belfastish Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 hi im currently staying bkk at the minute and got a 15day visa as i came in from laos by land. im wanting to get a few days in pattaya before my visa runs out on 10th march. whats my options,get minibus to cambodia(daytrip?) or can i pay a company to do it while and stay in patts? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simie Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Would'nt advise getting a company to do that, I remember a few years ago they had a clampdown on that and lots of people who thought it was clever to do that where shitting themselves and flushing their passports down the bog and saying they'd been lost or stolen and getting new ones at their embassies. Do a visa run yourself or if you did'nt fancy the land trip perhaps have a day trip somewhere on one of the cheap airlines? Simie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderlust Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 I think you're getting confused simie. A visa run company is just a company that takes you to the border and back, gives you a meal and sorts out your Cambodian visa for you. They're perfectly legal as you're the one walking through the border, getting stamped in and out. There are a few of them in Pattaya and they work out cheaper than taking the government buses and staying the night in Cambodia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexi Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Reckon on c. 2000 bt.trip takes a full day (usually leaves around 6 am)the one to the border at Bahn Laem has a casino where a free lunch is available,scenery over towards the border is quite nice....remember to take a pen in case any forms need filing in)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 www.1stclassvisaruns.com They have a pretty good reputation and very comfy vans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simie Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Wonderlust, the original poster said shall i get a mini bus to the border or get a company to do it for me? or words to that effect. That sounded to me very much as if the OP was considering the practice that was common a number of years ago when firms, many of whom now do the visa runs on the bus used to take lots of passports to the border without the passport holder. Which was very illegal of course. Simie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robaus Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Visa runs from Pattaya start at around 1750 baht incl meal (some agencies on Soi Bukhao) to 2150 depending on amount of comfort and frills you want... DVDs, breakfast incl, smokers only special etc. If you buy Viagra or Cialis at the plentiful Cambodian duty free shops, be very discreet about your purchase, throw away the packaging, and hide the goods. There have been reports of shakedowns by Thai customs. Search archives for previous warnings about this scam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belfastish Posted March 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 yes simie i was wanting to know about the old skool visa runs where you can still sit in soi sex while someone visa runs for you,thanks for the info. ill do one of them minibus runs that was my second plan but still didnt know much about it thanks:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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