Cheapest Visa Run From Bkk ?

[zab]

Hey guys - nother quick question!

I'm due a visa run, who'd you all recommend as the 'cheapest' option or should I say the most reliable and economical one at the minute ?

I hold a non imm visa not a tourist and live in Sathorn

Thx Kindly!

[CCCP]

I used the Golf service last time. They were pretty good and organised.

Jack total golf service.

jackgolf.com

Edited June 13, 2008 by CCCP

[jackk]

Take the train from BKK to Aran (Poipet border) : 48 baht, cannot beat that

[mrmaxwell]

I used Jack Golf for 2200 baht and everything went very smooth - highly recommended. After seeing the whole process at the border i would NEVER attempt to try it myself. I did see 1 farang stuck in this huge line behind hundreds of Thai people at border control while us Jack Golf folk walked right past all the lines and went straight through.

Only problem was the aircon in the bus in the bottom section was NOT working so I had to move upstairs (they could do with a new bus).

[bjhabal]

By Train: It is really not very convenient but the cheapest (B.48) one way, depart 5.55 morning and arrive about 12.00 noon. From the station you got to take either a (B.10) local bus (Truck) or Tuk-Tuk (B.80-100) to the border (6 km). But remember that going back by train could not be possible because the departure is around 2.00 o’clock, which leaves you with only two hours to do your border run (in older days this used to be more than enough) therefore you have to comeback either by a casino’s contracted bus or normal intercity bus.

By Bus: you have two options: the first one is the tour bus contracted with the casinos; those buses do not have a fixed station but many main stops such as Lumpini Park, Victory Monument, Big C Laphrao, etc.; the cost is (B200) one trip or round trip and drops you at the border (it taks 3 hours to arrive). The second is the normal intercity bus from Monchit station, the cost is a little over B200 per trip and the station in Aranyaprathet is next to the train station, which means you still have to take other transportation to the border.

Note: Do not stand behind the long Thai line, even if you been asked to do so, just go ahead to the foreigner lane and do not listen to those dealers at the border to guide you for what to do, they just want to get your money in any way they can.

Good luck

Bishop