How do travelers do a visa run from Da Nang to Laos or the Lao Bao border for a new 90-day stay, and how much does transport cost?

For travelers aiming for a longer visa run tied to a new 90-day stay, people were organizing shared trips to Laos for the end of the month. The practical takeaway is that these runs are usually planned in advance and travelers look for others on fixed dates to reduce transport costs.

One option is to go from Da Nang to Laos for a visa run by regular taxi, even at night: a recent example mentioned departing around 1:00 a.m. This can work if you want to reach the border early, though it is less comfortable than a daytime departure.

If you want to avoid an overnight transfer, travelers from Da Nang hire a car with driver to Lao Bao. A recent quoted price was 2.8 million VND for the whole car; with 4 passengers, that works out to about 700,000 VND each. A practical departure time mentioned was around 5:30 a.m.

One of the most common visa-run routes from Da Nang is the Lao Bao border crossing, where travelers go specifically for an entry/exit stamp. People usually organize around a fixed date and travel in a standard 4- or 5-seat car.

Recent traveler discussions suggest that when consular appointments inside Vietnam are hard to get, a trip to Laos or Cambodia becomes the practical fallback. Another option mentioned was trying other consulates within Vietnam if the local one has no available slots.