Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting There & Away
Koh Kong is on NH48, 220km northwest of Sihanoukville and 290km west of Phnom
Penh. It's linked to the Thai border by a paved toll road that begins on the other side of the
1.9km bridge over the Koh Poi River.
BUS
eager to overcharge tourists. Don't pay more than US$1/2 for the three-minute
moto
/
remork
ride into the centre. Pick-ups are at the company offices in town. Bus companies
usually offer free transfer by
remork
from your guesthouse to their respective offices.
089 998760; St 3)
each run a couple of buses to Phnom Penh (US$7, six hours) and one or
two trips to Sihanoukville (US$7, five hours). Most Sihanoukville trips involve a transfer,
but Rith Mony and Virak Buntham have direct buses around 8am. Note that Virak Bun-
tham claims to offer night buses from Siem Reap to Koh Kong, but these arrive in Sihan-
oukville early morning and require a second five-hour bus to Koh Kong, leaving many a
backpacker justifiably annoyed.
Morning trips to Kampot (US$12, five hours) and Kep (US$14, six hours) with Rith
Mony and Virak Buntham involve a vehicle change or two. The same two companies of-
fer midday trips to Bangkok with a bus change at the border (US$20, eight hours). There
are also trips to Koh Chang (US$14 including ferry) with a change of bus at the border,
plus a local ferry to the island.
TAXI
From the taxi lot next to the bus station, shared taxis head to Phnom Penh (US$11, five
hours) and occasionally to Sihanoukville (US$10, four hours) and Andoung Tuek (US$5,
two hours). As with anywhere, the best chance for a ride is in the morning. Travel agents
can easily set you up with shared or private taxi (to Phnom Penh/Sihanoukville US$55/
50).
Hiring a taxi to or from the Thai border costs about US$10 (plus 6000r for the toll),
while a
moto
/
remork
will cost about US$3/8.
