Boarder jump from Kanchaburi

**mad_dog** · 17-04-2009, 03:20 PM

I live about 1 hour or so from this lovely town and I need to do boarder run for the first time in almost a year. I normally go by Jack Golf from Sukhumvit 20 something - Poi Pet but as I live outside Bangkok I have to spend the night before in a hotel and then sit through the 10 hour round trip

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I really don't want to do the Poi Pet mission and was wondering; if any visa vans ran from Kanchanburi to the boarder? Is there a boarder check point along that part of the boarder? If so is it usually open? Is it a big hassel? How much for a taxi from Kan-boarder? Any decent buses doing the trip? Anyone done this before? Have any boarder check points been closed due to the political unrest?

(Could we keep this in the pub for a while as I need some info ASAP

**mad_dog** · 17-04-2009, 04:00 PM

Anyone please !!!

**klongmaster** · 17-04-2009, 04:20 PM

MD:
No you cannot do a border run in Kan. You can cross the border at Three Pagodas pass but have to leave your pass[port at the border.

I know of a place in kan that takes people to Laos for visa service but that's not what you're looking for!...

seems the only option is to call JG and get picked up somewhere on the way...

**dirtydog** · 17-04-2009, 04:23 PM

Pagoda pass is as klongy said a place where you leave your passport on the Thai side, aint no good for you.

**English Noodles** · 17-04-2009, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by klongmaster

seems the only option is to call JG and get picked up somewhere on the way...

Not realy the only option.

Why not just get an evisa for Cambodia online and just make your own way to the border, saves any messing about at the border and also saves you a page in your passport and saves the JG fees.

**dirtydog** · 17-04-2009, 04:37 PM

To save you going to the 3 pagoda pass you can have a look at the pictures here (3 Pagodas Pass/Burma/Thailand).

**klongmaster** · 17-04-2009, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by English Noodles

Why not just get an evisa for Cambodia online and just make your own way to the border, saves any messing about at the border and also saves you a page in your passport

EN: how does it save the page...don't they swap it for a normal visa? if that's correct I'm happy as I'm fast running out of pages even though I'm only out every three months...
Oh and EN: can I use the online visa at Ban Laem or only Poi Pet?

**klongmaster** · 17-04-2009, 04:44 PM

Just checked the e-visa site for Cambodia and it says Do Not apply online

Besides, the news on Cambodia e-Visa system infringement can also be found in Wikitravel under Cambodia Visa section.

Therefore, tourists to Cambodia are strongly recommended not to apply for e-Visa for the time being. As an alternative, on arrival visa can be easily obtained at price USD20.

**melvbot** · 17-04-2009, 04:53 PM

You could go to Mae Sot, I think theres an overnight bus from BKK that gets there between 0600 and 0700. Last time I was there a bloke was waiting with me, got chatting and thats were he had come from. Burma visa's cheaper (500bt) and I think the bus went back within a couple of hours of getting ther unlike my 12 hour wait.

Only other one I can think of that I used ovber the west side was Ranong, another Burma one where you cross by boat to some shack to get your book stamped by a 16 year old with an AK.

**klongmaster** · 17-04-2009, 04:58 PM

Ah...Mae Sot was my original plan as I've never been there...
I'll drive so that's no worries...
is the visa just a small stamp or a whole page like Cambodia?
How about hotels as i might stay for a day or two...

**dirtydog** · 17-04-2009, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by klongmaster

Just checked the e-visa site for Cambodia and it says Do Not apply online

Maybe check the proper site klongy here http://evisa.mfaic.gov.kh/e-visa/vindex.aspx

**dirtydog** · 17-04-2009, 05:08 PM

More than 100,000 travelers have chosen e-Visa

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has launched e-Visa, which enables you to apply for a Cambodia tourist visa online. Instead of applying through Cambodian Embassy, all you need to do is to complete the online application form and pay with your credit card. After receiving your Visa through email, print it out and bring it along when you travel to Cambodia.

Tourist Visa

Entry Type

Single entry only

Fees

USD20 + USD5 (processing charge)

Validity

3 months (starting from the date of issue)

Length of Stay

30 days (more)

Processing Time

3 business days

Requirement

A passport validity of more than six months balance at time of entry, a recent passport-size photo in digital format (JPEG or PNG format), a valid credit card (Visa/MasterCard/American Express/Discover).

Visa Exemption

Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam

Countries not supported

Afghanistan, Algeria, Arab Saudi, Bangladesh, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Sudan (Please apply your Visa from your nearest embassy or on-arrival at all major checkpoints)

Name of Port (View Map) Border Entry Exit
Phnom Penh International Airport - Yes Yes
Siem Reap International Airport - Yes Yes
Cham Yeam (Koh Kong) Thailand Yes Yes
Chorm (Oddar Meanchey) Thailand No Yes
Daung (Kamrieng-Battambang) Thailand No Yes
Poi Pet (Banteay Meanchey) Thailand Yes Yes
Prom (Pailin) Thailand No Yes
O Smach (Oddar Meanchey) Thailand No Yes
Bavet (Svay Rieng) Vietnam Yes Yes
Kaoam Samnor (Kandal-Mekong) Vietnam No Yes
Phnom Den (Takeo) Vietnam No Yes
Trapaing Sre (Kratie) Vietnam No Yes
Dong Kralo (Stung Treng) Laos No Yes
Sihanoukville - No Yes

**melvbot** · 17-04-2009, 05:10 PM

Burma has stamps the same as the Thai ones si it would save pages if you went there.

https://teakdoor.com/thai-visa-runs-b...o-mae-sot.html

**good2bhappy** · 17-04-2009, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by klongmaster

seems the only option is to call JG and get picked up somewhere on the way.

could you explain?

**klongmaster** · 17-04-2009, 05:16 PM

Jack Golf will stop along the way and pick you up as long as you are on the main route...

**good2bhappy** · 17-04-2009, 05:17 PM

to poi pet do they go through minburi?

**klongmaster** · 17-04-2009, 05:25 PM

Time to do some homework DD:
The site has been hacked and is in some legal dispute...
payments are not going through...people are being charged for other people's visas...

you have to be careful with your carte blanche...

We have found more data leak vulnerability in the current Cambodia e-Visa website (http://evisa.mfaic.gov.kh), including:
1. Paypal has blocked Cambodia e-Visa and is no longer their payment gateway provider. This is a sign of excessive chargeback and account in dispute. They have subscribed to a Singapore based payment company now.
2. On error page, the website returns other applicant’s email address in the online form.
3. The system wrongly charge 5USD instead of 25USD. Apparently, the payment integration is in a mess now.
4. The multi-lingual page on the system was not done properly.
We wish all visitors to this website to stop using current e-Visa (http://evisa.mfaic.gov.kh or http://www.mfaic.gov.kh).

**klongmaster** · 17-04-2009, 05:27 PM

no they take the expressway past the airport and then to Sa Kaew...

**dirtydog** · 17-04-2009, 05:41 PM

I think you will find that there was a spoof evisa site set up in Malaysia at the end of last year that was taking the money.

**English Noodles** · 17-04-2009, 06:15 PM

There is nothing wrong what-so-ever with the Cambodian evisa system, and yes, it does save you a page in your passport.

**mad_dog** · 22-04-2009, 09:31 PM

Did the old Poi Pet run with JG. I went on a Tuesday and the only leaving time was 5am it was 3 hours there then 1 1/2 in a newish slot machine place with almost edible food then 3 and a half hours back. First visa run I have done in a year or perhaps more ... I had forgotten what a waste of two days they are.

**klongmaster** · 23-04-2009, 05:27 PM

^what a waste MD..I also went on Tuesday for my three month stamp, but went to Pong Nam Rong...drove my car so if I'd known you could have come with me...

left at 5:00 in the morning and was back home by 1:00...

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