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Cambodian Visa Run companies - which border do all these go to?

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In Pattaya, you see all these Visa Run companies & travel agencies advertising Cambodian Visa Runs. Which border do these companies go to?

 

We read on this forum to avoid the Poipet border but isn't the Poipet / Sa Kaeo border the closest one?

I did many such trips, always went to Ban Laem (3CPW+93W จบ.4033 Thep Nimit, Pong Nam Ron District, Chanthaburi 22140). 

 

Closer than Poipet i would think.  It was some years back but I don't suppose anything much has changed., 

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6 minutes ago, Upnotover said:

I did many such trips, always went to Ban Laem (3CPW+93W จบ.4033 Thep Nimit, Pong Nam Ron District, Chanthaburi 22140). 

 

Closer than Poipet i would think.  It was some years back but I don't suppose anything much has changed., 

Roughly how many hours to reach there from Pattaya?

3 minutes ago, bbi1 said:

Roughly how many hours to reach there from Pattaya?

About 4 hours, including a stop en-route.

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Nowadays they all go to Ban Laem or Ban Pakkard.

On 1/4/2024 at 4:17 PM, Caldera said:

Nowadays they all go to Ban Laem or Ban Pakkard.

They seem to prefer Ban Laem to Ban Pakard. 

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19 minutes ago, thecyclist said:

They seem to prefer Ban Laem to Ban Pakard. 

Any particular reasons? Seems a little bit further on the map travel wise.

46 minutes ago, thecyclist said:

They seem to prefer Ban Laem to Ban Pakard. 

I've used both previously (from Chanthaburi) there is a 5km distance difference.

 

Ban Laem is 5km further - my guess is as it's the bigger border crossing, more staff, faster processing.

12 minutes ago, gomangosteen said:

I've used both previously (from Chanthaburi) there is a 5km distance difference.

 

Ban Laem is 5km further - my guess is as it's the bigger border crossing, more staff, faster processing.

 

Yes. At Ban Pakkard, or rather on the Cambodian side (Phsar Prum), it can be a real challenge to track down the officer who issues the visa on arrival at times. That can add quite some unpredictable time waiting to the process.

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