Bestest, Fastest, Cheapest Visa Run to Mai Sai / Tachelik

[bangkokburning]

Looking for a point by point on doing a visa run to Tachelik from the Chaing Rai bus terminal.

Cheap by fast, inside tips, etc..

Scammers and dodgers...

Costs

Thanks

PS What is the weather like now?

[BrianCR]

Go to the OLD bus station in Chiang Rai and get a green van to Mai Sai bus station, they run about every 20-30 mins and cost 46 baht. It takes about one hour ten minutes to travel to Mai Sai bus station. When you get there the van will stop alongside the next "bus" going to the border - it costs 15 baht and takes around 15 minutes. Check out of Thailand and go to the centre of the bridge where, you inform the Burmese immigration that you wish only for a stamp and you are going straight back to Thailand (cost 500 baht) - return to Thai immigration, collect your entry stamp and return to Chiang Rai by doing the reverse of the above

There are no scams or other payments involved!

[BrianCR]

Sorry! I forgot the weather - rainy and overcast most days!

[lopburi3]

Flames removed.

[visarunner]

Thanks to BrianCR for the helpfull and complete information.

[bangkokburning]

Thanks Brian +1

So its B500? I thought it was ten bucks like Ranong? Ouch.

This is "the" visa run for those living in CM /NW region yes?

I just went to.Aran, but will do this eventually. Valuable and saved.

Id love to know what the flame was about, hope it was personal because - what on earth is there to flame someone about how to to a runner on tbe border?

You'd think it would be the essence of what the entire forum is about.

Edited June 26, 2013 by bangkokburning