2 overland runs used up, best to extend? Fly out to where and back from Chiang mai?

[jay36]

What is the most affordable flight run that's safe and common to do after your 2 land runs are donefor the year? Thanks!

[DrJack54]

Would appear that your recent history in Thailand is extensive having already used two land border entries visa exempt in 2024 along with entry to Thailand via air prior? 

 

You are across the threads on this topic as you referenced CM.

Indeed prior to covid when DMK and BKK had reports of refused  entry visa exempt CM did not.

 

Best bet is to consider a tourist visa or if over 50 a non O retirement or spend some time out of Thailand..

[kuzie57]

If you want to fly out from Chiang Mai go to Luang Prabang in Laos. Great city and can fly direct.

 

[at15]

Not a good idea, chiang mai immigration does not like frequent visitors to use visa exempt entries.

[Caldera]

3 hours ago, jay36 said:

What is the most affordable flight run that's safe and common to do after your 2 land runs are donefor the year? Thanks!

 

You'd be best off getting a tourist visa somewhere nearby (Vientiane would be the most obvious choice) and entering overland with your visa.

 

Flying in after using up your land border visa exempt entries, probably in OUT-IN border bounce style, would be a risky move.

[easydoor]

Get a real visa. With your history it is possible they refuse you to come back again. But then you have a reason to complain and to write Thailand is a difficult country for tourists.....

[TheFishman1]

Guy is asking for advice and where is the best place to do what he needs and I’m reading all the comments and they are really not what he’s asking your  opinion on how long he’s been here and what he’s doing with Visa he would’ve asked that he’s just asking where is the best easiest place to do it and you think that people would just give an answer instead of expressing all their negative opinions. TIT

[transam]

2 minutes ago, TheFishman1 said:

Guy is asking for advice and where is the best place to do what he needs and I’m reading all the comments and they are really not what he’s asking your  opinion on how long he’s been here and what he’s doing with Visa he would’ve asked that he’s just asking where is the best easiest place to do it and you think that people would just give an answer instead of expressing all their negative opinions. TIT

Yes, you are right, it is annoying.........🤔

[at15]

6 minutes ago, TheFishman1 said:

Guy is asking for advice and where is the best place to do what he needs and I’m reading all the comments and they are really not what he’s asking your  opinion on how long he’s been here and what he’s doing with Visa he would’ve asked that he’s just asking where is the best easiest place to do it and you think that people would just give an answer instead of expressing all their negative opinions. TIT

So advise a person to do something knowing it will likely end in failure? Thats horrible.

Some of us have been doing this many years and can possibly save someone the hassle of denied entry.

 

Edited June 14 by at15

[arick]

Fly to Vietnam you have several cheap options 

[Angus55]

6 hours ago, jay36 said:

What is the most affordable flight run that's safe and common to do after your 2 land runs are donefor the year? Thanks!

Id say a Bk Kl return . Immigration dont give a toss as long as you are within the rules. 2 overland a year and unlimited flights into Bkk.

[Tod Daniels]

1 hour ago, Angus55 said:

Id say a Bk Kl return .

careful broad brushing like that Angus55 😮 there are a LOT of people pulled aside at BOTH Don Mueang and Suvarnabhumi who entered by air, took their two 30 day land bounces, thought they'd fly out an back by air only to get denied entry and shipped out.
PLUS the O/P said they are in CHIANG MAI 😉 

 

[Tod Daniels]

4 hours ago, at15 said:

Not a good idea, chiang mai immigration does not like frequent visitors to use visa exempt entries.

Ummm sorry there at15, but Chiang Mai airport is the EASIEST of the bigger international airports to get in to (no matter what your previous entry history is) 😮 There are NO <- read that as ZERO confirmed denial of entries that I can find anywhere on the tiny part of the inter-web that relates to thailand. Not even a single one

[Tod Daniels]

7 hours ago, jay36 said:

What is the most affordable flight run that's safe and common to do after your 2 land runs are donefor the year? Thanks!

You say you're in Chiang Mai, so get on the inter-web and look for cheap round trip tickets, Viet Jet, Air Asia, etc

Even if you burned both your 30 day entries by land (and took 30 day extensions on them too) you're unlikely to have any issue at all stamping in at CNX. 
 

Hands down it's the easiest airport to get in at.

[Nick Carter icp]

7 hours ago, jay36 said:

What is the most affordable flight run that's safe and common to do after your 2 land runs are donefor the year? Thanks!

 

   You can look online to find which destination is cheapest .

Danang  was cheapest a few years ago 

[Rob Browder]

4 hours ago, TheFishman1 said:

Guy is asking for advice and where is the best place to do what he needs and I’m reading all the comments and they are really not what he’s asking your  opinion on how long he’s been here and what he’s doing with Visa he would’ve asked that he’s just asking where is the best easiest place to do it and you think that people would just give an answer instead of expressing all their negative opinions. TIT

He also said "safe."
The safest option is to get a Tourist Visa at a Thai Consulate, and then return via land. 
The 2nd safest option is to get a Tourist Visa at a Thai Consulate, then return via Chiang Mai airport.
The 3rd safest option would be to stay out of Thailand a month or two, and then try returning to Chaing Mai airport visa-exempt.

 

In all cases, have 20K Baht worth of cash and printouts of a hotel-booking and a flight-out, booked within the permitted-stay time expected (60-days tourist-visa or 30-days visa-exempt).

[at15]

4 hours ago, Tod Daniels said:

Ummm sorry there at15, but Chiang Mai airport is the EASIEST of the bigger international airports to get in to (no matter what your previous entry history is) 😮 There are NO <- read that as ZERO confirmed denial of entries that I can find anywhere on the tiny part of the inter-web that relates to thailand. Not even a single one

Your not up to date with the current climate. I speak from first hand experience .

[DrJack54]

19 minutes ago, at15 said:

Your not up to date with the current climate. I speak from first hand experience .

Don't huff and puff.

Post your first hand experience 

[Mangkhut]

There are direct flights both to Kuala Lumpur and Hanoi from Chiang Mai - where you also can get a visa.

[Caldera]

2 hours ago, Mangkhut said:

There are direct flights both to Kuala Lumpur and Hanoi from Chiang Mai - where you also can get a visa.

 

The Thai embassy in Hanoi won't give a tourist visa to someone coming straight from Thailand ("visa runners").

 

The Thai embassy in Kuala Lumpur might, I don't know about their current policy. 

[Dart12]

In country language school visa 20k to switch from tourist for first 3 months then 12k for each 3 months after in Pattaya.  Sure there is similar in Chiang Mai my friend used to go there from here to do it.