Laos - Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Northern Thailand - page 712

Tourist Police ( 051-250610; Fountain Sq) Knows how to write insurance reports (if you can
track down an officer).
Wangwang Internet (Fountain Sq; per hr 7000K; 7.30am-9.30pm) Offers internet on a few
laptops as well as scooter rental (60,000K per day).
Getting There & Away
Tha Khaek's bus station (Rte 13) is about 3.5km from the centre of town. For Vientiane,
buses leave every hour or so between 5.30am and 9am (70,000K, six hours, 332km), as
well as a VIP departure at 9.15am (85,000K, six hours) and a sleeper VIP at 1am
(85,000K). Any buses going north stop at at Vieng Kham (Thang Beng; 30,000K, 90
minutes, 102km) and Paksan (40,000K, three to four hours, 193km). There are two daily
services to Attapeu (85,000K, 10 hours, 3.30pm and 11pm), Salavan (85,000K, 11pm) and
Sekong (75,000K, 10am and 3.30pm).
Southward buses to Savannakhet (30,000K) depart every half hour; for Pakse there's a
VIP bus (70,000K, six hours) at 9am and hourly local buses (70,000K). For Vietnam,
buses for Hue (120,000K) leave Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday at 8am; for
Danang (120,000K) every Monday and Friday at 8pm; for Hanoi (160,000K, 17 hours)
8pm on Tuesday and Saturday; and for Dong Hoi (90,000K, 10 hours) every Monday and
Friday at 7pm.
If you're headed direct to Don Khong (150,000K, 15 hours, 452km) in Si Phan Don
(Four Thousand Islands), a bus from Vientiane stops around 5.30pm.
Sŏrngtăaou depart every hour or so from Talat Phetmany to Mahaxai Mai (35,000K,
1½ hours, 50km). One also goes direct to Ban Kong Lo (80,000K, four hours) at 7.30am.
Sook Som Boon Bus Terminal (Talat Lak Saam) serves buses into the Khammuane Province
interior with sŏrngtăaou leaving every hour between 7.30am and 9.30am for Nyommalat
(45,000K, two to three hours, 63km), Nakai (45,000K, 2½ to 3½ hours, 80km) and an
8pm departure for Na Phao (for the Vietnam border; 80,000K, 3½ hours, 142km).