Huay Kon ( th, ห้วยโก๋น) is a Thai border village, the centre of the subdistrict (''tambon'') of the same name, north of Nan, in

Chaloem Phra Kiat District, Nan Chaloem Phra Kiat ( th, เฉลิมพระเกียรติ, ) is a district (''amphoe'') of Nan province, northern Thailand. History The district was created on 5 December 1996, together with four other districts named ''Chaloem Phra ...

across from Muang Ngeum, Laos.

Surroundings

The crossing had been opened to traffic heading for

Pak Beng Pakbeng (Lao: ປາກແບ່ງ) is a small village in Laos, on the Mekong River about halfway between the Thai border at Huay Xai and Luang Prabang, Laos. Pakbeng is connected by a sealed road with Oudomxai along the Nam Beng River. Geography ...

and beyond along Laos Highway 4 (

Muang Xai Muang Xay ( lo, ເມືອງໄຊ), also referred to as Oudomxai or Oudomxay, is the capital city of Oudomxai Province, Laos. Naming Legend has it that in the year 1323, the inhabitants of the village Ban Luang Cheng in "Takka Sila" town wer ...

, etc.). A newly constructed road through steep mountains to

Luang Prabang Luang Phabang, ( Lao: ຫລວງພະບາງ/ ຫຼວງພະບາງ) or ''Louangphabang'' (pronounced ), commonly transliterated into Western languages from the pre-1975 Lao spelling ຫຼວງພຣະບາງ (ຣ = silent r) ...

will cut 4 hours off the time between LP and Nan, Thailand beginning July 1, 2019 and serves as an alternative to overnight stay and transfer the next day to river boat from Pak Beng to LP. It seems this border does not allow motorbikes to cross.

References

Populated places in Nan province Laos–Thailand border crossings {{Thailand-geo-stub