Cambodia
Getting There
Getting
There by Air
Bangkok
Airways (website: www.bangkokair.com) and Thai
Airways International (website: www.thaiair.com)
fly between Cambodia and Thailand. Malaysia
Airlines (website: www.malaysiaairlines.com)
flies from Kuala Lumpur, Vietnam Airlines
(website: www.vietnamairlines.com) from Hanoi
and Ho Chi Minh City, and Lao Airlines (website:
www.laos-airlines.com) from Vientiane.
Approximate
Flight Times
From Bangkok
to Phnom Penh is 1 hour 15 minutes (there are no
long haul flights outside Asia). From London to
Bangkok is 11 hours 20 minutes.
Main
Airports
Phnom Penh
International Airport (PNH) (website:
www.cambodia-airports.com/phnompenh) is 10km (6
miles) from Phnom Penh. To/from the airport:
Taxis and motorbike taxis to the city are
available (journey time - 10 minutes). For
pre-arranged tours a pick-up service is
available. Facilities: Left luggage, bureaux de
change, shops, duty-free, post office and light
refreshments.
Siem
Reap International Airport (REP) (website:
www.cambodia-airports.com/siemreap) is 8km (5
miles) from Siem Reap. To/from the airport:
Taxis and motorbike taxis to Siem Reap are
available (journey time - 7 to 10 minutes). For
pre-arranged tours a pick-up service is
available. Facilities: Left luggage, bureau de
change, shops and light refreshments.
Departure
Tax
US$25 levied
on international departures at Phnom Penh and
Siem Reap; US$13 for children under 12. Children
less than two years of age are exempt.
Getting
There by Water
Main ports:
Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville.
Phnom Penh can be reached via the Mekong Delta
through Vietnam. This route is served by regular
passenger ferry services from Chau Doc in
Vietnam and can be booked through travel
agencies or at the dock. Sihanoukville is
reached from Thailand through the border
crossing at Hat Lek and the boat from Koh Kong.
Tickets can be purchased at the dock in
Sihanoukville.
Getting
There by Road
The Thai and
Vietnamese borders are open for overland access.
The main highway links the capital with the
Vietnam border. Border checkpoints include
Poipet, Cham Yeam, O'Smach, Anlong Veng and Psar
Prom (Thailand), Bavet, Kaam Samnor and Phnom
Den (Vietnam). The border with Laos at Stung
Treng is currently closed so travellers should
check the situation as it changes regularly.
Cross-border bus services are from Ho Chi Minh
City in Vietnam operated by Phnom Penh Sorya
Transport Company (tel: (23) 210 359; website:
www.ppsoryatransport.com).
Note: It is possible to drive from Phnom Penh to
Ho Chi Minh City in a day but there are
formalities involved regarding the use of the
same vehicle all the way. Right-hand drive
vehicles (quite common in Cambodia) are not
allowed entry to Vietnam. Vietnamese visas must
be obtained in advance but Cambodian visas can
be obtained at the border.
