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First hitchhike in Laos

Hitchhike Laos

Today we did a ratrace my tree kiwi friends took the bus to Luang Prabang and I and two German girls hitchhiked.
Who can order the beer as first in Luang Prabang? At 11.30 we were on the maineoad and tried to get a car. Not a lot of traffic but after 45 min. we got one! A nice fast pick-up to Pakmong. Lot more traffic over there so try to get a other ride. We tried 1 hour when a minivan passed us, with the screaming kiwi’s inside! We tried another hour before we decide to take the local bus. We saw beautiful views and even elephants. Many holes in the road so a bumpy ride and a lot slower but les expensive and a nice experiance richer!

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We arrived at 17.00 in Luang Prabang.

Should I hitchhike again? Definetly!

Video of our hitchhike in Laos

Bus from Ngoy Khia Neua to Luang Prabang

The Bus from Ngoy Khia Neua to Luang Prabang will departs from the busstation you can easely walk that. It will depart at. 11.00 and 14.30 but also when the bus is full. The busses are minivans of 12 persons. The ride with the bis will take 4 / 5 hours.

Costs bus from Ngoy Khia Neua to Luang Prabang

The Bus from Ngoy Khia Neua to Luang Prabang costs 45.000 kip (4.5 euro or $5.5)

Paul Ram

Written by Paul Ram · updated 24 January 2025

I am Paul from Amsterdam and I have been writing GoBackpackGo since 2013, from my own trips through 32 countries and 1,000+ days on the road: backpacking in Asia (2014 and 2023–2024), road trips in Australia and New Zealand, and bikepacking trips in Europe.

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Outdoor and sports enthusiast. Since 2013 I’ve been backpacking, bikepacking and motorbiking through more than 30 countries, and writing about it on GoBackpackGo. Everything here comes from my own trips, routes and real costs.

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