On December 3, 2021, China-Laos Railway, which connects Kunming and Vientiane and adopts Chinese standards for the whole line, has officially opened for operation. After the opening of the China-Laos Railway, the fastest time between Kunming and Maohan will be 4 hours and 19 minutes, and the fastest time between Boten and Vientiane will be 2 hours and 59 minutes. Here in this part, train schedules in Laos between Vientiane and Boten will be introduced.

Train Schedule (Vientiane - Luang Prabang - Boten)

Train Number	Port of Departure	Time of Departure	Destination	Time of Arrival	Duration	Intermediate Stations
D888 (Fast Train)	Vientiane	09:08	Boten	12:07	2 hours 59 Minutes	Vang Vieng(123km, 10:00-10:03); Luang Prabang(238km, 10:53-10:57)
C82 (Fast Train)	Vientiane	08:50	Boten	12:45	3 hours 55 minutes	Vang Vieng(123km, 09:45-09:51); Luang Prabang(238km, 10:45-10:53); Muang Xay(339km, 11:56-12:02); Na Teuy(393km, 12:28-12:34)
K12 (Ordinary Train)	Vientiane	09:20	Boten	14:23	5 hours 3 minutes	Phonhong(64km, 09:59-10:03); Vang Vieng(123km, 10:39-10:43); Kasi(167km, 11:10-11:14) Luang Prabang(238km, 12:03-12:09); Muang Nga(293km, 12:42-12:46) Muang Xay(339km, 13:15-13:19); Na Moh(378km, 13:45-13:53); Na Teuy(393km, 14:06-14:10)
C86 (Fast Train)	Vientiane	07:30	Muang Xay	10:19	2 hour 49 minutes	Vang Vieng(123km, 08:25-08:31); Luang Prabang(238km, 09:25-09:33)
C84 (Fast Train)	Vientiane	14:30	Luang Prabang	17:00	2 hour 30 minutes	Vang Vieng (15:25-17:00)

Train Schedule(Boten - Luang Prabang - Vientiane)

Train Number	Port of Departure	Time of Departure	Destination	Time of Arrival	Duration	Intermediate Stations
D887 (Fast Train)	Boten	14:09	Vientiane	18:38	4 hours 29 minutes	Luang Prabang(168km, 16:49-16:53); Vang Vieng(283km, 17:42-17:45)
C81 (Fast Train)	Boten	13:30	Vientiane	17:00	4 hours 30 minutes	Na Teuy(13km, 13:39-13:43); Muang Xai(67km, 14:09-14:13); Luang Prabang(168km, 14:59-15:05); Vang Vieng(283km, 15:57-16:03)
K11 (Ordinary Train)	Boten	15:30	Vientiane	20:27	4 hours 57 minutes	Na Teuy(13km, 15:41-15:45); Na Moh(28km, 15:58-16:02); Muang Xay(67km, 14:58-15:02); Muang Nga(113km, 17:01-17:05); Luang Prabang(168km, 17:40-17:48); Kasi(239km, 18:31-18:35); Vang Vieng(283km, 19:02-19:06); Phonhong(342km, 19:42-19:46)
C85 (Fast Train)	Muang Xay	10:52	Vientiane	13:43	2 hours 51 minutes	Luang Prabang(11:38-11:48); Vang Vieng(12:40-12:44)
C83 (Fast Train)	Luang Prabang	19:00	Vientiane	20:53	1 hour 53 minutes	Vang Vieng(19:52-19:56)

Tips

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Passenger Fares Chart (Part)

Route	One Way First class seats (Kip)	One Way Second class seats (Kip)	One Way Ordinary Train Fare (Kip)
Vientiane-Phonhong	106,000	68,000	48,000
Vientiane-Vang Vieng	200,000	125,000	90,000
Vientiane-Luang Prabang	383,000	242,000	172,000
Vientiane-Muang Xay	541,000	341,000	242,000
Vientiane-Na Tuey	629,000	394,000	282,000
Vientiane-Boten	647,000	407,000	290,000
Luang Prabang-Vang Vieng	189,000	119,000	86,000
Luang Prabang-Muang Xay	163,000	103,000	75,000
Luang Prabang-Na Tuey	251,000	158,000	114,000
Luang Prabang-Boten	268,000	169,000	121,000
Vang Vieng-Muang Xay	348,000	218,000	156,000
Vang Vieng-Boten	453,000	284,000	205,000

Railway Station Ticket Sales Hours

Passengers can buy trains tickets in Laos usually at railway stations. Here below is a table including ticket sales time and station open time of railway station for your reference.

S/N	Railway Station	Ticket Sales Hours	Station Open Hours
1	Vientiane	06:30 AM- 10:30 AM	06:30 AM- 10:20 AM
		13:30 PM- 17:50 PM	13:30 PM- 15:10 PM
		18:30 PM- 20:00 PM
2	Phonhong	07:30 AM- 11:00 AM	07:30 AM- 10:50 AM
		16:00 PM- 18:50 PM	16:00 PM- 18:30 PM
3	Vang Vieng	07:30 AM- 12:40 PM	07:30 AM- 12:40 PM
		14:00 PM- 19:20 PM	14:00 PM- 19:20 PM
4	Kasy	08:30 AM- 10:30 AM	08:30 AM- 10:00 AM
		15:30 PM- 17:30 PM	15:30 PM- 17:30 PM
5	Luang Prabang	08:30 AM- 18:40 PM	08:30 AM- 18:30 PM
6	Muang Nga	09:30 AM- 11:30 AM	09:30 AM- 11:30 AM
		14:00 PM- 16:00 PM	14:00 PM- 15:40 PM
7	Muang Xay (Oudom Xay)	09:30 AM- 15:30 PM	09:30 AM- 15:10 PM
8	Na Moh	10:00 AM- 14:40 PM	10:00 AM- 14:40 PM
9	Na Tuey	09:30 AM- 15:00 PM	09:30 AM-14:30 PM
10	Boten	09:30 AM- 15:00 PM	09:30 AM- 14:20 PM

Tips for Ticket Purchasing and Boarding Requirements

1. The railway stations ticket offices are open around when trains are scheduled to arrive or depart. At most train stations advance tickets can be purchased up to 3 days before the departure date and payment must be in cash. Passengers may not able to purchase return tickets at the same time as the departing ticket. 2. Non-railway ticket offices are open in central Luang Prabang and on the ground floor of Vientiane Center in central Vientiane. Hours are 10:00 am to 12:00 noon and from 12:30 pm to 15:30 pm each day. Each person may only purchase 2 tickets. You must show valid ID and COVID-19 vaccination certificate (green card). Payment can only be made by UnionPay card or by QR Code (OnePay, UnionPay, Alipay and Wechat) at a POS machine. Cash is not accepted. A service fee of 20,000 kip per ticket is charged. 3. As of 13 September 2022, to ensure safety and reduce re-sale of tickets, the Lao-China Railway Company announced the Lao Government now required a Passport ID at the time of purchasing tickets. For Lao citizens without a passport, ID or family book can be used. 4. You must show your tickets as you leave the destination station or face a fine of the maximum ticket price. If you don’t have a ticket, you should arrive at least two hours before departure time since you need to queue for ticket purchase and again for entry to the station and then go through security checks. 5. Passengers should arrive at the station at least one hour before departure time and remain in the waiting area for the inspection of tickets and documents. All passengers need to wear protective masks and observe social distancing recommendations. Temperature checks will be carried out and anyone with a temperature higher than 37.3 Centigrade will not be allowed to enter the station. 6. Passengers will be allowed to carry more baggage with them on K11/K12 slow trains. The fast train has a 20-kilogram limit per passenger.