Siem Reap to Phnom Penh

From Siem Reap to Phnom Penh on your own. Tips too Bus transfer, Mini Bus, Vans and Taxi transfer from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh.

Bus from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh

Bus transfers from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh are still the most popular travel option. With the bus transfer you also get the landscapes such as rice fields, Villages and water buffalo can be seen.

Usually luxury or Sleeper buses offered, that offer a certain level of comfort. The buses are all air-conditioned and you can lie down in the seats and stretch your feet.

Bus provider from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh:

1. Giant Ibis*
2. Kia Grandbird
3. Tourist AC*
4. Universe Luxury
5. Mekong Express

Bus transfer prices from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh:

The Bus Tickets Cost between 12 and 15USD and the bus journey takes approximately 10 minutes depending on traffic in Siem Reap 6-7 Hours. It's best to leave straight after breakfast in the morning or take one of the night connections.

You can book the tickets for the transfers online in advance and pay by credit card. The exact departure points and locations are also shown to you via Google Maps.

Mini Bus from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh

Equally popular are trips with a mini bus from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh. The Vans are a little faster than the buses. The only downside is, that you don't have that much space, Above all, there isn't that much legroom and the vehicles are usually always full.

Mini bus provider from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh:

1. Sarah Transport*
2. Mey Hong Bus
3. Ebooking Express*
4. Seila Angkor Express
5. Golden Bayon Express

The trip with the mini bus costs around 15USD (The providers are all more or less the same, regarding vehicle type and service).

The mini bus ride from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh takes approximately 6 Hours. Another advantage of the mini buses is, that this you pick up from your hotel, so you don't have to walk or take a tuk tuk to get to the minibus terminal departure point.

Taxi Transfer from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh

Depending on demand, Offer and your own negotiating skills costs a taxi ride from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh or vice versa between 60 and €100 if you speak to a private driver on the side of the road.

This is of course the fastest way, to undertake the journey overland, but some drivers work as “parcel delivery services”, what means, that they like to stop at random points along the way, to pick up and deliver packages.

You should have yours Taxi driver* maybe ask in advance, whether he can continue driving without interruption. Don't expect either, that he turns on the taximeter, no one will do that.

It is important, to agree on a price in advance, before you get in the taxi, otherwise you might have problems later, to argue with him. You can also take one of the so-called shared taxis, those from the southwest corner of the central market in Phnom Penh (called Psar Thei in Khmer) depart.

The price for a group trip is around €10-15 per person, but you have to wait, until the taxi is full. The taxi ride takes approximately 5 Hours.

Express Boat from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh

Anyone who is very adventurous, can also take a boat from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh or vice versa. However, it only exists in the months July and March Connections, when the water level is high.

The tickets are included 35 € quite expensive and you have to buy them directly at the pier in Phnom Penh or Siem Reap:

Phnom Penh Port am Sisowath Quay near the road 104.

Or if traveling from Siem Reap: Chong Kneas floating village near Phnom Krom, 11 km south of Siem Reap.

There is only one daily connection around 7:30 p.m. and depending on the weather, the journey takes between 5 and 6 Hours. The worst thing about traveling by boat is, that often more tickets are sold than there are seats available, so it doesn't happen rarely, that some unfortunate passengers are left stranded on the noisy engine, and complete breakdowns are not uncommon. The best thing about traveling by boat is, that you drive the whole way through the Tonle Sap, the largest lake in Southeast Asia.

Flight Connections from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh

Air connections are the fastest way, to travel from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh and from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap, the flight only lasts about 45 minutes.

There are fewer airlines, that serve this route, than you might think (AirAsia is not among them), and it's mainly the two big local airlines:

1. Cambodia Angkor Air
2. Bayon Airlines

The prices for a one-way flight are between 65 USD. For an economy seat and €210 for a business class seat.