Mukdahan parking at Friendship bridge / Non O Savanakhett

[PJ71]

Is this still available on the left as you drive into the bridge entrance?

 

Going to do a Non O next week, would anyone suggest days to do this or avoid? i assume Monday and Thursday busiest?

 

Are there any holidays next week the embassy may be closed on?

 

Thanks.

[ubonjoe]

The parking area you mentioned is open according to earlier reports.

Monday and Thursday probably is the busiest days.

Next Monday is a Thai holiday it is not shown on the consulates list.

See: https://savannakhet.thaiembassy.org/th/page/105998-วันหยุดราชการ-official-holidays?menu=5d84a44c15e39c26b400450c

[Bigz]

The parking is open but more expensive than a hotel in Savannakhet. They charged me 500 bahts for two nights parking.

[AgMech Cowboy]

I used the covered parking on the left when traveling toward the border check point just near the Nicha shipping co. office.  I do not remember the cost for 1 nights but it was reasonable (not 250 baht), but that was 3 months ago. ????

 

I arrived there at about 10:00am, cleared Thai immigration, bused across, cleared Laos immigration and took a van to the Thai consulate where I turned in my application an passport with about 15 minutes to remain before closing that morning (I was sweating it sitting there waiting for the bridge bus). Picked up my passport the next day and headed back toward Bangkok. (overnight in Yasothon).

[PJ71]

thanks guys

[PJ71]

4 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

The parking area you mentioned is open according to earlier reports.

Monday and Thursday probably is the busiest days.

Next Monday is a Thai holiday it is not shown on the consulates list.

See: https://savannakhet.thaiembassy.org/th/page/105998-วันหยุดราชการ-official-holidays?menu=5d84a44c15e39c26b400450c

Every monday seems to be a holiday these days....

 

Based on above it's likely to be busy every day next week.

 

Thanks.

[Andycoops]

14 hours ago, PJ71 said:

Every monday seems to be a holiday these days....

 

Based on above it's likely to be busy every day next week.

 

Thanks.

It won't because next Monday the 12th is also a holiday in Thailand. Constitution day.

[Andycoops]

If you get there earlier enough there is free public parking on the left after the paid for site but before the first border building.

[ubonjoe]

1 hour ago, Andycoops said:

It won't because next Monday the 12th is also a holiday in Thailand. Constitution day.

It is not on the holiday list that is on the Savannakhet consulate website. Open the link I posted.

[supermac]

Sorry to butt in but in relation to savannakhet can you get a single entry non o based on retirement at the consulate? A lot of good experience learned on this forum saves making time consuming decisions many thanks.

[ubonjoe]

9 minutes ago, supermac said:

Sorry to butt in but in relation to savannakhet can you get a single entry non o based on retirement at the consulate?

Yes you can.

See: https://savannakhet.thaiembassy.org/th/publicservice/non-immigrant-visa-o-visa-retirement-in-thailand?page=5d84a44c15e39c26b400453e&menu=5d84a44c15e39c26b400453f

[PJ71]

what are the operating hours of the bridge / immigration, 0800-1700?

[BritTim]

11 minutes ago, PJ71 said:

what are the operating hours of the bridge / immigration, 0800-1700?

As I recall, it is 06:00-22:00. However, you cannot get a visa on arrival for Laos during the early morning and late evening. The visa on arrival desk might be open a bit earlier, but can only be relied upon from 08:00. Similarly, there is real doubt as to whether a Laos visa on arrival would ve available after 18:00.

[PJ71]

1 minute ago, BritTim said:

As I recall, it is 06:00-22:00. However, you cannot get a visa on arrival for Laos during the early morning and late evening. The visa on arrival desk might be open a bit earlier, but can only be relied upon from 08:00. Similarly, there is real doubt as to whether a Laos visa on arrival would ve available after 18:00.

Thanks, should be of crossing between 3-4pm then.