Laos Border Checkpoints, Routes and Transport Map (LaosBusTickets)

Open data behind laosbustickets.com, an independent guide to travelling to, from and around Laos by bus, train and plane. These are the exact files the site's pages are generated from. checkpoints.json: 33 official Laos international checkpoints (18 main border checkpoints with Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and China, plus 10 more border checkpoints, 4 international airports and 1 railway-station checkpoint as reference entries), with opening hours, visa-on-arrival and eVisa status from the official Lao Department of Immigration register, field reports where they differ from it, a confidence rating, coordinates and a per-checkpoint verified date. routes.json: 45 bus routes, 5 trains, 4 stations and 10 flights, each with the border crossing used, duration, an indicative fare snapshot and whether it is bookable online. The bookingUrl fields are the site's own booking redirects (affiliate links, disclosed at laosbustickets.com/affiliate-disclosure). laos-train-timetable.json: Laos–China Railway passenger trains for the next seven days (a snapshot on the archive date; the live file is refreshed every morning). laos-transport-map-<lang>.svg: the Laos transport map in eight languages (en, fr, de, es, ja, ko, ru, zh), portrait and landscape. README.md: file descriptions, licence and suggested citation. Checkpoints verified 25 October 2026; routes verified 21 October 2026. Coordinates mark the border post itself, taken from OpenStreetMap and checked against satellite imagery; they are for map placement, not navigation. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Please credit "Laos Bus Tickets (laosbustickets.com)" and link to laosbustickets.com/laos-border-checkpoints (checkpoints) or laosbustickets.com/routes (routes). Positions from OpenStreetMap: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Live versions: laosbustickets.com/data. Map: laosbustickets.com/laos-transport-map.