Hi folks,

 

 

I would like to drive from BKK to Trat next week?

Are there any restrictions? I would stay in a small hotel in Trat and after a few days back to BKK.

I made a lot of enquiries about this same trip. I have Thai friends who have houses there. I also have a house there. The consensus seemed to be, if you intend to stay in a hotel, you will need a recent PCR test and a travel permit. Whether it's true or not, who knows. As for road checks they seem to be nonexistent except maybe a temperature check. And for foreigners it's never straight forward. One of my Thai friends actually got a test in Trad hospital for 550 THB. I doubt that option is available to foreigners.

a friend has just been to Koh chang from Ban chang, no problems no tests, stayed in a hotel, very quiet on koh chang, no restrictions from Bangkok to Ban chang either.

Inter-provincial travel..... as usual it's soooo confusing! There is supposedly a form to be filled in available from the Thai Center For Disease Control website. You go there - nothing. My wife tried the Thai language site (which had LOADS more info) - nothing. Check out the video, it's nothing short of useless:

https://youtu.be/lD6kgBoLYvI

I drove to Koh Chang from BKK 2 days ago. No checks anywhere. I did do a PCR test before I left but it wasn't checked at all, even at the hotel.

I made a hotel booking for Trat yesterday through Agoda.

 

Today I got a few emails back. Hotel requests either a negative PCR test, done over the last 72 hours or prove of being vaccinated.

 

I cancelled the reservation.