Can I extend my visa for six months by traveling to Cambodia, and is it better to go by car or flight from Pattaya?

@Guy ******

It's very easy to cross by land. There are 6 other Thai-Cambodian border crossings to use.

You can exit Thailand at Aran, but make sure to come back through a different border.

Use an agency (they'll use Ban Laem) if you want a seamless same day re-entry.

@Guy ******

He's right about avoiding that border crossing for re-entering Thailand..I simply corrected him about his using the incorrect name for the border, that's all. Everything else he said was correct.

I just don't understand why farangs refer to a Cambodian town as the Thai border, when the immigration offices on both sides of that border work very differently. The Cambodian side, although surly, won't reject you, unless you have a history of overstays, are a political activist or from an "undesirable" nationality such as somewhere in Africa. Westerners will have zero problems entering or exiting Cambodia there BUT the problem lies on re-entering Thailand at Aran, on the Thai side.

Thus choose any other crossing, even nearby Ban Khao Din, which is very easy going.

Thanks

@T**

good to know. I try to avoid Cambodia as it is, there’s one more reason. 😅