How to get to Phnom Penh

By plane

Near Phnom Penh is the international airport of Phnom Penh Phnom Penh International Airport (formerly Pochentong Airport). This is the largest airport in the country, and most international flights arrive here.

There are no direct flights to Cambodia from Russia, including from Moscow. You can get to Phnom Penh by connecting flight to Bangkok, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and other Asian cities. There are very inexpensive flights to Cambodia by Asian low-cost airlines in Asia: AirAsia from Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok; Jetstar from Singapore.

You can find and book flights to Phnom Penh using the search form below. Options for the cheapest flights on arbitrary dates can be viewed and booked here: cheapest flights to Phnom Penh. We remind you once again that there are no direct non-stop flights from Russia, including Moscow-Phnom Penh. So it's useless to look for direct flights yet.

You can find and book flights to Phnom Penh on the dates you need using the search form. The search is very flexible and allows you to find flights on different dates, with or without transfers, in both directions or one, etc.:

Prices for flights from Moscow to Phnom Penh:

Minimum prices for flights from Russia to Phnom Penh:

Visa processing on arrival at the airport is carried out at the "Visa on arrival" counter. The cost of a $20 visa is paid in cash dollars. You can't pay with a credit card, but you can withdraw money from it from an ATM located here. If you have issued an e-Visa in advance, you can immediately go to passport control (Immigration). Read more about the Cambodia visa here. Baggage collection is carried out after passport control.

Attention! The airport fee for departure from the airports of Cambodia has been canceled since April 1, 2011.

The airport is located 7 kilometers from the city (airport on the map of Phnom Penh). To get from Phnom Penh Airport to the city, you will have to take a taxi. It is best to order a taxi at the airport counter. The car will cost you $9, and the tuk-tuk will cost you $7. Outside the airport, you can catch a "private trader" for $ 5. You can get there by motorcycle taxi for $2.

If you wish and have the means, you can rent a car directly at the Phnom Penh airport and use it to travel around the country. For self-rental of transport, an international driver's license (IDP) is required. These are such rights, made in the form of a booklet in several languages, which are issued in addition to the usual national rights. To obtain an MBA, you do not need to take any exams, you only need to pay a fee. The easiest way to do this is on the website of the state service.rf.

The cost of renting a car in Cambodia is quite high, at least more than 2 times higher than in neighboring Thailand and Vietnam, from $ 25 per day. It is best to search and book a car for rent via the Internet using the search form and price comparison from different rental companies:

By bus

It is very convenient and inexpensive to get to Phnom Penh from neighboring Asian countries (Thailand, Vietnam, Laos) and from other cities of Cambodia by tourist bus. Tickets for tourist buses are sold everywhere in travel agencies of tourist areas or in hotels.

There is no single bus station in Phnom Penh, and buses arrive in various places, mainly in the city center. From Phnom Penh, buses of various companies also depart from various places, but by purchasing a ticket from travel agencies, you usually get a transfer from your hotel to the station for free. The minibus will pick you up at the appointed time from the hotel door and take you to the place of departure. Everything is very convenient and perfectly organized.

At land border posts in Cambodia, a visa is issued on arrival without any problems.

We recommend avoiding traveling by night buses through Cambodia due to the high risk of an accident. Also keep in mind that border posts are open from 7:00 to 20:00, and it will not be possible to cross the border at night.

Approximate prices for tickets to Phnom Penh (for reference):

• Ho Chi Minh City – Phnom Penh - $9-$12
• Sihanoukville (Sihanoukville) – Phnom Penh – $7
• Siem Reap – Phnom Penh - $7-$10
• Poipet (on the border with Thailand) – Phnom Penh - $7

Ho Chi Minh City to Phnom Penh by bus

From Ho Chi Minh City, buses first go to Phnom Penh, and then to Siem Reap. The cost is about $ 10. Many operators send their buses from Ho Chi Minh City from 6 am to 3 pm, about 6.5 hours on the way, but it may be longer if the weather and traffic are bad. The cost is about $ 10.

There is another way to get to Phnom Penh from Ho Chi Minh City: You can buy a one-, two- or three-day excursion from Ho Chi Minh City (also these excursions are available from Mui Ne) along the Mekong Delta with a final stop in Phnom Penh. I.e. this route is one-way and does not involve a return to Ho Chi Minh City. Such excursions can be purchased at travel agencies on the street or ordered online. During the tour you will travel by bus, boat, minibus, visit many interesting places and spend the night in hotels. There are even overnight boat tours on the river. In general, there are many options, and the prices are very low. For example, a three-day excursion (including two overnight stays in hotels and breakfast) in 2010 cost $ 84 for two. In addition, it was necessary to spend only on a visa to Cambodia, food and souvenirs. You can read the review of such an excursion here.

From Bangkok to Phnom Penh by bus

According to unconfirmed information, there is a direct (without an overnight stay in Poipet or Siem Reap) tourist bus service from Bangkok to Phnom Penh costing $ 15. Once again, this information is not verified.

To get from Bangkok to Phnom Penh by a proven route, you will first have to get to the border town of Aranyaprathet, cross the border to Poipet, and then take a bus to Phnom Penh and then transfer to Siem Reap or Poipet, from where, in turn, to Phnom Penh.

From Siem Reap to Phnom Penh by bus

Many buses of different companies depart from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh daily between 6:30 and 12:30. Travel time is about 6 hours. The cost is from $7 to $10.

By boat

Phnom Penh can be reached by speedboat from Siem Reap in an average of 6.5 hours and $ 35. The boat departs from Siem Reap at 6:30 , from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap at 7:30. In the dry season, when the river dries up, part of the route along the river can be replaced by a bus ride.

A boat departs from the Vietnamese city of Chaudoc (Chau Doc) every day around 8 a.m., which arrives in Phnom Penh in five hours.

Boats arrive and depart to the pier (Ferry Port) almost in the center of Phnom Penh. The port is located on Sisowath Quay Blvd near 104 Street. See the position of the pier on the map of Phnom Penh).

By train

During the war in Cambodia, the railway connection in the country was almost destroyed, and it is not yet possible to get to Phnom Penh by rail. The Phnom Penh-Kampot road, which was in operation until recently, has now stopped working (in November 2011).

The railway line that previously connected Bangkok and Phnom Penh runs only to the Thai border town of Aranyaprathet. This can be used to get partly by rail.

In 2013, it is planned to launch the Poipet railway connection-Battambang-Phnom Penh.

How to get from Bangkok to Phnom Penh by train+bus

In general, the route will look like this: from Bangkok you need to get to Poipet or Siem Reap, and then from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh. You may have to spend the night in Poipet or Siem Reap, but it's even better to stay in Siem Reap for a day or two to visit Angkor Temple complex (Angkor Wat).

The train departs daily from Bangkok at 05:50, arriving in Aranyaprathet at 11:35. the cost of the trip is strikingly low – 49 baht (money of Thailand, exchange rate)! The second train departs from Bangkok at 13:05 and arrives at 17:35.

Then, from the Aranyaprathet railway station, it will be necessary to get to the border crossing to Cambodia, which can be done on tuk-tuks (60 baht per person) waiting at the station. Next, you need to cross the border crossing (at the border crossing it is possible to obtain a visa on arrival or use an electronic visa to Cambodia). The border crossing is open from 7:00 to 20:00. More information about Aranyaprathet border crossing/Poipet and obtaining a visa there is written here.

Once you are in Poipet, you will be able to get to Phnom Penh by bus or taxi. The bus from the Poipet bus station, according to the schedule, departs only at 8:00, costs $ 25. A taxi to Phnom Penh from the bus station costs $25 per person.

There are other carriers between Poipet and Phnom Penh, for example http://www.ppsoryatransport.com/. Unfortunately, we do not have accurate information about the place of departure of buses of such carriers, but according to some information, their offices are located on the main street of the city (highway No. 5) about 1.2 kilometers from the border crossing, and the buses themselves depart from the Poipet bus station (not to be confused with the tourist bus terminal outside the city, from where they leave for Siem Reap), which is located about 1.5 kilometers from the border (Poipet bus station on the map).

In 2013, it is planned to launch the Poipet-Battambang-Phnom Penh railway connection.

Phnom Penh Bus Schedule