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(40,000r, 4½ hours) and Pursat (16,000, two hours) leave from the southeast corner, while
taxis to Poipet (20,000r, 1¾ hours), Sisophon (15,000r, 1¼ hours) and Siem Reap
(26,000r, three hours) leave from north of the market out on NH5.
Share taxis to Pailin (US$6, 1¼ hours) and the Psar Pruhm-Ban-Pakard border (US$7)
leave from the east edge of Psar Leu. Hiring a private taxi here for US$35 to US$40 will
give you the option of stopping off at Phnom Sampeau and Sneng on the way.
Getting Around
English- and French-speaking
remork
drivers are commonplace in Battambang, and all of
them are eager to whisk you around on day trips. A half-day trip out of town to a single
sight like Phnom Sampeau might cost US$12, while a full day trip taking in three sights -
Phnom Sampeau, Phnom Banan and the Bamboo train, for instance - costs US$16 to
US$20, depending on your haggling skills. A
moto
costs about half that.
A
moto
ride in town costs around 2000r, while a
remork
ride starts from US$1.
8am-7pm)
, Chhaya Hotel and Royal Hotel rent out motorbikes for US$7 to US$8 per
day. Bicycles are a great way to get around and can be ridden along both banks of the
river in either direction. They can be rented at the Royal Hotel, Soksabike, Battambang
Bike and several other guesthouses for about US$2 per day.
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Around Battambang
The countryside around Battambang is littered with old temples, bamboo trains (
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Ek Phnom costs US$3. If you purchase a ticket at one site, it's valid all day long at the
other two. For details on sites not mentioned below, check out the guidebook
Around Bat-
tambang
(US$10) by Ray Zepp, which has details on temples, wats and excursions in the
Battambang and Pailin areas. Proceeds go to monks and nuns working to raise HIV/AIDS
awareness and to help AIDS orphans.
