I need to leave and re-enter the Kingdom to activate another one of my visas in my passport. I am flying from BKK to Chiang Rai and taking a bus (either from the airport or from Phahon Yothin Road) to Mae Sai so that I can go across the Friendship Bridge into Myanmar/Burma and re-enter Thailand. The flight schedule for the exact day I need to do this, however, is limited. I either can arrive to the airport at 8am and fly out at 13:35 or arrive at 12:55 pm and fly out at 22:00. I am aware that the bus ride from CEI to Mae Sai is about 1.5 hours and I may need to wait 30 minutes for the bus each way. Can the border run be done quickly or should I not risk such a short flight plan (This Is Thailand, btw) and what is there to do for 10 hours while I wait to go back to the airport. I believe the last bus to CEI is at 6pm so I'll be at the airport for 4 hours at that point...

Advice?

Thanks,

Zen.

Have a look through this topic it should help answer your question: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Mae-Sai-Tach...fo-t147481.html

As you do not seem to be planning anything but a border crossing for a new visa entry wonder why you don't just use a visa service bus from Bangkok to Cambodia and return for 2,000 baht and not have to worry about plane/bus connections?

Thanks for the link.

And I just don't want to be on a bus all day for a trip across country and do that. I'd rather hop on a plane, fly somewhere, leave, re-enter, then come back.

Zen.

just fly to singapore or malaysia, its as quick and no need to leave the airport, come back on the next plane. I bet its not much more expensive.

Advance purchase flight to KL is about 2600 baht round trip on Air Asia and no visa charge for Malaysia. A flight out and back would give you 30 days.

Advance purchase flight to KL is about 2600 baht round trip on Air Asia and no visa charge for Malaysia. A flight out and back would give you 30 days.

60 days, OP is activating second entry.

Advance purchase flight to KL is about 2600 baht round trip on Air Asia and no visa charge for Malaysia. A flight out and back would give you 30 days.

60 days, OP is activating second entry.

To many posts about 15 day border runs in the brain I guess.

Anyway it might still be cheaper considering the 500 baht entry to Burma and bus/taxi fare to the border.

Due to situations I can't fly to Malaysia or Singapore. I missed out on a good deal to Singapore, although it's not an option, it is 5,150 baht to fly there for a day. Malaysia is similar. Going to Chiang Rai for Mae Sai is the best option. Thanks.

Shawn.