Taxi price in Laos?

by Franco
(Munich, Germany)

We will be in Laos next January.


We would like to compare price between car-rent and taxi.
Car rent (self drive) at Vientiane airport cost around 40€/day
Any cheaper way to rent a car? Local rent a car?

How much cost for example to drive from Vientiane to Tha Ngon, around 21 km ?

Thanks in advance

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Oct 12, 2019
 Mobile app to book taxis!
by: Anonymous

Try to use driveup (www.driveup.app) in Vientiane, it's like Uber, and you can order taxis anytime, anywhere. Transparent pricing, you can pay by cash or credit card, really convenient! Give it a try.
Aug 17, 2017
 Local car rent vs taxi
by: Duangpy

Hi Franco,

As far as I know most car rentals in Vientiane, either by big companies or small local ones, don't have that big different in price.

However, with those small local companies you can bargain a bit, and if you rent for a longer period the price is lower.

Your question: How much cost for example to drive from Vientiane to Tha Ngon, around 21 km?

To rent a car with driver, the trip from Vientiane to Tha Ngon and back will cost you around 40€/day.

Taxi will not be that big different either, and it is not as widely available as it is Thailand.

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