Easy Border Run From Bangkok

[RubbaJohnny]

Now armed with passport my pal needs a border run

My guess (some experience in North rest here and hearsay)

Time quick day fligt to any bordering country eg Penang HK even

Cost a bus to Arany Poipet (are there any from Sukhumvit still I recall ads in the bars

Or Mae Sodt/Rnanong etc if Burmas open

All advice/links welcome

PS Tops have Pasties 2 for 1 atunder Robnsons nr Asoke an offer irrestible to gourmet erstwhile Cornish resident

Chok Dee

[Colabamumbai]

Flight to Udon, bus to Nong Khai, then to Vientiane. Passport into Embassy in morning, pick up following afternoon. Am I reading you correctly. Or flight directly Bangkok to Vientiane. I live in the north Sahatsakhan/Kalasin and go by bus regularly, to Nong Khai border crossing. Six hours from home and I am in Vientiane.

[Riley'sLife]

When I was doing all that crap from Bkk, I'd do it in a day to Aranyapratet and back. Take the very early (6am) train (47baht) from Bkk then tuk tuk to border and back, then Goverment VIP bus back to Bkk.

[edwardandtubs]

If it's just a border run you need you can get a taxi driver to take you to Aranyaprathet and back for (I guess) about 3000 baht if you negotiate in advance or use a visa run company for about 2000.

[beechguy]

A couple of visa run companies advertise in Bangkok Post, easy enough to do a border run in a day for 2,000 Baht.