Cambodia - Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Northern Thailand - page 504

Phnom Penh Sorya, Rith Mony and Thong Ly operate early-morning buses to Phnom
Penh (US$9 to US$10, 11 hours) via Kratie and Kompong Cham.
Quicker are the speedy express vans that pick you up at your guesthouse and head to
Phnom Penh (US$15, eight hours, 6am and 4pm) and Stung Treng (US$6, two hours,
around 7.30am). Call Tree Top Ecolodge to arrange an express van pick-up if coming
from Phnom Penh. Tree Top is also an expert regarding the ins and outs of getting to Laos
and Vietnam.
Long a dirt cattle track known as the 'Death Highway', the road south to Mondulkiri
has been upgraded to a sealed highway. It should be ready for prime time upon comple-
tion of a bridge over the Srepok River in Lumphat (estimated finish date late 2014). Until
that opens, the easiest way to get to Mondulkiri by public transport is to backtrack to
Snuol or Kratie and pick up transportation there.
GETTING TO VIETNAM: BAN LUNG TO PLEIKU
The O Yadaw/Le Thanh crossing (open 7am to 5pm) is 64km east of Ban Lung along smooth NH19.
Getting to the border From Ban Lung, guesthouses advertise a 6.30am van to Pleiku (US$12, 3½
hours) involving a change of vehicles at the border. These pick you up at your guesthouse. Alternat-
ively, take a local minibus to O Yadaw from Ban Lung's new bus station, and continue 25km to the
border by moto . A moto from Ban Lung to the border will set you back US$20 (one hour).
At the border Formalities are straightforward and lines nonexistent; just make sure you have a Viet-
namese visa.
Moving on On the Vietnamese side of the frontier, the road is nicely paved and motos await to take
you to Duc Co (20km), where there are buses to Pleiku (15,000d), Quy Nhon and Hoi An.
For more information about crossing this border in the other direction, Click here .
Getting Around
Motodups hang out around the market and some double as guides. Figure on US$15 to
US$20 per day for a good English-speaking driver-guide. A moto to Yeak Lom costs
US$3 to US$4 return; to Voen Sai is US$15 return; to any waterfall is about US$6 return.
Cheng Heng ( 088 851 6104; 6am-8pm) has some 250cc trail bikes for rent (US$25) in
addition to a stable of well-maintained smaller motorbikes (US$6 to US$8).