thewug Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Hi, I planning to do a visa run to Cambodia in the next couple of weeks. I have my own bike and plan to drive myself... I live in Bangkok. Can I get some good advise on which border i should use and some of the problems that I might experence... Thank you for your information and time... Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortenaa Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Drive to Aranyha Prathet. The roads are quite OK. There is parking and a market on the Thai side of the border. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Drive to Aranyha Prathet. The roads are quite OK. There is parking and a market on the Thai side of the border. Good advice, as well as make sure you secure your bike very well or it may follow you across the border. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewug Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 Thanks for your reply about Aranyha Prathet.... I was thinking of it. Was wondering if there was any special problems that i might experience once i get there or what i should look out for.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantiSuk Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Cambodian immigration may ask you for another 300 baht when you exit. It's reportedly a scam, but I don't know if anyone has experience on whether you should refuse. I have no experience - I've only used Chong Jom where they also tried that on. I pretended to have difficulty extracting the cash from my pocket and when the passport was handed back I took it, smiled and walked away. There was a shout but no chase! Remember to bring 2 passport photos - you can get them cheaply in the Kodak shop on the left hand side of your route thru town at Sa Kaeow or Watthana Nakhon (can't remember which it was) and probably at the border (more expensively) if you forget. A visa to enter Cambodia should cost 1,500 baht or US$20 (cheaper option). You might be able to use a $25 online visa if you want to stop Cambodia putting their one page paper stamp in your passport Google Arranyaphratet ThaiVisa for more threads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewug Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 (edited) Thanks for the info... Are there any other scams i should be cautionish about? Any tout problems? Also hows the drive out there? How long? Anything I might like to see on the way? Michael Edited November 1, 2012 by thewug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewug Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 There's a border crossing just north of Aranyaprathet called Ta Phraya... Would this be a better option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketrichard Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 quick easy drive up, how long? how fast do ur ride? (apx 6 hours.) the border is very easy, Note u can if u wish make a holiday out of it an ride ur bike into Cambodia. ur only 2 hours from Siem Rep and Angkor Wat. Otherwise avoid the scams and get an evisa. $25 online I just exited at Poi Pet 2 months ago an there were NO scams or extras leaving Cambodia or enteringThailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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