Siem Reap - Cambodia - page 227

Getting Around
Following are insights into the most common forms of transport used for getting around
Siem Reap.
TO/FROM THE AIRPORT
Siem Reap International Airport is 7km from the town centre. Many hotels and guest-
houses in Siem Reap offer a free airport pick-up service with advance bookings. Official
taxis are available next to the terminal for US$7. A trip to the city centre on the back of a
moto is US$2. Remork-motos are available for about US$5, depending on the hotel or
guesthouse location.
BICYCLE
Some of the guesthouses around town hire out bicycles, as do a few shops around Psar
Chaa, usually for US$1 to US$2 a day. The White Bicycles ( www.thewhitebicycles.org ) project
rents bicycles, with all proceeds going towards supporting local development projects
around Siem Reap. Imported mountain bikes are available from cycling tour operators
( Click here ) for around US$8 to US$10.
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
Most hotels and guesthouses can organise car hire for the day, with a going rate of US$25
and up. Upmarket hotels may charge more. Foreigners are forbidden to rent motorcycles
in and around Siem Reap. If you want to get around on your own motorcycle, you need to
hire one in Phnom Penh and ride it to Siem Reap.
MOTO
A moto with a driver will cost about US$8 to US$10 per day. The average cost for a short
trip within town is 2000r or so, more to places strung out along the roads to Angkor or the
airport. It is probably best to negotiate in advance these days, as with the tourism boom a
lot of drivers have got into the habit of overcharging.
REMORK-MOTO
Remork-motos are sweet little motorcycles with carriages (commonly called tuk-tuks
around town), and are a nice way for couples to get about Siem Reap, although drivers
like to inflate the prices. Try for US$1 on trips around town, although drivers may charge
US$2 for a trip to the edges of town at night. Prices rise when you add more people.