Stuck for 2 hours today at Padang Besar.
Jilake.

Malaysia side is so slow.
Arrived at padang besar queue 11.07am
Got out from siam border gate at 1pm

Should've went through ban prakob haih

Malaysian side slow? Usually the borders I went thru is slow on Thailand side.. Malaysia side just drive by and hand them passports to chop.. Unless that day many Thai tourists coz they will need to come out and finger print, like we go in Thailand.. The same day I came back, my friend also stuck for near 3hours at Danok.. Haha..

From my experience it's the Malaysian side that is slow.

Thai side the passengers can get out of the car and go through the immigration counter inside the building. Leaving only the driver to go through the lane. Much faster

Oh yes, my bad.. When returning, yea Malaysian side is slow on some customs.. Dannok is fine coz many counters for cars.. Betong is darn slow coz always open 2 counters only, and no dedicated motorcycles lane.. Motorcycles just cut in front of the queue.. Hopefully some car drivers can understand this.. Not that we don't want to queue, it is because if we queue, we will need to wait directly under the sun.. I drive and ride randomly anyway..

eh kejap... if wew go thru BKH, we can stop in changlun to buy the insurance bits n bobs.....but if its this Ban Prakorp place... where do wew stop to buy? also where is the last fuel station before this border?

Guys, do you pre-book hotel in Thailand or you reach where you wanna go then search?

my friends and i prebook....but we've also met ppl who just ride and land into whatever hotel they find.

I've done both. But popular spots or during holidays better pre-book. If you are not too picky where you stay, you can just go and find a place.

If really cheap, you can just go camping on the outskirts. Just look around. Usually can find for 5 to 10rm/night. Usually clean and will have some facilities.

How about money?

Buy baht before going over? Or plenty places can take credit card?

There are plenty of "Highway" motel in Thailand, mostly near from a Petrol station.

The only problem, it written in Thai only and you would not find it online booking sites like agoda and such.

Last petrol station : Buraq Oil https://goo.gl/maps/BXC7XhzKJzCenhEt8

Over here can buy Thai Sim Card, no Insurance Service.

Best you need to do at changlun then u turn to here.

oh damn... guess changlun will be the last stop for fuel and insurance before border...

interesting though... may try this border crossing one day

I didn't notice last petrol station because I was on car.. Refuel earlier because car fuel tank is big enough for me to travel in and out.. The insurance agent is located few KM before the border.. Look at your right when near to border, there are few lorry container (converted to office) which sell insurance.. Duty free shop is very tricky as well, and I doubt if it's operating.. Only noticed it when coming back Malaysia.. If coming from Malaysia, it's on right hand side as well and need to turn in small road., few minutes before reaching border, and there is a soldier check point right in front of the junction.. But it looks deserted for me.. I didn't turn in to check out..

hi to all sifus,

would like to ask about the procedures crossing the border to thailand via kayu hitam.

When entering thailand.

Do i have to queue up at drive through immigration counter together with the cars


Or can i just park at the side and do my stamping at the walk in immigration building ?


I saw a vlogger who drove past(jump queue?) all the cars queueing up at the drive through immigration counter for cars and park near the last counter and just walked over to the last drive through counter to get stamp. is that
allowed?


added the video at the current timestamp where he just enter the drive thru to get stamp by foot. is that allowed?

https://youtu.be/Q27989Sn9RM?t=927




Exiting Thailand

likewise when leaving thailand do i also need to queue up at the drive through counter or just enter the big immigration building to get my passport stamped, instead of the hassle of queueing up under the hot sun via the drive through immigration counter.

Hi sifus, Im planning to visit chiang mai later this year and just wanted to check if I were to apply for IDP using my D license, can I legally rent and ride a 125cc motorbike in chiang mai?

Like if I were to kena roadbloack can I just show the IDP?

I didn't enter via BKK but only exited (I entered via betong). But the process would be similar for entry I suppose.

You just park and walk in. The immigration building processes bikes and bus passengers. You don't need to line up with the cars. On exiting, just remember to return your custom form at counter 8 (old immigration checkpoint just before exiting thailand)

Jump que no longer allowed..have to park n walk in. But there is a special lane for motorcyclists combined with thai nationals lane

I may be wrong but i think ur idp needs bike specific license?

If not mistaken thailand recognizes Malaysian licences right? But if u no appropriate malaysian bike license still kena saman

yes park the bike then go stamp inside the office building with pedestrian. there's a bike counter.
it's usually faster than stamping outside with all the cars. can cut queue if you want since most officer don't care. if they ask you to turn and stamp in the office then need to turn.

https://www.wapcar.my/news/do-i-need-a-spec...in-thailand-625
don't need International Driving License/Permit since it's part of ASEAN agreement. all asean countries recognize other asean country license.

but some still kena saman. usually police wanna pau some money. don't argue too much.

About IDP, there's a literature running around from Internet, IF you drive/ride your own Malaysia registered vehicle, no need IDP.

But IF you rent a Thai registered vehicle, you MUST have IDP.

So don't take my word for it, its from the FB./Whatsapp groups that I pulled and summarized.

so betong vs danok
which 1 better?
mostlly find prostitute n nightlife