Cross-border driving routes from Laos

You should carry an International Driving Permit alongside your national licence in most countries you drive into from Laos. The IDP is a certified translation of your licence, carried together with the original — not a government-issued permit and never a replacement for your licence. Whether it is required depends on the destination country, so open the route for the neighbour you are crossing into.

Laos shares a land border you can cross by car with 5 countries: Cambodia, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Each route guide covers the main crossing, the driving side, and local rules.

International Driver Licence issues your digital IDP in as fast as 8 minutes, so you can have it ready before you set off from Laos.