International border
Travel and transportation
Cambodia shares international border crossings with all neighbouring countries. The Bavet/Moc Bai crossing with Vietnam is the most convenient crossing to Phnom Penh. Southern Cambodia is most easily accessed through the Prek Chak crossing with Vietnam and Koh Kong crossing with Thailand. The closest international crossing to Siem Reap is the checkpoint with Thailand at Aranyaprathet/Poipet.
Cambodian visas are available on-arrival at most border crossings with all neighbouring countries.
Cambodia shares international border crossings with all neighbouring countries
Border with Vietnam Bavet Checkpoint: Moc Bai, Vietnam / Bavet, Cambodia (National Route No one to Phnom Penh) Cambodian visas available at the border. Vietnamese visas not available at crossing border of Vietnam The Moc Bai crossing is the most convenient to Phnom Penh. The road to Moc Bai is in good condition, though the bridge over the Mekong at Neak Luong town is under construction requiring ferrying across the river. At high demand hours and holidays there can be long waits at the ferry crossing.
Bus: There are few bus companies offering direct a/c service between Phnom Penh and HCMC for $10-$12, taking about six hours. (Comfortable buses are more expensive.) No bus change at border. In HCMC, most of the bus stations are in the Pham Ngu Lao traveller area. International borders.
Ving Xuong, Vietnam/Kaam Samnor, Cambodia:
‘The Chau Doc Crossing’ Cambodian visas available at crossing border. Vietnamese visas NOT available at the border The ‘Chau Doc crossing’ on the Mekong River also offers direct access to/from Phnom Penh, and is interesting, in part, due to it requires at least some river travel. From Phnom Penh there are 3 options. All can be bought as package tickets.
1) Direct Ferry - Speed ferry from the Phnom Penh Port to Chau Doc. Approximately five hours. Price $25-$30.
2) Bus and Boat - Bus from Phnom Penh to the border at Kaam Samnar in Kandal province and then a river ferry the rest of the way to Chau Doc. ($15-$20).
3) Slow boat (the old route) – Bus to Neak Luong, where Route No one meets the Mekong (two hours).
At Neak Luong transfer to a local boat (five hours to the border) then catch a motorcycle to Chau Doc. Phnom Den, Takeo, Cambodia/Tinh Bien, Vietnam Availability of Cambodian visas unknown. Vietnamese visas not available at the border From Phnom Penh, take a shared taxi from Phsar Domkor to Phnom Den in Takeo province. Walk across the border to Tinh Bien. From Tinh Bien, take a motor- cycle or taxi to Chau Doc about ten km north.
Prek Chak, Cambodia/Xaxia, Vietnam Cambodian visas available at the border. Vietnamese visas
not available at the border, this border crossing offers easy access between the coastal towns of southern Cambodia and the southernmost part of Vietnam and Phu Quoc Island. It is most directly accessed from Kampot/Kep.
Border with Thailand
Aranyaprathet, Thailand / Poipet, Cambodia Border Crossing: The Route to Siem Reap Cambodian visas available. Thai transit visas available. It’s a 465km, six to nine hour trip from Bangkok to Siem Reap.
The usual route start with a four to five hour bus or a train ride from Bangkok to the border crossing at Aranyaprathet/Poipet, and then on the Cambodian side three more hours bus or taxi to Siem Reap.
Direct Bus
There are direct buses between Bangkok and Siem Reap. No bus change at the border, though you still have to deboard and walk through the crossing for visa, immigration and customs check.
The bus makes two to three rest stops along the way and a snack is served, but you may want to pack some extra food. Total trip: six to eight hours. Price: from $25 to $30 (750B), not inclusive of visa fees. Early buses leave around 7AM-9AM in both directions. Coming from Thailand make sure to get your Cambodian visa at the Cambodia “Visa on arrival” immigration station. In Bangkok, tickets are sold and buses depart from Morochit station. In Siem Reap buy tickets
through the Nattakan office on the Sivutha Blvd or at a travel/tour agent. In Siem Reap the ticket sometime includes free pick up from your hotel.
Do it yourself
1) From Bangkok take a bus or train to Aranyaprathet.
Bus: four hours, departing the Northern Bus Terminal (Morchit) hourly from 4AM to 6PM. Train: six hours, departs Hualamphong.
2) From Aranyaprathet, you just take a moto or tuk-tuk from the bus station to the border.
3) On the Cambodian side, take a shuttle bus to the transport station. From there you can take a bus or taxi to Siem Reap Had Lek, Thailand / Koh Kong, Cambodia: The Route to Sihanoukville Cambodian visas are available. Thai transit visas available. The usual route runs from Bangkok to Trat (five to six hours), then on the border crossing at Had Lek Thailand where you cross to Koh Kong City, Cambodia.
If you want to stay in Koh Kong there are many guesthouses and also some hotels as well as restaurants and a couple of bars. From Koh Kong City, bus or taxi to Sihanoukville (four hours) or Phnom Penh (five hours).
Travel and transportation
Cambodian visas are available on-arrival at most border crossings with all neighbouring countries.
Cambodia shares international border crossings with all neighbouring countries
Border with Vietnam Bavet Checkpoint: Moc Bai, Vietnam / Bavet, Cambodia (National Route No one to Phnom Penh) Cambodian visas available at the border. Vietnamese visas not available at crossing border of Vietnam The Moc Bai crossing is the most convenient to Phnom Penh. The road to Moc Bai is in good condition, though the bridge over the Mekong at Neak Luong town is under construction requiring ferrying across the river. At high demand hours and holidays there can be long waits at the ferry crossing.
Bus: There are few bus companies offering direct a/c service between Phnom Penh and HCMC for $10-$12, taking about six hours. (Comfortable buses are more expensive.) No bus change at border. In HCMC, most of the bus stations are in the Pham Ngu Lao traveller area. International borders.
Ving Xuong, Vietnam/Kaam Samnor, Cambodia:
‘The Chau Doc Crossing’ Cambodian visas available at crossing border. Vietnamese visas NOT available at the border The ‘Chau Doc crossing’ on the Mekong River also offers direct access to/from Phnom Penh, and is interesting, in part, due to it requires at least some river travel. From Phnom Penh there are 3 options. All can be bought as package tickets.
1) Direct Ferry - Speed ferry from the Phnom Penh Port to Chau Doc. Approximately five hours. Price $25-$30.
2) Bus and Boat - Bus from Phnom Penh to the border at Kaam Samnar in Kandal province and then a river ferry the rest of the way to Chau Doc. ($15-$20).
3) Slow boat (the old route) – Bus to Neak Luong, where Route No one meets the Mekong (two hours).
At Neak Luong transfer to a local boat (five hours to the border) then catch a motorcycle to Chau Doc. Phnom Den, Takeo, Cambodia/Tinh Bien, Vietnam Availability of Cambodian visas unknown. Vietnamese visas not available at the border From Phnom Penh, take a shared taxi from Phsar Domkor to Phnom Den in Takeo province. Walk across the border to Tinh Bien. From Tinh Bien, take a motor- cycle or taxi to Chau Doc about ten km north.
Prek Chak, Cambodia/Xaxia, Vietnam Cambodian visas available at the border. Vietnamese visas
not available at the border, this border crossing offers easy access between the coastal towns of southern Cambodia and the southernmost part of Vietnam and Phu Quoc Island. It is most directly accessed from Kampot/Kep.
Border with Thailand
Aranyaprathet, Thailand / Poipet, Cambodia Border Crossing: The Route to Siem Reap Cambodian visas available. Thai transit visas available. It’s a 465km, six to nine hour trip from Bangkok to Siem Reap.
The usual route start with a four to five hour bus or a train ride from Bangkok to the border crossing at Aranyaprathet/Poipet, and then on the Cambodian side three more hours bus or taxi to Siem Reap.
Direct Bus
There are direct buses between Bangkok and Siem Reap. No bus change at the border, though you still have to deboard and walk through the crossing for visa, immigration and customs check.
The bus makes two to three rest stops along the way and a snack is served, but you may want to pack some extra food. Total trip: six to eight hours. Price: from $25 to $30 (750B), not inclusive of visa fees. Early buses leave around 7AM-9AM in both directions. Coming from Thailand make sure to get your Cambodian visa at the Cambodia “Visa on arrival” immigration station. In Bangkok, tickets are sold and buses depart from Morochit station. In Siem Reap buy tickets
through the Nattakan office on the Sivutha Blvd or at a travel/tour agent. In Siem Reap the ticket sometime includes free pick up from your hotel.
Do it yourself
1) From Bangkok take a bus or train to Aranyaprathet.
Bus: four hours, departing the Northern Bus Terminal (Morchit) hourly from 4AM to 6PM. Train: six hours, departs Hualamphong.
2) From Aranyaprathet, you just take a moto or tuk-tuk from the bus station to the border.
3) On the Cambodian side, take a shuttle bus to the transport station. From there you can take a bus or taxi to Siem Reap Had Lek, Thailand / Koh Kong, Cambodia: The Route to Sihanoukville Cambodian visas are available. Thai transit visas available. The usual route runs from Bangkok to Trat (five to six hours), then on the border crossing at Had Lek Thailand where you cross to Koh Kong City, Cambodia.
If you want to stay in Koh Kong there are many guesthouses and also some hotels as well as restaurants and a couple of bars. From Koh Kong City, bus or taxi to Sihanoukville (four hours) or Phnom Penh (five hours).
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