[wgX44EEn]

hi i am curious how mails are handled in thailand..

are the address written in thai only ?
can the address be written in english if they were to send it overseas ?

how long will it normally take for overseas mail? and how are the mails collected ?

[SOgLak]

Internal mail is best addressed in Thai. If it was addressed only in English there would be some doubt (perhaps) about it reaching its destination, although Thai postal workers can probably read English. Nothing wrong with addressing in both English and Thai.

Overseas mail posted from LOS would have to be addressed in English (of course). English alone would probably be enough but I suggest using use both languages to be more certain.

Not sure about how long it takes. Depends also on destination.

[Fvmfrctt]

Bought a book from buy thai books. postge was included. From date of mailing in thailand to receipt in tacoma WA was about 10 days. Rather quick. All packages we get from thailand are addressed in english and are sent registered mail Yes, more cost. But we get the mail. It's never lost.

[dyestymum]

I have sent letters and packages to Thailand, and they have all made it to their destination. I always write the adress in English, and havent had a problem. I always send it Priority through the US Postal, and it takes about 10 days.

[wgX44EEn]

i wanted to get my friend to mail me something. but i only got an english address, no point writing it in thai, cause people in my country cannot read thai ?!

so writing my address in english alone is enough ? or do i need to find a thai version of my address?

[machpamb]

English should work. We get stuff from Thailand addressed in English and I have mailed there (toBkk) addressed in English.

[LasTins]

I get stuff addressed in English only all the time. once even a Thai foundation sent a letter from Bangkok with my address written in English only, don't know why because I had written it in Thai on the envelope addressed to them

when I send a letter abroad, I write the address in Latin script plus the destination country in Thai. that should make things clear for everyone along the way.

[trettegeani]

I have had a few chats with the boys at our local post office and the main thing to get right is the district within the Tambun for instance
19 Moo 1,
Soi Madee
Bang Saray
Chonburi, 20250
Early on the Moo (district) was not on my mail, and they could not/would not work it out, as there is only one Soi Madee.
Hope this helps.
Also don't send anything valuable unless it's registered or by courier.

[largonioulurI]

I have sent several packages from Sydney to Bangkok, and it has always been written in English and has taken about a week and a half to get there on each occasion.

[Evsltkzl]

mailing in, there's no problem......
it's the mail out that's not arriving.....lost in space ?

[dyestymum]

I have recieved letters from Thailand, and my address was written in english, no Thai.

[TerAlelmlor]

I've recieved,and sent, letters and parcels from/to Thailand. I live in Ireland and it takes about 10 days.
Always written address in English.
My Beautiful Lady in Pathumthani, even sent me Thai sweets for my Nieces and Nephews.......took a bit longer, but they still got Here

BTW, my Girl-friend's Cousin is a "Postman"

[machpamb]

Welcome to the forums homejames (like the handle).

[dyestymum]

Just a warning for anyone in the USA. They doubled the rates to send packages overseas. I just sent a package that would normaly cost me about $15 but today it costed me $37!! So bring some more cash if you are sending anything overseas from the US.

[ireleda]

I use English going out and we get all kinds of mail, both letters and packages from all over, both local and international and written in just English, even from Thai business in English only, the house address it seems is not important but the Name, MOO, T., A. should be there. and between 10 and 15 days..

[zlopikanikanzax]

Thai Mailing System?? Everyday they deliver me mails which are not addressed to my house. I'm just too tired to act a messenger myself, so just waiting for those with the names addressed on the mails to bomb the post offices in the area.

[ireleda]

Yep, damn lucky if they deliver it to the correct MOO., It has been taking about 10 to 14 days for things to get from the states to me or my neighbors, who ever he wants to deliver my stuff to, all air mail and some thru DHL?[anyway a courier service]

[www.forumsovetov.ru]

Well if I am not too-late here`s my gripe against Thai mail service. In 2005 on my first visit to Bkk. I sent 4 post cards 3 to Chicago, and one to Europe. Only one arrived (to Chicago) and that was about 2 weeks later-I was already back in Chicago-the other 3 have not arrived yet at their destinations.[(Mind you the postage was paid according to postal clerks decission, that should not have been the problem)</b> And that makes me wonder how do they send mail from Thailand to overseas?...by rowboats?

[zlopikanikanzax]

It takes 2 weeks for a normal mail to get to South and North America, 4-6 days for an express mail, and about a week for a normal mail to be sent to Europe, i think. I gathered that from my experience. It's usually around that amount of time.

[www.forumsovetov.ru]

Well that is not my experience with mail sent to Thailand. I must have sent dozens if not 100 letters to my P`Noot over last 2 years, it normaly takes a letter about 6 days to get to Bkk. from me. Un less it takes longer for mail to get FROM Thailand to U.S. than it does to get from U.S, to Thailand....But even if that was the case...it`s still no excuse for the cards I sent over a year and a half ago not to have arrived at their destinations.