There are several departures daily from Bangkok (~9 hours), and across the border direct from Vientiane (55 baht, 17000 kip, two hours) via the Friendship Bridge.

A 1st class bus service connects Nong Khai directly with Suvarnabhumi Airport (the new BKK).

Flights to Nong Khai

The nearest airport (on the Thai side) is in Udon Thani, 56km away. There are direct shuttle buses four times a day between the airport and the Friendship Bridge (2km outside Nong Khai), plus taxis and minibuses that will take you in to Nong Khai proper.

Thai Airways and Air Asia operate flights between Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi) and Udon Thani. Nok Air operates a service between Bangkok (Don Muang) and Udon.

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Nong Khai Attraction

Nong Khai is a sleepy Thai town with strong Lao influences, and is home to small Chinese and Vietnamese communities as well.

Most locals speak both Thai and the local dialect called Isaan, which is closely related to both the Thai and Lao languages. Many locals speak a little bit of English, mostly tourism-related words, and are generally very friendly and helpful if you smile and are polite.

As of December 2008, there have been a rash of break-ins and assaults directed at Westerners staying in Nong Khai. Travel in groups if possible, and avoid walking around at night.