My taxi is leaving from Pattaya at 3:30 PM, so will get to the border at about 7:30.

 

Can I get a stamp and come back in Thailand the same day?

 

This is really important for me.

 

Thanks,

Bruno

Which border crossing will you use?

probably. you need to find out if the border is open at the time you are going to be there

At most border crossings with Cambodia, the border closes at 8:00 pm (except for things like medical emergencies from Cambodia to Thailand). If you arrived at the border at 7:00 pm, you could probably make it, but I think 7:30 pm would be too late to get in and out. Possibly, with some greasing of palms, you might be rushed through, but it would be dubious at best.

 

As already written by someone else, knowing which border crossing you plan to use might help us provide better advice.

12 minutes ago, BritTim said:

At most border crossings with Cambodia, the border closes at 8:00 pm (except for things like medical emergencies from Cambodia to Thailand). If you arrived at the border at 7:00 pm, you could probably make it, but I think 7:30 pm would be too late to get in and out. Possibly, with some greasing of palms, you might be rushed through, but it would be dubious at best.

 

As already written by someone else, knowing which border crossing you plan to use might help us provide better advice.

The border is the one near the south, not sure :

 

Pong Nam Bong it says on the stamp, issuing post Prum it says on the visa

1 hour ago, ikebukuro5 said:

Pong Nam Bong it says on the stamp, issuing post Prum it says on the visa

That is the border crossing more commonly referred to as Ban Pakard (the tiny hamlet on the Thai side of the border). The nearest large town on the Cambodian side is Pailin.

 

There may be some good news. According to this source, the hours of operation at Ban Pakard (they call it Ban Pak Kard) were extended, and the border is open until 10:00 pm: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/thai-cambodian-border-opening-hours-extended/. I would not treat this as definite. When I was last there, it was not busy late in the day, and extended hours at this crossing strikes me as quite surprising.

1 minute ago, BritTim said:

That is the border crossing more commonly referred to as Ban Pakard (the tiny hamlet on the Thai side of the border). The nearest large town on the Cambodian side is Pailin.

 

There may be some good news. According to this source, the hours of operation at Ban Pakard (they call it Ban Pak Kard) were extended, and the border is open until 10:00 pm: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/thai-cambodian-border-opening-hours-extended/. I would not treat this as definite. When I was last there, it was not busy late in the day, and extended hours at this crossing strikes me as quite surprising.

But it would be at least 8pm right? And I can go in and out the same day right then and there? 

 

I don't want to spend a night in Cambodia...

1 minute ago, BritTim said:

That is the border crossing more commonly referred to as Ban Pakard (the tiny hamlet on the Thai side of the border). The nearest large town on the Cambodian side is Pailin.

 

There may be some good news. According to this source, the hours of operation at Ban Pakard (they call it Ban Pak Kard) were extended, and the border is open until 10:00 pm: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/thai-cambodian-border-opening-hours-extended/. I would not treat this as definite. When I was last there, it was not busy late in the day, and extended hours at this crossing strikes me as quite surprising.

But it would be at least 8pm right? And I can go in and out the same day right then and there? 

 

I don't want to spend a night in Cambodia...

2 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Which border crossing will you use?

The border is the one near the south, not sure :

 

Pong Nam Bong it says on the stamp, issuing post Prum it says on the visa

2 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Which border crossing will you use?

Pong Nam Bong it says on the stamp, issuing post Prum it says on the visa

3 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Which border crossing will you use?

Pong Nam Rong it says on my last stamp

Go by plane maybe?  Should be some late night flights.  May have to hang at the airport until the AM to fly back.  Just thinking out loud

Tell the taxi to leave earlier.

36 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

Tell the taxi to leave earlier.

 

36 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

Tell the taxi to leave earlier.

Can't he is busy before that...google maps says 22:00, and some agency said the same thing, but you never know...

9 hours ago, ikebukuro5 said:

But it would be at least 8pm right? And I can go in and out the same day right then and there? 

 

I don't want to spend a night in Cambodia...

The border is the one near the south, not sure :

 

Pong Nam Bong it says on the stamp, issuing post Prum it says on the visa

That post from 2013...!

9 hours ago, ikebukuro5 said:

But it would be at least 8pm right? And I can go in and out the same day right then and there? 

 

I don't want to spend a night in Cambodia...

As I wrote in my earlier post, if the border closes at 8:00 pm, you should plan to be at the border by 7:00 pm at the very latest if you want to complete an in-out in time. 7:30 pm (the eta in your original post) will likely be too late unless the extended hours at the border are a reality.

5 hours ago, ikebukuro5 said:

 

Can't he is busy before that...google maps says 22:00, and some agency said the same thing, but you never know...

take another taxi