Bkk - Aranyaprathet

[kratindaeng]

Dear Forum,

I am thinking about a trip to Aranyaprathet/Border next week to get my 3 month stamp on my Non B. I have never been there before and just wondered is it the same process say for example at Nong Khai/Friendship i.e - Can I obtain the cambodia visa at border? How much is this beasty? then I can just come back into Thailand again? I just want to get the stamp without staying in Cambodia, someone said I have to stay one night in Cambodia (i would imagine this is untrue) I have also heard about Health check paperwork/declaration?! Any advice greatly appreciated!

thanks in advance!

KD

[jdinasia]

Aranyapathet and Poipet Border

It is no longer a mystery any more about the land crossing into Cambodia from Thailand at Aranyapathet-Poipet Border. From Bangkok, "Aranyaprathet" is over 200 km from Bangkok to the West. It takes around 4-5 hours drive from Bangkok.

Travelers can easily take the public air-conditioned bus at the Northern Bus Terminal in Bangkok to Aranyapathet. Bus fee is at 160 Baht for air-con and half price for non-A/C. Taking the train from Central Railway Station of Bangkok called "Hualumpong" is not a bad idea with two departures at 05:50 a.m. and 01:00 p.m. and arrive at 12:00 and 06:00 p.m., respectively. Only 3rd class and non-A/C trains running this route at the fare of 48 Baht. Some travel agents on Khaosan Road that are specialized on backpackers do offer this transport service by van at the cost of around 250-450 Baht.

From the Bus and Train Station in Aranyaprathet, the Poipet border is roughly 6 kilometers away. You can take the rickshaw to the border (or in Thai called Tuk-Tuk) at around 40-100 Baht depending upon your bargaining power. No fix rates!

The scenario of the Poipet border is a bustling market where the Thais and the Cambodians of the two sides trade with one another. From Poipet, you can either get to Siemreap or to Phnompenh.

Cambodia visa processing here is rather easy. The foreign visitors just fill in the visa application form with 1 Passport-size photo. Show your Passport and pay USD 20 or 1,000 Baht for visa fee to the Cambodian Immigration officials. That's all the process needed to be done.

from http://www.thaivisa.com/386.0.html

[kratindaeng]

Aranyapathet and Poipet Border

It is no longer a mystery any more about the land crossing into Cambodia from Thailand at Aranyapathet-Poipet Border. From Bangkok, "Aranyaprathet" is over 200 km from Bangkok to the West. It takes around 4-5 hours drive from Bangkok.

Travelers can easily take the public air-conditioned bus at the Northern Bus Terminal in Bangkok to Aranyapathet. Bus fee is at 160 Baht for air-con and half price for non-A/C. Taking the train from Central Railway Station of Bangkok called "Hualumpong" is not a bad idea with two departures at 05:50 a.m. and 01:00 p.m. and arrive at 12:00 and 06:00 p.m., respectively. Only 3rd class and non-A/C trains running this route at the fare of 48 Baht. Some travel agents on Khaosan Road that are specialized on backpackers do offer this transport service by van at the cost of around 250-450 Baht.

From the Bus and Train Station in Aranyaprathet, the Poipet border is roughly 6 kilometers away. You can take the rickshaw to the border (or in Thai called Tuk-Tuk) at around 40-100 Baht depending upon your bargaining power. No fix rates!

The scenario of the Poipet border is a bustling market where the Thais and the Cambodians of the two sides trade with one another. From Poipet, you can either get to Siemreap or to Phnompenh.

Cambodia visa processing here is rather easy. The foreign visitors just fill in the visa application form with 1 Passport-size photo. Show your Passport and pay USD 20 or 1,000 Baht for visa fee to the Cambodian Immigration officials. That's all the process needed to be done.

from http://www.thaivisa.com/386.0.html

Thanks jdinasia! I should have found that myself lol, thanks for pointing it out! Nothing there about healthpaperwork either or having to stay one night before re-entering! ncie one, should be fun! NOT! lol, i hate visa runs........

thanks again!

[jdinasia]

a RT flight anywhere is soooo much nicer and this being low season .......!