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Map of the Laos–Thailand border. The Laos–Thailand border is the international border between the territory of Laos and Thailand.The border is 1,845 km (1,146 mi) in length, over half of which follows the Mekong River, and runs from the tripoint with Myanmar in the north to tripoint with Cambodia in the south.
The expressway will be approximately 1,900 km (1,200 mi) in length when complete; about 730 km (450 mi) was completed from Kunming via Xiaomenyang to Jinghong) and crossing the Lao border at Mohan, all in Yunnan, by 2017 [2] and the next 250 km (160 mi) of the Highway, south of China within Laos follows Route 13 then Route 3.
A sign for the road rules change at the Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge. Traffic on the bridge drives on the left, as in Thailand. Traffic in Laos drives on the right. The changeover at the Lao end, just before the border post, is controlled by traffic lights. A shuttle bus service operates across the bridge, between the Lao and Thai border posts.
Crossing from Thailand into Laos is popular on the backpacker “banana pancake route”. Flights from Chiang Mai cost a reasonable $100 (£80) if booked months in advance.
The Fourth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge at Ban Houayxay, which opened in December 2013 and replaced ferry service across the river, is now the northernmost road border crossing between the two countries. Asian Highway 3, which runs through Ban Houayxay, extends north to Yunnan Province of China and south to Chiang Rai Province of Thailand.
Ban Sop Ruak is the location of river border crossings into Laos and Myanmar. The crossing over the Mekong River to Laos is an international border crossing from the Chiang Saen Immigration Thailand-Laos Border Crossing Point located about 500 metres south of the Golden Triange Monument.
The following is a list of crossings of the Mekong River. The Mekong is a river in Southeast Asia. It is the world's 12th-longest river and the 7th-longest in Asia. From the Tibetan Plateau, this river runs through China's Yunnan province, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
Laos–Thailand border crossings (20 P) Pages in category "Laos–Thailand border" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.