Are border offices open during Songkran for visa run to Langkawi?

it is more than a bit beyond me someone would even contemplate a trip of that magnitude during the Songkran Holiday :/

except be aware and count your days correctly as i believe the boats from Langkawi to Thailand stop on June 18th this year and don't start again until mid October.

@Tom *****

no problem, you can PM me if you have any other questions. It won't be too crazy to do this during Songkran time - but expect high flight prices & longer lines at the airports & hotels will book up full soon! If you have a METV it might be wise as

@Tod ********

says and do an easy border bounce now and save the big trip to Langkawi for another time, especially when your METV runs out and you want to get a SETV from the Penang Embassy. Killing many birds with one stone then...

Immigration on both islands is very easy, quite quick and friendly. Satun immigration via ferry i would assume is the same. Satun immigration to Malaysia mainland is another option - also quick and easy (and then bus down to where you get another boat to Langkawi from Kuala Perlis i believe it's called) but i think it's better just to go via Penang or Thailand side direct by ferry.

Tom Camp you have a few options - Fly CXN direct to HAT YAI. and then take a taxi or mini van to Satun where you can get a direct ferry to Langkawi. OR you can fly CNX direct to HAT YAI, taxi/mini van to PAK BARRA, boat to KO LIPE for a few days and then a direct 1 hr ferry to Langkawi. (Immigration is both on Ko lipe island/ Satun mainland - & at both Langkawi ferry terminal piers) OR you can go backwards and fly directly to Penang, Malaysia from BKK. (or one stop from CNX) and then take a ferry north to Langkawi - spend a few days and re enter thailand via Ko Lipe or Satun.