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Vietnam border to China, How go?

Vietnam to China

16 years ago, October 9th 2007 No: 1 Msg: #20628 Delete Edit

onn
nan

N Posts: 43

I \'m planing to VN by plane from BKK to Hanoi then take the train to Lao Cai in northern of Vietnam
so now I don\'t know how can I will go to Yunan in China. Who have been ever there like my planing
I need your information. plssssss, Thanks Reply to this

16 years ago, October 19th 2007 No: 2 Msg: #21123 Delete Edit

Occasionally Bob
Bob & Vik

B Posts: 165

Hello. You can walk across the friendship bridge at Lao Cai (Vietnam) to Hekou (China) and get the bus to Kunming from there. The bus station is only a couple of minutes walk down the road from the border. We got the sleeper bus from Kunming to Hekou at the end of January (2007) and it cost us RMB109. Just to warn you - it was a bit of a bumpy ride - there seemed to be only a muddy track at one point and it twisted and turned round some rather steep mountain sides. Hope this helps and happy travels, Vikki. Reply to this

16 years ago, October 19th 2007 No: 3 Msg: #21125 Delete Edit

onn
nan

N Posts: 43

Hi Vikki

Thanks it's very helpful. How is the time table and take how many hours ?

Welcome to Thailand for your next trip.

Thanks,,,, ON Reply to this

16 years ago, October 20th 2007 No: 4 Msg: #21199 Delete Edit

evanning
evanning

N Posts: 2

Go www.chinascenicspot.com Click on guilin or lijiang in china Reply to this

16 years ago, October 21st 2007 No: 5 Msg: #21235 Delete Edit

Occasionally Bob
Bob & Vik

B Posts: 165

Hello ON,
My memory is a bit vague, but as I recall the bus from Hekou to Kunming was supposed to be an 8 hour trip but took 10 or 11 hours. Not sure how many buses do the reverse trip but I think there were 3 buses a day did Kunming to Hekou. We got the late bus (I think it left at about 9:30pm) because we didn't want to get to Hekou when the border was closed.
Sorry I can't be more helpful. Vikki.

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