Lak Si Railway Station to Immigration Dept. by foot

[anotherfarangishere]

Hello,

 

Did somebody already tried to go from Lak Si Railway station to Immigration Dept. by foot ?

 

Otherwise, did somebody have gone by bus + foot, without using a taxi ? Seems I could catch the 304 close to the Lak Si Railway station ?

 

Thanks !

[BritTim]

I have never done it, but remember someone suggesting a reasonably cheap motorcycle taxi from the station to the government complex. It would be a pretty long, hot walk.

[anotherfarangishere]

Thanks for your answer BritTim. Not too afraid about a one hour hot walk, more of a rainy one these days ! I read on Immigration website there is a shuttle from the department complex gate to the immigration house ?
http://bangkok.immigration.go.th/en/location1.html

[jayci]

Try a taxi. Pretty cheap option.

[thailien8]

I did that walk twice, closer to half an hour at a brisk pace, good exercise.

[jayci]

Why you no like taxi?

[lopburi3]

That must be a very brisk pace - I had to walk from immigration to walkover in front of CAT a few months ago and although not too hot at 1700 (there are trees much of the way) would not want to make a habit of it.  

[surinderek]

have done it a few times, not too bad , would rather walk than argue with taxi maffia

[DipStick]

5 mins by motorcycle taxi

[Finlaco]

Official rate for motorbike taxi (albeit written in Thai) is 40baht from behind the railway station.  

 

It is a long concreted boring walk, but each to their own.  

[ChristianPFC]

Walked several times, about 30 min for a fast walker like me.

 

Alternative is bus 52 from BTS Mor Chit which gets you closer to Government Center than Lak Si Railway station.

 

Even better bus 166 from Victory Monument, which goes to the bus station next to Government Center.

[anotherfarangishere]

Many thanks to everybody (a little late, sorry, because eventually I have gone to malaysian border...). Well, my new visa is ending on December 13 and I'm wondering between a 1900 bahts extension and one more go and back to malaysian border (padang besar).

 

By the way, last time I didn't have problem at all at malaysian border : I have crossed the border to exit Thailand at road chechpoint (the thai man checked my passport for 5 minutes, I think he was looking for a fake one !) and go back one hour later at the railway station border. Even I already have done a go and back the same day one month before, I got 30 days again whithout even a question.

 

Right now I am in Nakhon Pathom : I have seen there is an immigration office but on Google Map it's more than 30 kilometers from the city ! So, if I choose the 1900 bahts extension option, it's easier to go to Lak Si Railway by train and then to the Bangkok immigration office. Not a problem for me to make a 30 mn walks and anyway, I had and won't never use a moto taxi !