Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
TRANSPORT FROM SIEM REAP
DESTINATION
CAR &
MOTORBIKE
BUS
BOAT
AIR
US$5-13, 7hr, fre-
quent
US$35, 5hr,
7am
from US$90, 30min,
4 daily
Phnom Penh
6hr
Kompong Thom
2hr
US$5, 3hr, frequent N/A
N/A
US$4-5, 4hr, regu-
lar
US$20, 6-8hr,
7am
Battambang
3hr
N/A
US$4-5, 4hr, regu-
lar
Poipet
3hr
N/A
N/A
US$12-15, 10hr,
frequent
from US$90, 1hr, 5
daily
Bangkok
8hr
N/A
Getting There & Away
AIR
There are direct international flights from Siem Reap to Bangkok in Thailand; Vientiane,
Luang Prabang and Pakse in Laos; Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Hanoi and Danang in Vi-
etnam; Hong Kong; Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia; Kunming in China; Seoul in South
Korea; Singapore; Taipei in Taiwan; and Yangon in Myanmar.
Domestic links are currently limited to Phnom Penh (from US$90 one way) and Sihan-
oukville (from US$110 one way), and only Cambodia Angkor Airways currently operates
these routes. Cheaper specials are sometimes offered, but these are usually restricted to
Cambodian nationals. Demand for seats is high during peak season, so book as far in ad-
vance as possible.
BOAT
There are daily express boat services between Siem Reap and Phnom Penh (US$35, five
to six hours) or Battambang (US$20, four to eight hours or more, depending on the sea-
son). The boat to Phnom Penh is rather overpriced these days, given it is just as fast by
road and so much cheaper. The Battambang trip is seriously scenic, but breakdowns are
very
common.
Boats from Siem Reap leave from the floating village of Chong Kneas near Phnom
Krom, about 11km south of Siem Reap. The boats dock in different places at different
