bbi1 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upnotover Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 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., 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbi1 Posted January 4 Author Share Posted January 4 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upnotover Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 3 minutes ago, bbi1 said: Roughly how many hours to reach there from Pattaya? About 4 hours, including a stop en-route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack54 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 This guy recently did a report of run from Pattaya with what seemed to be pretty good company. @Pattaya57 https://aseannow.com/topic/1312731-border-run-pattaya-to-cambodia/ https://aseannow.com/topic/1283219-first-border-run-from-pattaya-to-cambodia/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Caldera Posted January 4 Popular Post Share Posted January 4 Nowadays they all go to Ban Laem or Ban Pakkard. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecyclist Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbi1 Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomangosteen Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldera Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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