Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting there
There are no direct flights to Cambodia
from Europe, North America, Australasia
or South Africa, so if you plan to fly into
the country you'll need to get a
connecting flight from elsewhere in
Southeast or East Asia.
There are direct flights to
Phnom Penh
from an
increasing number of cities in the region including
Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Seoul, Bangkok,
Vientiane, Ho Chi Minh City, and several cities in
China (including frequent connections with Hong
Kong). Alternatively, it's also possible to fly direct
to
Siem Reap
from Singapore, Bangkok, Ho Chi
Minh City, Kuala Lumpur and a number of other
Asian destinations.
city such as Seoul or Taipei (the latter has direct
connections to Phnom Penh on EVA Air;
W
evaair
.com). There are daily flights from New York and
Los Angeles to Bangkok, Hong Kong, Kuala
Lumpur and Singapore, all of which have onward
connections to Phnom Penh. Fares from both the
east and west coasts to Phnom Penh start from
around US$1500.
From Canada
, low-season
return fares from Toronto to Phnom Penh start
at around Can$2000, and Can$1500 return
from Vancouver.
Flights from Australia, New
Zealand and South Africa
There's a wide selection of flights from
Australia
and New Zealand
to Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur,
Singapore and Ho Chi Minh City, with onward
connections to Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. Return
fares from Australia to Phnom Penh start at around
Aus$1000; from Auckland, Christchurch and
Wellington flights start from roughly NZ$2000.
Travelling from
South Africa
to Cambodia via
an Asian hub city, fares start at around
ZAR12,000 return.
Flights from the UK and Ireland
There are plenty of daily flights, many nonstop,
from
London Heathrow
to Southeast Asian cities,
with some airlines offering connections to Phnom
Penh. Flight times vary depending on routing. The
most direct route is via Bangkok (around 11-12hr
from London, plus another 1hr on to Phnom Penh),
followed by Kuala Lumpur and Ho Chi Minh City
(Saigon). There are also a growing number of
connections via the Gulf, although these will entail
at least two stops. From
Ireland
, it's a matter of
either getting a cheap connection to London
Heathrow or flying to Cambodia via a different
European (or possibly Gulf ) hub.
Thai Airways (
W
thaiairways.com), Singapore
Airlines (
W
singaporeair.com) and Malaysia Airlines
(
W
malaysia-airlines.com) offer some of the most
competitive fares to Cambodia, with return fares to
Phnom Penh starting at around £650.
Round-The-World flights
If Cambodia is only one stop on a longer journey,
you might want to consider buying a
Round-The-
World (RTW)
ticket. Cambodia can be added to
itineraries offered by airline consortium Star
Alliance (
W
staralliance.com) for example. Bangkok
or Singapore are more common ports of call for
many RTW tickets; from the UK, figure on around
£1000 plus taxes for an RTW ticket including either
of these destinations.
Getting there from
neighbouring countries
There are numerous land borders into Cambodia
open to foreigners from neighbouring Thailand,
Vietnam and Laos.
Visas
at all are issued on arrival
(see p.48).
Flights from the US and Canada
Flying from the
east coast
of North America to
Cambodia it's quickest to travel via Europe.
Conversely, from the
west coast
it may well be
quicker and cheaper to fly westward via an Asian
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