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8.30am-4pm Mon-Fri)
Full international ATM, plus the usual cur-
ANZ Royal Bank
(St 1;
rency services.
B2B
(St 2½; 24hr)
Fast, air-conditioned internet access on Battambang's arty strip.
Canadia Bank
(Psar Thom; 7.30am-3.30pm Mon-Fri, 7.30-11.30am Sat)
Free cash withdrawals
and cash advances on plastic.
Handa Emergency Centre & Medical Clinic
( 070 810812, 012 674001; NH5; clinic
9am-3.30pm, emergency 24hr)
Has two ambulances and usually a Western doctor or two in
residence.
Tourist Information Office
( 012 534177;
www.battambang-town.gov.kh
; St 1;
8-11am & 2-5pm
Mon-Fri)
Moderately useful office with a great map of Battambang.
Getting There & Away
BOAT
The riverboat to Siem Reap (US$20, 7am) squeezes through narrow waterways and passes
by protected wetlands, taking from five hours in the wet season to nine or more hours at
the height of the dry season. Cambodia's most memorable boat trip, it's operated on al-
ternate days by
Angkor Express
( 012 601287)
and
Chann Na
( 012 354344)
. In the dry sea-
son, passengers are driven to a navigable section of the river.
BUS
Most bus companies are clustered in the centre just south of the intersection of NH5 and
St 4.
Sleeper buses run by Kampuchea Angkor Express are popular to Phnom Penh, but keep
in mind it's not a very long trip so arrival at an ungodly hour is a virtual certainty.
For quicker day travel to the capital, consider express minivans run by Golden Bayon
Express or Mekong Express (about US$10, 4½ hours).
Bus companies include the following:
Capitol Tour
( 053-953040; St 102)
Mekong Express
( 088 576 7668; St 3)
Phnom Penh Sorya
( 053-953904; St 4)
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