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Luang Prabang International Airport (LPQ)
LPQ to the old town: one tuk-tuk, taxi or hotel car, 15–35 minutes — the risk is not the ride but a landing after dark and a guesthouse door that locks around 23:00.LPQ to the old town: one tuk-tuk, taxi or hotel car, 15–35 minutes — the risk is not the ride but a landing after dark and a guesthouse door that locks around 11:00 PM.
Key facts
- Default ride
- Airport taxi or hotel car to the door
- Ride time
- 20–35 min
- p50–p90
- Fare
- LAK 60,000
- Late night after
- 22:00
- on demand
Rules in force · 8Drug trafficking can carry the death penalty in Singapore…
- Southeast Asia ↗Drug trafficking can carry the death penalty in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Brunei and Myanmar; never carry a bag or parcel for anyone.
- Southeast Asia ↗Carry a passport valid for at least six months from entry with two blank pages; airlines refuse boarding on less.
- Laos ↗Get the visa only from the official government e-visa portal or at the airport or border desk; lookalike sites charge extra.
- Laos ↗Carry Lao kip in small notes; small shops, tuk-tuks and markets are cash-only, and Thai baht or US dollars are only accepted at some tourist businesses.
- Laos ↗At dawn alms-giving, watch from across the street, keep quiet, never use flash and never touch a monk.
- Northern Laos ↗Roughly Feb–Apr the north is hazy from crop burning: check the air quality before you book a viewpoint or a long day trip.
- Luang Prabang ↗The old town goes quiet from about 23:00 and many guesthouses lock their door for the night: tell your hotel your arrival time and ask how to ring for the night staff.
- Luang Prabang ↗Dawn alms-giving is a religious act, not a show: stay on the far side of the street, keep quiet, no flash and no touching.
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Map of the airport
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Plan
Your landing time, your bags, your bed
Lock your path to bed
Take Airport taxi or hotel car to the door at 22:45. Bed by ~23:25 (p90).
Sleep area not decided? Check the area first.
On the groundHideSteps from the gate, and what to do if it breaks
On the ground
Step by step from the gate, and what to do if it breaks
Zero-brain vs precision
- Daytime default
- Hotel car (arranged in advance) or the airport taxi counter, straight to the door.
- Precision
- Small terminal, about 4 km (2.5 mi) from the old town; the taxi counter and pickup positions are outside arrivals (field-verify).Small terminal, about 2.5 mi (4 km) from the old town; the taxi counter and pickup positions are outside arrivals (field-verify).
- Late-night threshold
- 22:00
Steps from landing
5 / 10 min
Gate to immigration
all arrivals20 / 45 min
Immigration (visa on arrival or e-visa)
only intl checked, intl cabin15 / 30 min
Baggage claim + customs
only intl checked, domestic checked10 / 15 min
SIM/cash, then the taxi counter
all arrivals20 / 35 min
Airport taxi or hotel car to the door
on demand, any hour · LAK 60,000
If it breaks
- Few international flights land after dark: check your landing time against your guesthouse's closing time before you book.
- Message the guesthouse with your flight number and ask how to reach night staff; many old-town doors lock around 23:00.Message the guesthouse with your flight number and ask how to reach night staff; many old-town doors lock around 11:00 PM.
- Use the airport taxi counter or a car your hotel arranged; decline drivers who approach you inside the hall.
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Sources
| Field | Value | Source type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary.yen | ₭50,000–80,000 | secondary | 40% |
| primary.ride_p90 | 35 minutes | secondary | 50% |