Hanoi to Luang Prabang Bus: Book Your Seat for Less

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Hanoi to Luang Prabang bus is a popular way of traveling between Vietnam and Laos. For this specific route, two transport types are available: bus and plane. We found up to 34 bus departures, including 34 night buses. The earliest bus departs from Hanoi at 14:55h, arriving at Luang Prabang at 17:55h the following day. While the latest bus departs at 20:00h, arriving at 15:00h the following day. For faster travel, 4 flights are available daily.


Below you will find some of the most popular bus departures from Hanoi to Luang Prabang:
Timetable: TODAY TOMORROW

Traveling by bus from Hanoi to Luang Prabang

The shortest travel distance between Hanoi and Luang Prabang is 455 mi. The fastest bus which departs at 17:30 has a travel time of 17:00h. The longest travel time on the route is 27:00h. Depending on the selected departure, the following amenities are available: air condition, wifi and restroom.

Overnight buses

If you want to travel overnight and save money on accommodation or arrive in Luang Prabang earlier, there are 34 overnight buses from Hanoi to Luang Prabang. The overnight buses depart between 14:55 and 18:00 and arrive between 17:30 and 19:50 the following day. Given the fact that both the distance and travel time between the two stations is 455 mi and 18:37 respectively, all the bus departures for this route will include overnight travel. You can see some of them below.
Timetable: TODAY TOMORROW

Bus companies

There is a total of 8 bus companies operating the routes. These bus companies have not been rated yet by the clients. Here you can see the most popular bus companies operating this route and their overall rating.

Duc Duong Bus
7.5
TBus
7.2
Sapa Discovery Travel
6.4
Grouptour
6.3
To Vietnam Travel
No reviews yet
HTX Van Tai 277
No reviews yet
Sarah Transport Laos
No reviews yet
HTX Van Tai 277
No reviews yet

Departure and arrival stations

If you're wanting more detailed information about either Hanoi or Luang Prabang, including general information, station and stop information and other popular routes, you can follow the links below.
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  Hanoi

You can see information about the departure station and stops Hanoi here


Cheapest ticket prices

Adult ticket: $26 (One-Way) or $52 (Return).

Trip reviews from Hanoi to Luang Prabang

If you had travelled from Hanoi to Luang Prabang, and you want to share your travel experience with fellow travellers, we encourage you to leave a review for the route and tell both to us and to other passengers what part of your journey was the best, and what needs improvement.

If you're wondering what other places you can visit when traveling from Hanoi, these are some of the most popular combinations that other clients have purchased their tickets for:

Other popular destinations from Luang Prabang

If you're looking for inspiration as to where to travel next once you've reached Luang Prabang, here is the list of the most popular travel combinations that our clients have previously purchased their tickets for:


Other ways of traveling between Hanoi and Luang Prabang

In case that you feel safer taking other forms of transportation, you can find alternative ways of reaching Luang Prabang below. If you'd prefer to save time and fly from Hanoi to Luang Prabang, there are also some air options available. We currently have %totalNumberOfDepartures% daily departures from the %airportName% located approximately %routeDistance% km from %nearbyStation%. If you'd prefer to save time and fly from Hanoi to Luang Prabang, there are also some air options available. We currently have %totalNumberOfDepartures% daily departures from the %airportName% located approximately %routeDistance% km from %nearbyStation%.

Hanoi to Luang Prabang Bus Summary

Route Overview Key Info
Departure Station Hanoi
Destination Station Luang Prabang
Daily Departures Over 34 bus departures , including more than 34 night buses.
Earliest Departures 02:55 PM
Latest Departure 08:00 PM
Travel Distance 455 mi
Travel Time 22:00

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