As the title says. If one is staying in Korat City, where is the nearest border crossing for a visa run?

Many thanks for your help.

Chong Chom is the nearest at 208 km, with Poipet 234 km away.

Google offers almost identical timing.

No doubt Chong Chom will be quicker as the dualing of the 24 gets completed.

I hate Poipet but wife/GF may appreciate Rong Kluea market.

Chong Jom in Surin province.

Chong Jom is it a small crossing?

I remember Poi Pet years ago was a nightmare with all the Thai's going to the Casino's

Thank you for your help.

Chong Jom is much smaller than Poi Pet.

Chong Jom is it a small crossing?

I remember Poi Pet years ago was a nightmare with all the Thai's going to the Casino's

Thank you for your help.

Chong Chom Border Crossing. GPS 14.434846, 103.700101 is closer to Korat than Poipet and yes Chon Chom is a lot smaller than Poipet but you will have no problem getting to it either by private or public transportation.

Many thanks once again.

The only public transportation I've ever seen at Chong Chom are minibuses that seem to run from Prasat area,there is no regular bus service that passes by

There is a bus that runs from Korat every 2 hours through the day to the Rong Kluea market & the immigration crossing

The only public transportation I've ever seen at Chong Chom are minibuses that seem to run from Prasat area,there is no regular bus service that passes by

Thers is a white van service 12 seaters that ruin every 20 minutes from the Surin buss station to the Chong Chom Border Crossing. They also have 32 seater buses. these vans and buses say Surin/Chong Chom in English and Thai. Cost is 60 baht Surin to the crossing. These buses and vans start at 6am tell 10pm 7 days per week

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Side note. If you drive to Chong Chom there is parking, off street, to your left by the ATM's 50 baht. If you drive and want to take a taxi to SR there is secured parking on your right at 100 baht per day. Taxi from CC to SR is about 1500 baht, aircon, 2 hours, black top road. Or you can drive your car/truck/bike from CC to SR.

The only public transportation I've ever seen at Chong Chom are minibuses that seem to run from Prasat area,there is no regular bus service that passes by

Correct.Get a bus to Prasat then mini bus,40 baht.

The only public transportation I've ever seen at Chong Chom are minibuses that seem to run from Prasat area,there is no regular bus service that passes by

Correct.Get a bus to Prasat then mini bus,40 baht.

The mini bus service does stop at the Prasat bus station and every chicken shack from Surin to Chong Chom.

When crossing into Cambodia at Chong Chom, try your Luck at the Osmach Casino. The Missus and I always walk out with more money than we walked in with. They accept USD and Thai Baht, NOT Cambo Currency. Perhaps, "Lady Luck" is just with us and She prevents the "House" from always winning. Anyhow, it's a decent border crossing to use. Never had any hassles there. Chok Dee!