Table 5: International buses from Vietnam and Laos via the Lao Bao Border – Dansavanh Border Gates.

No Route Starting Time During
Time
Price/Pax Frequency/
Company
1 Da Nang Bus Station – Quang Tri - Lao Bao Border Gate in Quang Tri Province (Vietnam) – Densavanh Border Gate in Savanakhet (Laos) – Savanakhet Bus Station 7.30am 16.00pm 18 USD Thursday & Friday/
Danatra co Bus
2 Savannakhet Bus Station – Densavanh Gate in Savannakhet (Laos) – Lao Bao Border Gate in Quang Tri Province (Vietnam) - Quang Tri - Da Nang Bus Station 10.00am 17.00pm 18 USD Thursday & Friday/
Danatra co Bus
3 Da Nang Bus Station – Hue- Qung Tri - Lao Bao Border Gate in Quang Tri Province (Vietnam) – Densavanh Border Gate in Savanakhet (Laos) – Thakhek – Pakxan- Southern Bus Station (Vientiane) 15.00 pm 18.00pm
(sleep at border)
20 USD Daily/
Yen Hai, Huong Son, Hai Van, Danatraco, Chau Chinh and Van Vu
4 Souhern Bus Station (Vientiane) – Pakxan – Thakhek- Densavanh Gate in Savannakhet (Laos) – Lao Bao Border Gate in Quang Tri Province (Vietnam) - Quang Tri – Hue - Da Nang Bus Station 19.00 am 15.00 pm 20 USD Daily/ Yen Hai, Huong Son, Hai Van, Danatraco, Chau Chinh and Van Vu
5 Southern Bus Station (Hue) -Qung Tri - Lao Bao Border Gate in Quang TriProvince (Vietnam) – Densavanh Border Gate in Savanakhet (Laos) – Savanakhet Bus Station 07.30 am 18.00 pm 13 USD Daily/
6 Savannakhet Bus Station – Densavanh Gate in Savannakhet (Laos) – Lao Bao Border Gate in Quang Tri Province (Vietnam) - Quang Tri – Southern Bus Station (Hue) 9.00 am 20.00 pm 13 USD Daily/

Source: From representative bus company interviews and observations