Getting to and around Cambodia

Getting to, and around Cambodia is today relatively straightforward, with air and river (via Vietnam’s Mekong Delta) your best bets.

Getting through Phnom Penh’s new International Airport is fast and efficient, as is the air terminal at Siem Reap, which accepts international flights as well.

Cambodia’s roads are universally poor, due to potholes that are rarely repaired. Train travel is always slow, as the railbed isn’t in much better condition. For this reason, we recommend air travel when possible, or travel by boat, which is usually faster than land for the same distance.

Several points offer intercity bus travel, but in less populated areas, you’ll need to travel by pickup trucks, jeeps, share taxis, and motorbikes for shorter trips. Travel by road, and be prepared to be jarred a bit.

Within cities, motorbikes are ubiquitous, as are cyclos.