Cambodia Visa Run

[mai]

I am on a 30 day tourist visa - this enquiry might not apply to those on long term visas.

 

I am interested in the 2000B visa run to Cambodia (it says ....include visa fee - but what visa does it mean??? - the 14 day thai visa is free anyway!)

 

I need to know..............will i have to buy a 20usd stick-in Cambodian visa OR

 

1)is it just a case of getting my thai exit stamp, and turning straight back around and coming back into Thailand

2)do i go to Cambodian immigration and get just a stamp (free?)

 

A few months ago I saw a guy (long termer) on the minibus to had Lek (Trat border) obviously tring to do the border run on the cheap. When he got to Cambodia, they made him buy a tourist visa (20 usd - in fact they rip you off and actually charge 1100 thb.

 

I asked in a travel agent about this and he just grinned and said 'no pay Cambodian visa'. But I would like to hear off someone that has actaully done it - and not been charged.

[sonny]

It costs to get into Cambodia (visa)The 2,000 baht is made up of transport to & from Cambodia + Cambodian visa.

You can do it on your own simple enough. 150 baht bus..exit stamp Thai side. Pay for visa Cambodian side, walk back into Thailand.

[mai]

If thats the case its a great deal............

because cambodian immigration normally charge people 1100 baht for tourist visa , meaning that you are getting Pattaya - Had Lek return for 900 baht.

 

And even if the company is paying the cambodians the standard 20usd for the visa (700 baht), you are getting the trip for 1300baht -NOT BAD considering half the travel agents charge 800-850 bht one way to Had Lek.

 

Note the bus is a 5-5.5 hour nightmare stopping, and usually changes, at Rayong and Chantaburi.

 

The alternative DIY way is the minibus to Trat (4-5 hrs) with annoying stop(s) at Ban Phe and the Pattaya pick-ups, then wait around up to half hour in Trat for next minibus to had Lek (border), which takes 1 hr 15mins.

 

So the direct VIP from pattaya - Had Lek (I expect 5 hrs all-in) is appealing.

 

Thanks for the info

[billycotton]

 

You can do it on your own simple enough. 150 baht bus..exit stamp Thai side. Pay for visa Cambodian side, walk back into Thailand.

 

So all in all thats about £25 all in,not too bad.

[bocelli27]

The last time I did a VISA run in May, I used Cambodia Travel in Soi Buakhow, opposite Sweethearts Bar. The door to door service was 1900 baht all in and I was back in Pattaya before 3pm.

[The Mentalist]

5.5 hours on a mini bus sounds like hell.

Unless you are on a tight budget, why not fly Air Asia to PP and sample some kymer puss for a few days.

I'm suprised at the amount of monger on here that have never been to PP.

I like my time in PP it's a big rush and in some ways better to me than Patts.

Edited September 22, 2009 by luckyphil91

[thaijamie]

Yip did the same as luckyphil91 , well worth a night down in PP, go shoot an ak47 ,see the killing fields , then hit sharkys bar at night lol

 

i stayed at the paragon on the river front, sure it was about 15 dollars, small rooms but nice and clean.

[McFly]

The last time I did a VISA run in May, I used Cambodia Travel in Soi Buakhow, opposite Sweethearts Bar. The door to door service was 1900 baht all in and I was back in Pattaya before 3pm.

What city do you go to in Cambodia on this trip?

 

Yip did the same as luckyphil91 , well worth a night down in PP, go shoot an ak47 ,see the killing fields , then hit sharkys bar at night lol

 

i stayed at the paragon on the river front, sure it was about 15 dollars, small rooms but nice and clean.

Do they have internet?

 

 

On a side note, if you were to fly into Cambodia you have to pay $20 (+$1 if you have no passsport photo) for a Cambodia visa, then pay $20 (or was it 25?) when you leave as an airport tax. I got a visa from the Thai embassy in Cambodia. They told me they offer only single entry visa. I offered to pay for a double entry but they wouldn't budge.

[bocelli27]

Scout

 

You don't go to any city on this trip. You go to a border crossing, get your exit stamp, cross over into Cambodia, get a 28-day Cambodian visa, then immediately cross back into Thailand and get a Thai entry stamp. It's basically a job creation scheme to provide income for some remote border village communities.