Crossing the Cambodian-Thai Border

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Transport


Blogs all over the warn of the horrors of crossing the border at Poipet, but MoveToCambodia provides an excellent post on this. They recommend a very cheap option ($11.25) involving a 2 hour mini-bus to Poipet, and a 5-6 hour bus to Bangkok. They do warn however, that this is a trip that will take you all day, and you are advised to leave early. The link above has detailed, step by step instructions on how to get over the border safely.

Visa procedure

If you're staying in Thailand longer than 15 days, you'll need to get a tourist visa in advance from the Thai embassy in Phhnom Penh, or fly in to be granted a 30 day visa exemption (UK citizens).  It seems there is some confusion as to whether you get 30 or 15 days when entering overland, but to be safe we will say 15 day visa exemption when arriving overland.

At the immigration office make sure you get stamped out of Cambodia and then into Thailand, and pay the immigration fee (1000THB) if it exists (only found one mention of it).


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Some say he’s half man half fish, others say he’s more of a seventy/thirty split. Either way he’s a fishy bastard.

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