One of the reasons for living in Krabi province is pretty close. vizaran to malaysia. Indeed, Aonang is one of closest resorts to the border. (By the way, if you need a home, we have I have personally collected a catalog of houses in Krabi, where more than 70 houses with a map and photo. Housing the same for a short period, while you are looking for a house, you can zamekat through RoomGuru, this is the most convenient service).
Of course, you can live in other cities / towns that are located closer to the checkpoint and at the same time also by the sea, but they are not so known and popular. And so on the border with Malaysia and go with Phuket and from Samui. Note that there are at least two major border crossing do not mess up. Well, and those who are not knows what vizarans are for, read our general article about Thai visas
We did not come to live in Aonang because of a vizaran, but I agree that the visara from here is relatively convenient. When we lived in Bangkok and traveled to a vizaran in Cambodia, the distance was less, but to pass the border there the enemy does not wish.
The content of the article
- 1 Vizaran from Krabi to Malaysia
- 1.1 Cost
- 1.2 Road
- 1.3 Thai border
- 1.4 Frontier Malaysia
- 1.5 Back to Thailand
Contents
Vizaran from Krabi to Malaysia
Cost of
Since we had a rental car for a month, we needed pay only gasoline. And so, let’s calculate: – Cost car rental for 1 day about 1200 baht. – Gasoline for 640 km somewhere 1800-2200 baht (depending on the gluttony of the car and the type of fuel).
Total cost goes about 3200 baht. If the four of us go, it turns out very little money. It is clear that if you go to bike, it will be cheaper (200-300 baht rent + 500-800 gasoline), but such a long trip to the amateur.
Also during the season, winterers and longsters in Aonang often gather together, rent a minibus, and then the cost of the trip is obtained about 500 baht per person. As an option, use a Vizaire. from a travel agency (1000 baht / person), but it is worth doing only if you 1-2, or you can not drive a car, and you can not go with the guys on the minibus.
Road
From Krabi to Satun (transition Satun – Wang Kelian) we drove two times, and drove specially different road. One way road It took us 4.5-5.5 hours (320 km), depending on the speed, time of day and number of stops. By the way, in the dark to go very unpleasant because most of the road is very faded markup or without it at all. If you have bad headlights or so-so vision, it will be difficult. I was saved only by the main beam, but with him I can not go all the time.
Google built the route for us arranges. So, how to go with almost no difference. One way shorter, but there are more pieces of the road with one lane (to overtake trucks difficult), and the second path is longer, but there are almost always 2 lanes. The total time was the same approximately. If me now asked how I would go, I would choose a shorter path (here he). Below on the map is the point where you need to go.
And here’s another point on the map with another Sadao checkpoint – Padang Besar, he is in the province of Sadao (Sadao). Here sometimes Ride those who travel under their own power. First from Krabi town to town Hat Yai on the bus, and then on the shuttle to the border. In Satun I think it’s harder to get on my own, first from Krabi on bus to Satun itself, and then on to something to the checkpoint.
Thai border
In fact, there is nothing to tell. Come to border crossing, go back to the first building (just behind windows), give me your passport, you are stamped on leaving Thailand, and stomp on. Queues, as a rule, no.
Parking near the border
Thai border
Border hours
Passports must be given to the window at the back of the building, not the front.
Checkpoint Satun
Malaysian border
Walk literally 100 meters and find yourself near Malaysian boundaries. In one window (Entry) give a passport, you put a stamp on at the entrance. Then you immediately give the passport to the next window (Exit) and you stamped on leaving Malaysia. Queues too, as a rule not.
Malaysian border
First, in the left window, then immediately in the right
Between the borders there is a Malaysian cafe
Back to thailand
Then go back to the Thai border. There will be a bon booth on the right. Voyage in her take an immigration card, fill it out as standard. And you can not specify specific cities entry / exit, and just Port of Embarcation – Thailand, Port Disembarcation – Malaysia. Then you give to the next window, where you Stamped on departure from Ty. Honestly, I longer this explain what you will need time to sort out place There, however, everything is very simple.
In the bon voyage booth we take an immigration card
The whole process of border crossing takes about 15 minutes! And the second time was the turn of guest workers, and then everything is pretty passed quickly, if not 15 minutes, but 20 
P.S. If you go a long way, then there will be on the way good European cafe with a lawn (for a child), and prices quite sane.
Excellent euro-cafe on the road Hat Yai – Krabi
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