Salut !
J'espère que tu parles anglais, car je te fais un copié/collé d'un passage du site du
The Man in seat sixty one qui est une mine d'informations sur tous les trajets en train du monde.
en ce qui concerne le trajet
Bangkok Vientiane, voici ce que j'ai pour toi :
Bangkok to
Vientianeby train...
It's easy to travel from
Bangkok to
Vientiane (or vice versa) by train, using the daily overnight sleeper train direct from
Bangkok to
Nong Khai and a special connecting local train to the new international rail terminal at Thanaleng in
Laos, some 13km outside
Vientiane. The train uses the new rail link over the Friendship Bridge across the
Mekong river into
Laos, opened on 5 March 2009. You can then take a local bus or tuk tuk to central
Vientiane. It's safe, cheap and comfortable. Alternatively, you can still travel between
Bangkok &
Vientiane the old way, using any of the
Bangkok-
Nong Khai trains, then making your own way by bus or taxi between
Nong Khai &
Vientiane. This section explains both options.
Bangkok ►
Vientiane Km Train number: 133 77 69 Classes: 2,3 DRC 1, S 0
Bangkok (Hualamphong) depart: 20:45 18:30 20:00 22
Don Muang depart: 21:31 19:13 20:50 71
Ayutthaya depart: 22:17 19:47 21:41 624
Nong Khai arrive: 09:45 05:05 08:25 630 Thanaleng (
Laos) arrive: | | 10:05 * 643
Vientiane (
Laos) arrive: ** ** *
*
Change trains at Nong Khai. Originally, through 2nd class sleeper cars operated between
Bangkok & Thanaleng, but it's now reported that the
Nong Khai to Thanaleng train is run as a totally separate train with 3rd class seats. You've a couple of hours to change trains in
Nong Khai and buy onward tickets, which is easy.
* * Use local transport (bus, taxi, tuk-tuk) between
Nong Khai &
Vientiane* ** Use local transport (taxi, tuk-tuk) between Thanaleng & central
Vientiane.
Classes...
1 =
1st class sleeper
. S =
2nd class sleeper (air-con). s =
2nd class sleeper (non-air-con). 2 =
2nd class seats. 3 =
3rd class seats. DRC =
Diesel Railcar express with 2nd class air-conditioned seats, meals included. Most western travellers use cheap & comfortable 2nd class sleepers, although others are happy to pay more for 1st class 2-berth sleepers. Option 1, take the train all the way between
Bangkok &
Laos...
The easiest option is to take the overnight train (train 69 northbound, train 70 southbound) between
Bangkok &
Nong Khai, and the connecting local train across the Friendship Bridge between
Nong Khai & Thanaleng in
Laos, just outside
Vientiane. An extension of the railway to the suburbs of
Vientiane is planned.
How to buy tickets. The new Thanaleng station is pretty much in the middle of nowhere, so pre-arrange a taxi transfer into
Vientiane if you can, perhaps by booking a hotel then asking them to arrange a taxi. If you can't, you'll no doubt find a taxi or bus into town, and Thai baht are normally readily accepted.
VISAS: 'Visas on arrival' for
Laos are now issued at Thanaleng station, costing US$35 + 1 baht entry fee. Option 2, use any train between
Bangkok &
Nong Khai, then bus or taxi to
Vientiane...
The other way to travel from
Bangkok to
Vientiane (or vice versa) is to take any train from
Bangkok to
Nong Khai, overnight train 69 (train 70 southbound) being the best choice.
Nong Khai is just a few kilometres from the Friendship Bridge over the
Mekong River into
Laos. You then use road transport across the Friendship Bridge into
Laos like this:
(1) Take a local tuk-tuk taxi from
Nong Khai railway station to the
Nong Khai bus station.
(2) A shuttle bus runs from the bus station across the Friendship Bridge to
Laos every 20 minutes throughout the day, fare about 30 baht. It stops at Thai immigration 5 mins after leaving the bus station then crosses the Friendship Bridge to arrive at Lao customs & immigration some 10 mins later (a 30-day visa on arrival available for
Laos at this border point).
(3) You now remove your luggage from the bus luggage hold and go through Lao customs. Take another tuk-tuk to your chosen hotel.
Try this link for more information on the shuttle bus. When travelling southbound, leave central
Vientiane at least 3 hours before your train leaves
Nong Khai for
Bangkok to allow time for border formalities and the various bus/taxi journeys.
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