What is the visa process and cost at the Ban Phu Nam Ron border crossing from Myanmar to Thailand?

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Thanx (y)

The reason I spelled it out

@Julian ********

, is that some people might have wrongly read into your post that you paid 960 baht for your entry stamp to thailand, when indeed you did not. :)

Thanx for the update..

@Gregor *********

Not the point mate. You dont pay 960bt for a 30 day visa exemption to enter Thailand. Savvy?

@Steve ******

you could avoid the 960 Baht and start walking through no-mans-land between TH and Myanmar across the dirt road and through the potholes. Maybe smeone comes to your help halfway and offers you to carry the load for 860 Baht, 100 Baht cheaper

@Da***

Yep, that's what I was trying to clarify, so other members were not confused that there might be a fee for the Thai visa exemption at that border crossing

It’s the service of crossing and stamping in Myanmar. It’s not a fee to stamp into Thailand on 30day visa exemption. A bit expensive but it’s a nice little monopoly.

I think he just worded it badly Steve.

The fee is all-inclusive and covers the taxi service to Myanmar and back, plus the day pass fee for Myanmar immigration. I think when I did it several years ago it was a little cheaper, maybe I paid 700-800 after negotiating. Sounds busier now, there was nothing there when I did it and a guy took you in a car to go over, just on your own, there was no bus involved.

The actual border is several kilometers down a dirt road, after the Thai post, and Myanmar immigration further again, so it's not something you can just walk across by yourself.

Key is it is a very convenient border to Bangkok or Kanchanaburi and seems to have less "issues" with people doing same day bounces than Aranyaprathet/Poipet. It's also cheaper, when you consider the Cambodian visa.

@Pa**

Yes, I was trying to clarify if the OP actually paid for the visa exemption to Thailand as he stated.

The bus takes about 10 minuets to cross the boarder but it’s a dirt road that’s a bit up and down, not sure of actual distance.

It crosses stops by a duty free shop they take your passport get stamps and pay the fee to enter Myanmar, then drive you back. Fee is probably $10 so the rest of the 960.- is for the bus ride.

I did it a couple of months ago. Not a bad trip just 3 and half hours from BKK.

@Pa**

Yeah I get that but the OP stated he paid 960bt for a few klicks travel and the visa exemption to enter Thailand,

That fee is for the bus across the boarder and back. They also take care of stamping in and out of Myanmar.

No other options at that boarder.