Cheap visa run from BKK?
Cheap visa run from BKK?
Feb 2, 2015, 3:50 pm
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Can you get your visa renewed on the weekend? Or are you just trying to avoid having too many days in Thailand on a single stay, for example a multi entry visa with short stay duration?
Feb 2, 2015, 5:59 pm
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I've seen $70 o/w flights HKT-KUL (MH) v.v.
You can get a r/t BKK-PNH for ~$250 (TG/PG).
Have you done any legwork toward this?
Feb 3, 2015, 6:06 am
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Feb 3, 2015, 5:43 pm
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Check vietjet from DMK to SGN and HAN. Sometimes they have extremely low fares.
But check if you need a visa for Vietnam (a return is NOT a transit, visa free transit does not apply when you don't go to a third country.
But check if you need a visa for Vietnam (a return is NOT a transit, visa free transit does not apply when you don't go to a third country.
Feb 3, 2015, 7:05 pm
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The BKK-KUL route has consistently offered excellent same-day returns over the years. I've mostly seen them on Malaysia, Air Asia, and Lufthansa, but all-in fares below $300 US are regularly available.
There are also great fares BKK-SIN to be had, often arriving late at night and returning in the wee hours, so check that route as well.
Note, however, that the really low same-day or one-night returns are seldom found on weekends. Also, whether any of those routes will have what you need within your required timeframe, of course, is an entirely separate question
Feb 3, 2015, 9:51 pm
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I doubt that Lufthansa is still flying BKK KUL as they are flying from Germany to KUL now
also several airlines flew in the past BKK SIN as a extension to their flight from Europe, such as Swiss, SAS and Turkish; Swiss, SAS stopped but not sure about Turkish
you could get very good deals for those flights as they had to fill the plane
remember I got BKK SIN for 7000 THB in J (!) and I was even upgraded to F (with F service and F food) one way
also several airlines flew in the past BKK SIN as a extension to their flight from Europe, such as Swiss, SAS and Turkish; Swiss, SAS stopped but not sure about Turkish
you could get very good deals for those flights as they had to fill the plane
remember I got BKK SIN for 7000 THB in J (!) and I was even upgraded to F (with F service and F food) one way
Feb 4, 2015, 1:15 am
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i think your best bet is bkk-sgn on TG or TK. but you probably need a visa to enter vietnam. i just did the trip myself on TG and enjoyed the new dreamliner, 787 or 788, not sure which version they have. i paid 240usd. got the visa at vietnam embassy in bkk. i can't remember what it cost, i think it was 2,400thb.
Feb 6, 2015, 11:39 pm
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DMK-PNH/HAN/SGN on AirAsia can be relatively inexpensive, if you buy at the right time. A friend purchased DMK-PNH-DMK a few days ago for 5,041 THB all in.
FWIW, assuming you are on a 30 day Exemption, as of 29 August 2014, you can now extend that for another 30 days at Immigration for 1,900 baht, so no need for a visa run.
http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/...ugust-29-2014/
FWIW, assuming you are on a 30 day Exemption, as of 29 August 2014, you can now extend that for another 30 days at Immigration for 1,900 baht, so no need for a visa run.
http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/...ugust-29-2014/