Does anybody know lately how long it has been taking for mail to go to the USA from Thailand and from the USA to Thailand?

Thanks in advance and I wonder if the 2 week travel ban to Thailand will really slow things up.

I was going to send some payments by mail to the US via EMS on March 30, the lady at the EMS office I visited told me that Thailand Post was sending by surface mail only, 3 months for delivery. 

This afternoon my PO in Khon Kaen refused to accept one letter to the UK and one to the US.    "inside the country only" she said.

I had a small package sent to my address in Buriram Province from Illinois, USA 3 weeks ago. Still has not arrived. I'll report back here if it does. 

They will put it on a rowboat and say they sent it but the guy rowing got tired and it never made it. Waste of money and time!

Well it looks like all mail coming or going overseas is basically at a standstill.

 

Looks like I will never get my stimulus check.

On 4/2/2020 at 6:14 AM, metisdead said:

I was going to send some payments by mail to the US via EMS on March 30, the lady at the EMS office I visited told me that Thailand Post was sending by surface mail only, 3 months for delivery. 

 I have to wonder what they really mean by surface mail.  Container ships across the pacific?  Trains or trucks of mail heading west and then across the Atlantic?

This happens every year around the holidays when there are too many packages and not enough room by air. They send the overflow by surface freight. It takes around 5-6 weeks.

 

3 hours ago, gk10002000 said:

 I have to wonder what they really mean by surface mail.  Container ships across the pacific?  Trains or trucks of mail heading west and then across the Atlantic?

 

My guess would be container ships across the Pacific, probably with stops at other major seaports along the way.