【18日目】停電！列車に間に合うのか？そして過去一厳しい中国の入国審査。
タナカタケシ / Takeshi TANAKA
14,288 views
Luggage emptied, phone banned, every plan questioned — crossing from Laos into China by train was the strictest border I've ever faced. And the day started with a power outage.
(English subtitles — turn on CC)
I traveled from Japan to Singapore without flying, by ferry, train and bus only, and now I'm heading home the same way. On Day 18, I check out of a pitch-black hotel in Vientiane, Laos, and ride the train 1,023 km to Kunming, China.
▶ Chapters
0:00 Power Outage at 9 A.M.
1:14 Packing in the Dark
2:57 Why the Staff Didn't Even Flinch
5:14 Late for Checkout — Now What?
6:55 Vientiane Station: Did I Make It?
7:25 Was the Online Ticket Worth It?
9:01 A Station That Feels Like China
11:48 Inside the Laos–China Train
13:09 Why Is the Chinese Text Bigger?
16:39 Leaving Laos at Boten
18:24 The Strictest Border I've Ever Crossed
21:41 Flood Damage in Yunnan
24:06 Kunming: 1,023 km Later
27:14 8-Yuan Noodles & Fried Rice
30:35 A Room I Couldn't Stay In
32:54 Day 18: Tired, Far From Home
[Travel info]
Train: Vientiane Station (Laos) → Kunming Station (China). Departs 11:25 a.m., arrives 10:08 p.m. 1,023 km, 9 hours 43 minutes
Booked on Trip.com. Exchange it for a paper ticket at Vientiane Station. About 2,000 yen more than buying at the station counter
There's a passport check at the station entrance. Arriving 40 minutes before departure was cutting it close
To the station: I used LOCA, a ride-hailing app in Laos (like Grab)
Border: exit Laos at Boten, re-board the same train, enter China at Mohan
China entry: all luggage opened and searched; asked where you'll stay, how you'll travel and leave, and why you came. You can't take your phone out near immigration
On board: hot water, outlets under the seats, signs in Chinese, Lao and English
Cup noodles at the station shop: 16,000 kip each
Kunming is at high altitude — cold at night in short sleeves
Tofu noodles near Kunming Station: 8 yuan
Subscribe to follow the entire trip from Japan to Singapore and back — no flights, just ferries, trains and buses.
Filmed: [2026,Sep]
#Laos #ChinaTravel #OverlandTravel
20 Comments
私は9時間も電車に乗ったり、何日間も船に乗る方が恐怖を感じるので、怖いの感覚は人それぞれなのだなぁ、人間て不思議ねと思いました🤔
とにかく、ラオス🇱🇦から無事中国昆明🇨🇳到着良かったです。
列車から見る風景から、今回の台風で中国にもかなり影響を受けて、なかなか陸路のルートを確保するのが困難だった理由も頷けますね。
折り返しも駆け足でしたから、ここはタナカさんご自身の休息は必須👌気にせず休める時に休んでくださいね👍
ここからそのまま同じルートで列車→フェリーなのか、はたまた違うルートか、次回も楽しみにしています❣️
中国入るとタケシさんの庭みたいなものなんだし、ゆっくり疲れ取って身体無事に帰ってこれますものね。疲れたでいいじゃない？普通に旅なんだから。
奥様、娘様たちアップありがとうございます。新学期の後でご家族も疲れ溜まってると思うから3連休ゆっくり出来ますように。
【18日目】停電！列車に間に合うのか？そして過去一厳しい中国の入国審査。
タナカタケシ / Takeshi TANAKA
14,288 views
Luggage emptied, phone banned, every plan questioned — crossing from Laos into China by train was the strictest border I've ever faced. And the day started with a power outage.
(English subtitles — turn on CC)
I traveled from Japan to Singapore without flying, by ferry, train and bus only, and now I'm heading home the same way. On Day 18, I check out of a pitch-black hotel in Vientiane, Laos, and ride the train 1,023 km to Kunming, China.
▶ Chapters
0:00 Power Outage at 9 A.M.
1:14 Packing in the Dark
2:57 Why the Staff Didn't Even Flinch
5:14 Late for Checkout — Now What?
6:55 Vientiane Station: Did I Make It?
7:25 Was the Online Ticket Worth It?
9:01 A Station That Feels Like China
11:48 Inside the Laos–China Train
13:09 Why Is the Chinese Text Bigger?
16:39 Leaving Laos at Boten
18:24 The Strictest Border I've Ever Crossed
21:41 Flood Damage in Yunnan
24:06 Kunming: 1,023 km Later
27:14 8-Yuan Noodles & Fried Rice
30:35 A Room I Couldn't Stay In
32:54 Day 18: Tired, Far From Home
[Travel info]
Train: Vientiane Station (Laos) → Kunming Station (China). Departs 11:25 a.m., arrives 10:08 p.m. 1,023 km, 9 hours 43 minutes
Booked on Trip.com. Exchange it for a paper ticket at Vientiane Station. About 2,000 yen more than buying at the station counter
There's a passport check at the station entrance. Arriving 40 minutes before departure was cutting it close
To the station: I used LOCA, a ride-hailing app in Laos (like Grab)
Border: exit Laos at Boten, re-board the same train, enter China at Mohan
China entry: all luggage opened and searched; asked where you'll stay, how you'll travel and leave, and why you came. You can't take your phone out near immigration
On board: hot water, outlets under the seats, signs in Chinese, Lao and English
Cup noodles at the station shop: 16,000 kip each
Kunming is at high altitude — cold at night in short sleeves
Tofu noodles near Kunming Station: 8 yuan
Subscribe to follow the entire trip from Japan to Singapore and back — no flights, just ferries, trains and buses.
Filmed: [2026,Sep]
#Laos #ChinaTravel #OverlandTravel