siem reap to bangkok

hi there,could anyone please tell me the best ways in which to travel from siem reap to bngkok,how long it take,the cost and the do%26#39;s and dont%26#39;s,any info would be helpful thankyou.

siem reap to bangkok

the best way is proberly flying,its very expensive at $300 odd dollars,we travelled by taxi at $30 to poipet than about a few hundred bath from border to bkk,to get visa to thailand u will need proof of exit in the way of an air ticket

siem reap to bangkok

hi, thanks for the info but i am more interested in overland travel could you tell me about your experience,did you catch a taxi the whole way to bangkok,how long did it take,were there any problems at the border is it easy or confusing.any more info would help,thanks.

www.talesofasia.com is the best resource I know of regarding the overland trip to Siem Reap from Bangkok.

Hi kutie,

There is a several times daily bus service from Siem Reap to Bangkok, which is used by many Cambodian and Thai nationals. It is very much a ';local-style'; no frills bus service and the road which it travels is at times very rough and badly maintained. As I understand it the journey can take anywhere from about 7 %26amp; 1/2 up to about 12 hours or more, depending on the weather, road conditions, number of commuters getting on and off along the way,etc. . Of course, the horrendous traffic congestion as you approach Bangkok%26#39;s inner areas and the time of day involved is also a major deciding factor on transit times.

I have been told by others that the journey is worth doing but am not sure... . If you are arriving in Siem Reap or Phnom Pehn by air you should stipulate on your Cambodian visa application that you intend to leave Cambodia via the road entry and exit point through which the bus travels to Thailand. Otherwise it may just be that the polite, sympathetic and generally very helpful Emigration officials will quite possibly send you back to Siem Reap to depart Cambodia by air.

As stated by others the flights from Siem Reap to Bangkok are held by a tight and monopolistic group of airlines which will charge anywhere from about US $ 175 - 300 for a one-way 30 minute flight (+ US $ 25 ?? airport departure tax from Cambodia).

The bus fare from Siem Reap to Bangkok apparently varies from about US $ 18 - 30 depending on which company you travel with.

I guess it is a matter of comfort, cost and speed versus economy, personal interest and a more leisurely approach.

Whatever you decide have fun and good luck.

Tony_C_Syd.

take fish%26#39;s advice and pour through tales of asia. They have the best info on current road conditions and travel times, which are improving enormously day by day. You don%26#39;t say if you%26#39;re traveling in the rainy season; could slow you down a BIT, but it%26#39;s no where near the 12 hours mentioned here if you take a taxi. I would not take the bus from SR to Poipet; then it probably is 12 hours.

I%26#39;ve done the trip alone several times in all seasons and it%26#39;s always fun.

In Siem Reap hire a taxi. Last time I went 4 months ago cost was $30 but might have gone up with gas prices. Drop in a couple of travel agencies and see if you can share a taxi if you want to cut costs. When you arrive in Poipet, clear immigration and exit on thai side; there are a few different bus companies that will deliver you to Bangkok (usually Khao San Road, sometimes Limpini Park) for 300 baht or so. That leg takes 4-4-1/2 hours and is quite comfortable, good road, no problems.

A great way to see some countryside, have a little adventure, meet some locals, travel a little closer to the ground.

Next year when the BA monopoly is over, there will be a pretty nice highway connecting Siem Reap to Bangkok. If you have a penchant for traveling on the adventurous side, those days are almost over for this route.

thankyou all very much for the info,the taxi from siem reap to the border sounds good,i will be leaving next year in febuary,cant wait,cheers.

Hi Kutie,

I just returned last week from Cambodia and Thailand. First of all, go through this forum and read all of Tony C syd%26#39;s posts. He is so dead-on with his advice- especially his driver Sen Savy!! The best!! After 4 days in Siem Reap, Savy dropped my husband off at the airport to fly home. He had arranged a taxi for my 3 children and I to get to Poipet so that we could catch a bus to Bangkok. This driver met us at the airport and we left at 8pm. I highly advise getting a taxi/car to get to the border. The road is truly Mad-Maxian and 97% unpaved! It took us about 3 hours to get to Poipet- the biggest dungheap of a town I%26#39;ve ever experienced!! And we only drove through it! The last 2K took us at least 20 minutes, what with all the enormous potholes and dogs, trucks and carts and chickens and.....! Our driver (a friend of Savy%26#39;s) dropped us at the rotary. We walked across the friendship bridge to the Thai immigration. Like fools, we walked right past the empty Cambodian customs window on the right side. Look for the sign that says ';Departure'; and then go to the two windows to the right. Ignore the people with the card table set up selling bus/minibus/taxi tickets to Bangkok. Turn your visa cards into Cambodian customs and then walk across the bridge to Thai customs. It is on the left side of the road. Once through Thai customs, we walked right into the tuk-tuk pool. I followed the suggestions from Talesofasia.com and took a tuk-tuk to the government bus station, about 15 minutes away. They accepted $3US as I had no baht I wasn%26#39;t going to barter with them. From there we got a very decent 2nd class bus to Bangkok for 180baht. It did not have a bathroom, but the bus stopped twice at a place where one could use a toilet. The bus matron even came back and told me personally when I could get off and do so. The bus left at 12:30pm and arrived at 5:00pm at Mo Chit bus station. We arrived in plenty of time to get our overnight train to Chiang Mai. In closing, be sure to read Talesofasia.com and TonyC Syd%26#39;s posts. If you use Savy (sensavy@yahoo.com) ask him to take you to the floating village and then to the locals%26#39; restaurant with the hammocks. It was one of our best days in Cambodia- taking a 2-3 hour break in the heat of the day, chillin%26#39; in the hammocks with the breezes blowing through. Oh! And having a lovely Khmer meal!

Good luck!! Email me if you have any other questions!

Hi Kutie, thanks for your question I had the same. I will also be there sometime in Feb,2009. I plan to take taxi to Thai border than (bus,taxi) on to Bangkok. If you know a way to find people like you and I doing the same let me know to save cost. Currently in Siem reap mid Feburary, travel day%26#39;s very flexible.

I just went from Siem Reap to Bangkok in Oct by Capital Tour Bus. Bus was 45 passenger AC bus and price was $12 purchased through a travel agency. The bus company also has an office in Siem Reap.

Mini bus picks passengers up at guesthouse and takes you to the bus. In Oct, the trip took about 10 hours including a 30 minute lunch stop and getting through immigration. There was no requirement to show any plane ticket for exit when entering Cambodia or Thailand.

Drop off was at Khao San Road which was very convenient.

The road on the Cambodian side was rough in parts but the driver was good and we had no problems.

I would recommend it as a most efficient by time and $ to travel between Siem Reap and Bangkok.

JR2000

Thanks for good info. This will be highly considered. Hopefully, Kutie see%26#39;s this as well.