What is the emergency number in Laos?

191 for police, 190 for fire, and 195 for an ambulance. 112 also routes to emergency services from most mobile phones.

Should I call an ambulance in Laos or go to a hospital myself?

If someone can drive, going directly is usually faster. Ambulance cover is limited even in Vientiane.

Do I need medical evacuation insurance for Laos?

It is the cover that matters most there. Serious cases are routinely transferred to Thailand, and an evacuation without cover is expensive enough to delay treatment.

Emergency numbers in Laos

Free from any phone, including one with no SIM card, no credit and no roaming.

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191Police 190Fire 195Ambulance

112 works too. On mobile networks it is routed to local emergency services almost everywhere in the world, from a locked handset with no SIM card in it. If nothing else on this page reaches anyone, dial 112.

What to know before you call

· Emergency medical cover is limited, including in Vientiane. Travellers with a serious injury or illness are commonly moved to Thailand for treatment — Udon Thani and Bangkok are the usual destinations.
· That makes medical evacuation cover the single thing worth checking in your insurance before a trip to Laos. It is the difference between a transfer that happens today and one that waits on a payment.
· Mobile coverage drops out between towns and on the river routes. Tell someone your plan for the day before you leave, especially in the north.

Say your location first

Give where you are before you describe what has happened. A call can drop; an address already spoken still gets help moving. Read the town, then the street or the landmark, then the building. If you have coordinates on your phone, read those out — they work regardless of language.

We have not printed Lao phrases here — a transliteration read badly under stress costs more time than it saves. If a Lao speaker is nearby, ask them to make the call.

Questions

What is the emergency number in Laos?: 191 for police, 190 for fire, and 195 for an ambulance. 112 also routes to emergency services from most mobile phones.
Should I call an ambulance in Laos or go to a hospital myself?: If someone can drive, going directly is usually faster. Ambulance cover is limited even in Vientiane.
Do I need medical evacuation insurance for Laos?: It is the cover that matters most there. Serious cases are routinely transferred to Thailand, and an evacuation without cover is expensive enough to delay treatment.

Keep these without a connection

Every number on this page is also stored inside the EddyTrip app, so it opens with no signal at all. It shows your GPS coordinates — a phone reads those from satellites and needs no data — and can send them by text message, which needs a SIM but not a network connection.

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