Going To Laos From Cambodia - Visa

[michael888]

I believe I have to get a laos visa from penom penh befor crossing the border into laos from cambodia. does anyone know where the laos embassy is and how much tourist visas cost? thanks

[jpinx]

On 9th May last year I took a bus from Stung Tren in Cambodia to Paksan in Laos. The border crossing was a hut on the side of the road, but they happily took my 1000Baht and gave me a proper visa for Laos for 30 days. You can visit the Lao embassy in Pnom phen - all the tuk-tuk drivers know were it is

One word of general caution - make sure you travel with lots of spare passport/visa sized photos, and some photocopies of your passport main page. These are invariably needed when asking for a visa. Avoid hitting border crossings at times other than Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00 or you might be charged "overtime" - which seems to be a very moveable thing and has many ways to be calculated.

Good luck on your travels.