Laos: days of stay calculator
Start here: choose your passportNothing to remind you about yet: mark an entry and the exit, visa-run and vehicle export dates will show up here.
Where to go next
Vientiane, Laos Bangkok, Thailand
Vientiane, Laos Hanoi, Vietnam
Vientiane, Laos Phnom Penh, Cambodia
The route transits: Thailand
Vientiane, Laos Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
The route transits: Thailand
Vientiane, Laos Beijing, China
The route transits: Vietnam
Fuel burned on the road at 10 l/100 km and today’s prices. What you pay at the pump (a full tank, a top-up at the border) is calculated by the map planner.
Laos: who needs a visa
Visa-free: 15 of 198 world passports. Popular passports below — tap one for the full rules of that pair.
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United States
visa on arrival
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United Kingdom
visa on arrival
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Canada
visa on arrival
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Australia
visa on arrival
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Ireland
visa on arrival
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India
visa on arrival
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Germany
visa on arrival
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Russia
no visa needed,
30 days
Data from World passports
Countries with a non-trivial counting rule
48
These destinations use a rolling window or a calendar year — you cannot count that in your head. For other countries pick a destination in the calculator above.
Rules for a specific passport
The calculator counts days against your dates. The entry mode, the counting window and the vehicle import rules depend on the passport — they live on the passport pages.
Choose a passport United States → LaosHow the days are counted
The allowance restarts on every entry: leaving resets the counter.
The day of entry and the day of exit both count as full days.
Reference data, not legal advice. Rules change without notice — check with the consulate or at the border.
Other Tools
A printable document with your dates, your allowance and your last authorised day. Handy at the border and for residence applications.
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