Tickets for tourist buses and minivans can be purchased at almost every guesthouse and should include transport to the bus station.
VIP buses from Vientiane cost about 50,000 kip. Minivans leave Vientiane all day and cost in between 70,000-80,000 kip. The Express bus to Vientiane costs 60,000 kip (Feb 2011).
Slower local buses to Vientiane without air conditioning run in the early morning (5:30AM-10AM) and cost about 40,000 kip for a 5 hour journey - you can board them either at the northern bus station or the bus stop south of the airstrip.
The tourist bus and minibus to Luang Prabang costs 90,000 kip and 105,000 kip (Sept 2010) respectively, and tends to be a little more expensive in the other direction. If you're susceptible to motion sickness you'll be much better off on the slower bus than the minivan.
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