Route · Laos
Nha Trang Visa Run to Laos
Our Nha Trang – Bo Y trip crosses into Laos at Phou Keua and brings you back to Nha Trang by coach. This page covers the itinerary, prices and the visa questions to settle before you go.
To Laos
Nha Trang – Bo Y
- Vietnamese border gate
- Bo Y International Border Gate (Ngoc Hoi, Quang Ngai province (formerly Kon Tum))
- Foreign border gate
- Phou Keua (Attapeu, Laos)
- Road
- Highway 26 to Buon Ma Thuot, then Highway 14 north via Pleiku and Kon Tum, about 480 km
- Trip length
- Overnight coach: leave Nha Trang 21:30, back 22:00 the next day
- Departs from
- The coach office in Nha Trang (address sent with your booking)
- Schedule
- Meet 21:30 at the coach office in Nha Trang, at Bo Y 07:30 next morning, leave the border 13:30, back in Nha Trang around 22:00
- Laos visa
- Laos visa-exempt passport, or a Lao visa we arrange before the trip
- Vietnam re-entry
- Vietnam e-visa naming Bo Y as the entry gate
- Price
- VND 1,300,000 per person
Included
- Coach seat, Nha Trang – Bo Y – Nha Trang, round trip
- Departure from and return to the coach office in Nha Trang
- Instructions for the border procedure during the trip
- Our team follows your Vietnam e-visa on the day (when you book the e-visa with us)
Not included
- Vietnam e-visa, unless you add it
- Onsite assistance at the border, unless you add it
- Lao visa, unless you add it
- Meals and drinks
- Personal expenses
The border-day plan
To Laos
Nha Trang – Bo Y
Overnight coach: leave Nha Trang 21:30, back 22:00 the next day.
Meet at the coach office in Nha Trang
Board the overnight coach. On the way, our team explains each step of the border procedure by WhatsApp.
Arrive at Bo Y
You reach the border next morning, after about about 480 km on the road.
Exit Vietnam, enter Laos
Get your Vietnam exit stamp and send us a clear photo of it, so our team can check your new Vietnam e-visa straight away. Show your passport: you either enter visa-free (for example Russian, Korean, Japanese and ASEAN passports) or with the Lao visa we arranged before the trip. There is no visa on arrival here. You wait briefly on the Lao side while we follow your Vietnam e-visa.
Receive the e-visa, re-enter Vietnam
Once your new Vietnam e-visa is approved, exit Laos and re-enter Vietnam at Bo Y. Send us a photo of your new entry stamp so we can check it.
Coach leaves Bo Y
The coach heads back to Nha Trang. If your e-visa or the queue takes longer, we agree the plan with you on the day.
Back in Nha Trang
Arrive back at the coach office in Nha Trang.
Times are the usual timetable, not guaranteed. Long roads, border queues and e-visa approval times vary.
Prices
| Item | Unit | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Coach, Nha Trang – Bo Y (Laos), round trip | per person | VND 1,300,000 |
| Vietnam 90-day e-visa, single entry | per traveller | VND 1,950,000 |
| Vietnam 90-day e-visa, multiple entry | per traveller | VND 2,650,000 |
| Onsite guided assistance at the border | add-on | VND 1,000,000 |
| Lao visa, arranged by us before the trip (Bo Y route) | per traveller | VND 1,400,000 |
Prices in Vietnamese dong. Transport prices are per person, round trip by coach from Nha Trang. Need your e-visa faster? See express e-visa prices.
Read this before choosing Laos
The Lao side of this crossing, Phou Keua in Attapeu province, works differently from busier Lao borders.
No visa on arrival, no Lao e-visa. Phou Keua stopped issuing Lao visas on arrival, and it is not on the official list of ports that accept the Lao e-visa (laoevisa.gov.la). If your passport is not visa-exempt for Laos, you need a Lao visa before the trip. We can arrange it for you.
1. Is your passport visa-exempt for Laos?
Fifteen nationalities can enter Laos without a visa on an ordinary passport, including Russia, South Korea, Mongolia, all ASEAN countries, Japan, Switzerland and Luxembourg. For these travellers Bo Y is a straightforward run. See the full Laos exemption list.
2. Not exempt? You have two options
- Let us arrange your Lao visa before the trip: VND 1,400,000 per traveller. Contact us as early as you can so there is time to get it ready.
- Take the Moc Bai route to Cambodia instead, where most nationalities can buy a visa on arrival.
3. How will you come back into Vietnam?
You need a new Vietnam e-visa that names Bo Y as the entry gate, or a nationality that is visa-exempt for Vietnam. Bo Y is on the official e-visa gate list published on evisa.gov.vn. We can apply for the e-visa for you as part of the trip.
Also compare the Nha Trang – Moc Bai route to Cambodia.
Ready to plan your visa run?
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