Rukki Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 I need to make a visa run this week. I have done 2, 15 day extensions and now I think I have to fly out for a 30 day extension if I am correct. I will do some more research on the subject. Assuming I have to do this run, before Friday, I would love to hear what are some good affordable options from you guys that know. Not really sure if I have to fly, since I did this a few months back and it was a bus ride out of Patts to vientiane. Had an amazing time with a nice LB, but no name, no number. It actually very well may have sucked, I don't remember much from the drunkeness and assume it was good. Hopefully this time I can keep it together. So looking to save some baht! It's 9000 for a visa run service, but I can get a round trip flight for 3500 baht. Throw in a 1000 baht for hotel and 1900 for visa and I save 2000 for the do-it-yourself factor. That = (in my wacky way of thinking) 3 ladyboys at 700 baht each in my room for a big sword fight. This isn't even factoring the not sitting on a bus for 12 hours! Any other suggestion? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdogg Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 Any other suggestion? Perhaps the cheapest is going to the other country by land and flying back so you get the 30 days. Or getting a 60 day tourist visa out of country but that requires waiting a few days in Cambodia, Laos, wherever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mardhi Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 http://www.savanvegas.com/visarun/#about 1,999b for the visa service & one nights hotel in the casino. All meals included. To do that you have to go up overnight and cross border around 8-9am. Then you give your passport to the VIP staff. You get passport back the next day with either single entry or double entry tourist visa (1000 & 2000b respectively govt fee). You do NOT need to go the consulate and queue - they do that for you. Probably the easiest visa place on the land borders - albeit flying is a pain as Mukdahn has no airport and Sawanaket is expensive to fly to. Best option is VIP overnight bus at circa 650b o/w to Mukdahan then Tuk Tuk from the bus station to the Casino office @ the bridge (you must tell them you want casino office in MUKDAHAN - otherwise they will try and drive you to the casino @ 1,500b rather than the 100b to the office before the border. Jump into the minibus through Thai Immigration and onto Laos immigration. Pay 1500b or lower in US dollars if you have any for the Laos visa. You will be checking into the hotel some 10 minutes later. Downside is you may struggle to find much talent in Sawanaket - its a pretty sleepy town. Casino is good fun though. Edit - I have never crossed a land border before and it was devoid of people, trucks or anything. Maybe just struck lucky but had visions of chaos - there was none of that whatsoever. All very civilised - especially with the casino transfers probably greasing a few palms at the various checkpoints. Did not even notice anything remotely like a customs officer/desk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rukki Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 Thanks for the help! I may go to mukdahan! I met a lb that lives there (while she was in BKK) and she won't stop sms'ing me. Maybe she has a car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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