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What is the experience of doing a DTV border run from Bangkok to Vientiane via the overnight train?

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Has anyone done a DTV border run from Bangkok to Vientiane via the overnight train? I'd love to hear about your experience.
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The post inquires about personal experiences with a DTV border run from Bangkok to Vientiane using the overnight train. One commenter shares their experience of taking a bus instead, mentioning that the process was straightforward and involved stamping out of Thailand, traveling to Laos, stamping in/out, and returning to Thailand without any issues.
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Didnt go train last time but went with bus, stop right next to the border.. stamp out thai, bus to lao, stamp in/out and back to thai. Easy

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