BORDER Run to Laos
BORDER Run to Laos 4 time a week. Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
19th JULY 2025, ALL BORDERS BETWEEN THAILAND AND CAMBODIA REMAIN RESTRICTIVE
1st Option: Border Run by VIP Mini Van from Bangkok to Savannakhet, Laos
Itinerary: Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Meet @ 19:30, depart 20:00
Booking & Enquiry: 081-240-7270
Day 1 – Departure from Bangkok
– 19:30 to 20:00 –Depart from outside parking Lotus Sukhumvit Soi 50, next to BTS Station ON NUT
Day 2 – Border Crossing & Return
– 06:00 to 09:00 Arrive at Mukdahan border, cross into Laos and have breakfast at a local restaurant
– 10:00 to 21:00 Cross back into Thailand and begin return journey to Bangkok, ETA 21:00.
Price
– THB 3,500 – ASEAN (Includes transport and general fees)
– THB 3,800 – Japan, Korea, Russia and Swiss (Includes transport and general fees)
– THB 5,500 – For Westerner (Includes Laos visa, transfer and general fees), 1 picture 3.5×4.5cm
– THB 6,500 – For India, China, Uzbekistan & Kazakhstan (Includes Laos visa, transfer and general fees), 1 picture 3.5×4.5cm
Additional Fees (if applicable)
– THB 1,000 – more than 4 entry stamps in current passport OR activate another entry of your DTV
– THB 2,500 – For Non B visa not yet canceled OR THB 4,000 – if Non ED visa not yet canceled
– DISCOUNT THB 1,000 – meet at Mukdahan border
– Remark: South African OK, other African, Middle East, South/Central American Passport not OK
2nd Option: Border Run by AIR to Nakhon Phanom (KOP) and cross at Mukdahan
Itinerary: Tuesday and Thursday morning. You book following flights:
Depart DMK to KOP with Thai Air Asia @ 07:45 OR DMK Thai Lion Air @ 07:30
Return KOP to DMK Thai Air Asia @ 16:50
Booking & Enquiry: 081-240-7270
Preparation: provide copy passport, previous entry stamps, ticket and payment
Day of trip: we pick up at Airport Nakhon Phanom and travel by private car to Mukdahan, complete Immigration process on both sides and return you to Nakhon Phanom Airport
– THB 3,700 – ASEAN, Japan, Russian (Includes transport and general fees)
– THB 5,600 – For Westerner (Includes Laos visa, transfer and general fees), 1 picture 3.5×4.5cm
Additional Fees (if applicable)
– THB 1,000 – more than 4 entry stamps in current passport OR activate another entry of your DTV
– THB 2,500 – For Non B visa not yet canceled OR THB 4,000 – if Non ED visa not yet canceled
– Remark: South African OK, other African, Middle East, South/Central American Passport not OK
3rd Option: You can fly internationally and use our SAFE ENTRY Service
please enquire. We can offer DMK, BKK and Phuket Airport.
19th JULY 2025, ALL BORDERS BETWEEN THAILAND AND CAMBODIA REMAIN RESTRICTIVE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, NO SIGNS OF OPENING.
Your Safety is our utmost concern! In past few weeks we have revised, rescheduled, added and cancelled various ideas and options. We travelled ourself and experienced all options. We come to the conclusion that these three options are safe and comfortabl 18th JULY 2025, ALL BORDERS BETWEEN THAILAND AND CAMBODIA REMAIN RESTRICTIVE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
THE 60 days visa exemption is still valid. Border runs are possible for some of the 93 Countries covered under this agreement. There has been discussions about reducing the number of days, but no decision yet. Since 1st May 2025 a new online requirement came into effect, it is called Thai Digital Arrival Card (TDAC). It’s easy to use and we do the report within minutes at the border.
In Principle this 60 days Visa exemption works like a Tourist Visa, when you enter Thailand you get 60 days , this can be extented by further 30 days at local Thai Immigration Office and you are allowed to change the visa category inside Thailand. DTV customers that get 180days: most countries prepare THB5700, but please contact us to verify.
- THB4000 for Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech, Denmark, Dominica, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, UK and the USA, incl Cambodia Visa and general fees.
- THB4500 for Hong Kong, Israel, Mauritius, Uruguay incl Cambodia Visa and general fees.
- THB6000 for Taiwan, Macao, incl Cambodia Visa and general fees.
- THB3800 Russian (60day), incl Cambodia Visa and general fees.
- THB5300 Brazil(90day)/Argentina(90day)/Peru(90day)/Chile(90day)/South Korea(90day), incl Cambodia Visa and general fees.
- THB3100 for ASEAN (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philipinnes, Singapore and Vietnam), incl general fees.
- THB9000 for China, incl Cambodia Visa and general fees.
- THB9000 for India, incl general fees.
- For following countries we will check step by step: Albania, Bahrain, Bhutan, Columbia, Cuba, Cyprus, Ecuador, Fiji, Georgia, Guatemala, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan Kosovo, Kuwait, Maldives, Malta, Mongolia, Morocco, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, UAE and Uzbekistan.
- Special agreement: Myanmar is Bilateral, only allowed to come in via Airport for 14days, can NOT join border run.
- If you not see your country here, please send a message.
- Some people wonder why some countries are included in various categories, example Russia is under VOA, Bilateral Agreement and also here on Visa Exemption 60days. The explanation is easy, like the VOA agreement has never been cancelled yet, the Bilateral Agreement is still valid, but now Russian move into this promotion as long as it last. Once this promotion will stop, Russian will move back into Bilateral Agreement category.
The process remain the same. Daily trips. Meet 04:15am & depart 04:30am @BTS Station ON NUT covered parking lot of LOTUS, behind MK Restaurant, Sukhumvit Soi 52 side. Each way is a bit over 4 hours with one stop. At border we assist with Immigration on both sides. You enter Thailand with a new entry stamp or activate another entry of your Multiple Entry Visa. Remark: Require passport with 6 month validity and 1-2 pages marked “Visa”. Add THB1000 if you have a Non Immigrant visa extension, even if cancelled already. Emergency passport can not be accepted. Cambodian E-visa can’t be used at our border checkpoints. If you need to transfer stamps from old to new passport please inform us in advance. Updated 04.07.2025
- VISA Application trip to Royal Thai Consulate Savannakhet/Laos: next trip are Sunday 6th July and Sunday 13th July. On 8th July no trip due to holiday.
- The Land border with Myanmar at Phu Nam Ron/Kanchanaburi ist still closed and will remain closed for a while.
- You have to go in person with our staff to complete a border or visa run, no “Ghost Run” possible.
04.07.2025: One of the challenges visitors facing while in Thailand is the fact that people get confused by the many wording, terminology and different rules set by (basically) each border or provincial Immigration. Travellers, under visa exemption scheme, arriving via an international airport will be given a 60 day visa exempt stamp, however people using OUT/IN method to extend their stay might be questioned after few visa exempt entries. There is no specific period given and there is no rule on how many visa exempt will be issued for one person. An old rule “90 days in a 180 days period” has been cancelled many years ago. The day you arrive is counted as first day.
1. The Visa Exemption List and Visa On Arrival List will be adjusted asap.
2. Other country’s passport holders must obtain Visa from a Thai diplomatic post abroad prior to commencing travel to Thailand.
General info and things to consider: We strongly recommend you to copy or record with your camera, upon entry into Thailand, following pages and keep the copies separate: Passport, latest Visa, latest Entry stamp and latest TM Card (Embarkation Card).
Re-entry permits are available at your local Thai Immigration Office, however you can also apply, after CHECK IN, at Suvarnabhumi International Airport and Don Muang International Airport, departure hall. Single Re-entry THB 1,200.-, Multiple Re-entry THB 4,000.-. Counters should be open 24/7.
Duration of stay: a 60 day visa exempt stamp can be extended by 30 days at local Thai Immigration Office, THB 1,900.-(actually every entry can be extended once).
Cancellation of work permit and extension of stay: In the event that you hold an extension of stay based on a Non B with work permit or Non ED based on study and you resign or it expires, you must cancel the “extension of stay” timely at Thai Immigration. And return the Work Permit as well, this is to avoid problem in future. There has never been a “7-day grace period”, however Thai Immigration will offer you a 7 day extension for THB 1,900.-, we call it “GET OUT OF MY COUNTRY” stamp.
Overstay charges are THB 500.-/day up to a maximum fine of THB 20,000.-.
Black Listing started 20th March 2016, age 18 years up , Children below 15 years of age will not pay overstay. Children between 15 and 18 years of age will be charged for overstay, but not Black listed. It is not possible to remove yourself from the blacklist, but after 5 years you can file an appeal.