Needless to say we thought they were looking for either drugs or hidden people but after the full 3 hours they let us continue on our bus journey to Hanoi without a word. At this point our luck turned and we found out that a lot of locals had sensibly spurned the bus at the border which left two seats for Sarah and myself! Albeit in the Aisle again. Our backs aching and stiff but thankful to be there at all. Stepping off the bus in he dark we were immediately surrounded by taxi drivers offering their services.
He then whistled to 4 other drivers and our group of westerners was split up into 4 different cars. Like fools we agreed and Sarah and I climbed into the taxi for the 25 minute journey that cost us We were ripped off by a seriously rigged meter. However when he dropped us off we were too pissed off and tied to argue and just wanted to go to sleep.
It was the 13th February. So we paid up in full like fools and stepped into the Hotel. The end result being that she offered us a room in a sister hotel across the street. This is a known scam in Vietnam and we were despairing that we were going to be scammed out of money twice in as many minutes.
Thankfully this hotel swap in fact turned out to be genuine and at the end of our stay there was no overcharging or anything untoward. We actually ended up loving our stay in Hanoi and our hatred for Vietnam soon mellowed into a reluctant liking then blossomed into an infatuation.
So there you have it — a bus journey from hell capped off with a lovely stay in Hanoi. It would be enough to stop anyone from taking a sleep bus again but as I write this we are steadily speeding down the east coast of Vietnam from Nimh Binh towards Dong Hoi, split up and crammed into small beds. Because it was cheap of course! Travelling to Hanoi and in need of accommodation? Rob is generally regarded as the better looking between him and Sarah. He's also in charge of writing these bio's.
You'll find him here either attempting to write humorous blog posts or tweeting about things that are vaguely travel-related. Where did you buy the tickets from Vientiane to Hanoi? We found it cheaper to buy our bus tickets in the location we were departing from when we were in Laos. Wow guys. This fully cemented in my mind that we will be paying the extra to fly to Hanoi. We like to get out and have some experience and we find having everything not go totally as planned usually makes for a great experience and story, but this is a bit too much.
We have 2 kids with us and that would be just horrendous. Thanks for taking the time to put this down. Watch out for the tricksters in the streets but definitely make some time for the puppet show and some egg coffee…. Hi, We are planning the same trip from Vientiane to Hanoi.
How did you work out the visa for vietnam? I heard its more difficult if you travel by land? Also which border did you cross into vietnam from Laos? What about skipping Laos and going from Chiang Mai straight to Hanoi? Do you think Laos is something to tell your grandkids about someday? Wow…you are a talented writer!
I was just asking google how long it would take for that journey as my son is probably on it right now. Your story got me hooked…. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. You are going through the Nam Phao International checkpoint if you travel by bus. This border is about 70 km from Vinh. Oh sure, the best and the fastest way how to get from Hanoi to Vientiane is to travel by plane, there are direct flights.
Direct flight to Vientiane from Hanoi takes only about 1 hour. But these direct flights are a bit more expensive for some low cost travellers. There is no railway between Vientiane and Hanoi, it is not possible to travel by train. Vientiane is the capital and biggest city of Laos. Laos is a country neighboring Vietnam and offer various attractions for tourist — temples, pagodas and historical monuments, amazing nature. Lots of tourists in Vietnam also travel to Laos. What to see in Vientianne: eg.
Vientiane is about 10 km from Thailand border crossing Thanaleng — Nong Khai , so from Laos you can travel to Thailand. Vientiane has no railway station, but there is an airport and there are buses to Thailand. Book and buy your bus tickets or direct flights from Hanoi to Vientiane in Laos online.
How do I get from Hanoi to Vientiane in Laos? For the current information read the all information before you book your tickets online. NO, there is no train connection from Hanoi to Vientiane but, propably in the near future there will be a new railway network in Laos more infos Buddhist temple in Vientiane.
Latitude and longitude finder. Hanoi to Laos distance, location, road map and direction Hanoi is located in vietnam at the longitude of Laos is located in Laos at the longitude of The miles based distance from Hanoi to Laos is This is a straight line distance and so most of the time the actual travel distance between Hanoi and Laos may be higher or vary due to curvature of the road.
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