Laos-China Railway Schedules & Fares by Hobo Maps - - - HOME

This web page is a quick-reference guide to Laos-China Railway Schedules and Fares. For more railway info and images see our web page Lao-China Railway Info

The Lao-China Railway started a new cross-border train between Kunming and Vientiane on April 13. The full travel time including immigration and customs clearance is 9.5 hours.

Lao New Year special train schedule below with extra trains for the holidays and able to buy tickets 7 days in advance from April 12 to April 19.

Also new international train D85/D86 between Luang Prabang and Sipsong Panna (Jinghong) 4 times a week - Fri., Sat., Sun. & Mon.

Lao-China Railway Schedule Below:

Online Advance Railway Ticket Sales are available using Google Play app "LCR ticket" on a smart phone based in Laos or China. Can download app now in Android and IOS but many people are having trouble completing a purchase - may be able to pay by Onepay, China Union Pay, Wechatpay or Alipay - see screenshot images at bottom of page below

Charts below show railway ticket fares for all 10 passenger stations in Laos from November 2023 and onward after a 20% fare increase.. Each schedule shows departures from one station only for simplicity. Stations are arranged below from south to north - Vientiane, Phonhong, Vang Vieng, Kasi, Luang Prabang, Meuang Nga, Meuang Xay, NaMor, Nateuy & Boten.

Fares exclude agency fees and extra 20,000 kip charged when using App or when buying at ticket offices not at a railway station.

Feel free to copy and download any or all of the schedules on this web page but we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the info.

The railway company's Facebook page has info on how many tickets remain available for sale as well as other railway news HERE . Almost all info on their Facebook page is only in Lao language while Facebook translations are poor and incomplete. Using Google Chrome browser allows better and quicker translations to English.

Lao China Railway does not have an active website page in English for the project, just Facebook in Lao and Chinese.