Table 4: International buses from Vietnam and Laos via the Cha Lo border – Na Phao border gates.

No Route Starting Time During
Time
Price/Pax Frequency/
Company
1 Dong Hoi Bus Station (Quang Binh Province) –Cha Lo Border Gate in Quang Binh Province (Vietnam) – Na Pao Border Gate in Khammoun Province (Laos) – Thakhek Bus Station 06.00 am 16.00 pm 10 USD Daily/
Lao Company
2 Thakhek Bus Station – Na Pao Gate in Khammoun Province (Laos) - Cha Lo Border Gate in Quang Binh Province (Vietnam) - Dong Hoi Bus Station (Quang Binh Province) 06.30 am, 07.00 am 16.00 pm,
16.30 pm
10 USD Daily/
Lao Company
3 Ha Tinh Bus Station – Cha Lo Border Gate in Quang Binh Province (Vietnam) – Na Pao Border Gate in Khammoun Province (Laos) – Thakhek Bus Station 06.00 am 13.00 pm 15 USD Daily/
Dat Viet Company
4 Thakhek Bus Station – Na Pao Gate in Khammoun Province (Laos) - Cha Lo Border Gate in Quang Binh Province (Vietnam) - Ha Tinh Bus Station 7.00 am 14.00 pm 15 USD Daily/
Dat Viet Company

Source: from representative bus company interviews and observations