International Airport, by bus from Phnom Penh or buy bus from Thailand via the
Poipet border crossing. Once in town, most hire transportation to
the temples by the day (taxi, tuk-tuk, motodup or bicycle,) and grab transport for
short in-town trips as needed, (see page 94.) Tickets, transport and tours can be
arranged through local tour operators and travel agents
AIRLINES
Air Asia
SR: Siem Reap International Airport. Tel: 063-6666333
www.airasia.com/kh
Cambodia Angkor Air
SR: Sivutha Blvd. Tel: 063-964488
www.cambodiaangkorair.com
Bangkok Airways
PP: #61A, Street 214 Tel: 023-426624
SR: Sivutha Blvd. Tel: 063-965422
www.bangkokair.com
China Airlines
PP: #1B/79, Mao Tse Toung Tel: 023-222693
www.china-airlines.com
Jet Star Asia Airways
PP: #333B, Monivong Tel: 023-220909
SR: Old Market area Tel: 063-964388
Korean Air
#254, Monivong, IOC Bldg, F3-R03 Tel: 023-224047
www.koreanair.com
Lao Airlines
PP: #111, Sihanouk Tel: 023-222956
SR: #114, Rte. #6 Tel: 063-963283
Malaysia Airlines (MAS)
PP: #35-37, St.214, Monivong Tel: 023-218923
SR: At the Airport Tel: 063-964135
Silk Air
PP: #219-B, Himawari Hotel Tel: 023-426808
Vietnam Airlines
PP: #41, Street 214 Tel: 023-363396
SR: Angkor Shopping Arcade, Rte. #6Tel: 063-964488
www.vietnamairlines.com
AIRPORT ARRIVAL
Visas Visas are available on arrival at the airports in Siem Reap and Phnom Penh and at the nearby Poi pet border crossing as well as most other international border crossings.
Siem Reap Airport The Siem Reap International Airport is a 6km, 10 minute ride from town center.
Registered vans, car taxis and motodups can behired at the ticket desk located in the terminal. Car
taxis runs $7/pax and motodup are $2/pax into town. Vans (8 pax max) run $10. Tuk-tuks are also available, charging $5 into town. Most hotels offer free transportation from the airport with advance reservations.
TO/FROM PHNOM PENH
Air/Flights
Cambodia Angkor Air offers several daily flights between Siem Reap and Phnom Penh. (There are also thrice weekly flights to Sihanoukville.)
Buses
Bus travel is the most popular means of overland transport between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.
Several bus companies offer regularly scheduled a/c buses in both directions. It’s about a 6 hour trip and the price ranges from $6-$13, with deluxe buses at the upper end. See page 89 for bus schedules.
River Ferry
Local ferry: For part of the year (around September - March) daily ferries ply the Tonle Sap river and lake between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. Ferries depart at 7:30AM daily from the Phnom Penh Port on Sisowath Quay near Street 104. Tickets $25-$35, (251km, 4-6 hours). Tickets can be purchased
through hotels and travel agents. At Siem Reap, the ferry docks at Chong Khneas, 15km south of Siem Reap town. The ferries are ‘local transport’ and do not meet international safety standards.
Deluxe river transport: Compagnie Fluevial Du Mekong (CFM) offers high quality, very leisurely
paced 3-10 day boat trips between Siem Reap, to/from phnom penh
Phnom Penh and Ho Chi Minh City on a traditionally crafted wooden riverboat with deluxe facilities. Tel: 023-216070 www.cfmekong.com
Local Transport: Taxis
Taxi: Private taxi: US$60 or more for the whole car. 4-5 hours. Negotiate the price with a local taxi or arrange a private taxi through your hotel or travel agent. Generally speaking, the better the car, the
higher the price.
The Road and Motorcycling to Siem Reap Much of the road to Siem Reap is paved and in good
condition, but long sections of National Route 6A are currently under construction and in rough shape. Regardless of road conditioned, driving in Cambodia is very challenging and should be attempted only by experienced riders. Road hogging buses and wandering farm animals on the road are the norm. The trip calls for bike no smaller than 250cc and can be made in an easy 5-6 hours, but two days with a layover in Kampong Thom is a more relaxed alternative and allows time to visit the nearby pre-Angkorian ruins of Sambor Prei Kuk as well as explore some of the other sites and minor ruins.
The usual route departs Phnom Penh via the ‘Japanese Bridge’ and follow 6A north 75km to the
Skun intersection. (Skun is known for its exotic foods - check out the fried spiders) But due to poor road conditions between Phnom Penh and Skun consider
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