Lao Aviation, Thai Airways International, Cambodia and Vietnam Airlines connect Wattay Airport of Vientiane to Bangkok, Yangon, Hanoi, Hochiminh City, Phnompenh and Kunming of China. Domestic flights shuttle daily between Lao cities. Mittaphab Bridge across the Mekong to Thailand opened in early 1994. Currency Local currency is called Kip. Money can be exchanged at banks, authorized shops, or hotels.
Exchange rates fluctuate everyday, though fluctuation is tiny.
Commerce Exterier Lao, Sethathirath Bank, Nakornluang Bank, Joint Development Bank, and Thai branch banks. Traveler's Checks and credit cards can be used at major banks, some hotels, restaurants and shops.