Siem reap travel information
Travel to Siam Reap is getting easier every year as Siam Reap and the rest of Cambodia develops with new roads and better infrastructure. Tourism in Siam Reap is growing every year, so there are more and more flights going to Siam Reap each year and also more buses/Car doing the overland routes from the main cities and towns. Overland from Bangkok to Siam Reap is now a pretty smooth ride, apart from a few small stretches of road which are still to be complete. Most of the main roads in Cambodia have been replaced now with nice new roads to make travel easy between major towns and cities. Buses from Siam Reap to Phnom Penh leave and arrive regularly and there are also now a number of buses to other parts of Cambodia from Siam Reap. There are normally daily boats to Siam Reap from Phnom Penh and Battambang in both directions as long as the water levels are high enough.
The Two Ways to Get a Visa
Travel to Siam Reap is getting easier every year as Siam Reap and the rest of Cambodia develops with new roads and better infrastructure. Tourism in Siam Reap is growing every year, so there are more and more flights going to Siam Reap each year and also more buses/Car doing the overland routes from the main cities and towns. Overland from Bangkok to Siam Reap is now a pretty smooth ride, apart from a few small stretches of road which are still to be complete. Most of the main roads in Cambodia have been replaced now with nice new roads to make travel easy between major towns and cities. Buses from Siam Reap to Phnom Penh leave and arrive regularly and there are also now a number of buses to other parts of Cambodia from Siam Reap. There are normally daily boats to Siam Reap from Phnom Penh and Battambang in both directions as long as the water levels are high enough.
The Two Ways to Get a Visa
e-Visa
The Cambodian government has a simple online application for an e-visa. It is a straightforward procedure and your visa is delivered electronically to you after around three days and costs $3o plus $7 administration fee (total $37). You will not have to wait at the immigration desk and can proceed directly to passport control on arrival. This is the fastest and most efficient method, and is now our recommended method. The e-visa is currently valid at Phnom Penh and Siem Reap Airports, as well as Poipet, Bavet (Sveireang) and Koh Kong (Chenyien) border crossings. APPLY ONLINE FOR TOURIST VISA Flights to Siam Reap to/from Thailand
Direct daily flights from Bangkok to Siam Reap with Bangkok Airways cost around US$16o one way and direct flights from Siam Reap to Bangkok cost the around same. Bangkok Airways are the only airline operating the Bangkok to Siam Reap flight route. Bangkok Airways also operate indirect daily flights to Phuket, Chiang Mai and KoSamui from Siam Reap which all fly via Bangkok with good connection times. Flights to Siam Reap to/from Singapore The cheapest direct flights from Singapore to Siam Reap can be made with Jetstar who operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Please note that Jet star is a budget airline, so you can not transfer your baggage onto another airline. SilkAir have direct flights from Siem Reap to Singapore and also from Singapore to Siem Reap. Silkair also operate indirect flights to/from Singapore via Da Nang in Vietnam. Flights to Siem Reap to/from Malaysia Direct flights from Kuala Lumpur to Siem Reap with Air Asia start from around US$74 one way if you book early. They fly on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. There are also direct flights from Siem Reap to Kuala Lumpur on the same days for around the same price. Please note that Air Asia is a budget airline, so you can not transfer your baggage onto another airline. There are direct flights from Kuala Lumpur to Siem Reap with Malaysian Airlines from around US$9o one way. There are also flights from Siem Reap to Kuala Lumpur via Phnom Penh from around US$9o one way. |
Visa On Arrival
You can obtain a Visa on arrival at your port of entry. Fill in the straightforward arrival documents which you will receive in on the plane or at the border and will require one passport-size photograph. The fee is currently US$30, paid in cash. Please note that the Cambodian Tourist visa is a full page sticker so ensure that you have enough room in your passport as well as at least 6 months validity on your passport. At peak arrival times there may be waiting time for the visa on arrival to be processed but is otherwise a simple and routine process. Angkor Temple Guides can also help with VIP arrangements. All of this information is subject to change - you must check immigration policies prior to travel. Flights to Siem Reap to/from Vietnam
There are direct flights from Hanoi to Siem Reap daily in both directions with Vietnam Airlines. Vietnam Airlines also have daily flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Siem Reap in both directions. Cambodia Angkor Air has a daily flight in both directions from Siem Reap to Ho Chi Minh City. bThere are both direct and indirect flights from Siem Reap to Da Nang in both directions with SilkAir. Flights to Siem Reap to/from Laos There are daily flights from Vientiane to Siem Reap via Pakse with Laos Airlines in both directions from around US$15o one way. There are direct flights from LuangPrabang to Siem Reap and from Siem Reap to LuangPrabang five days a week with either Laos Airlines or Vietnam Airlines, but they operate the route between them. There are daily direct flights from Pakse to Siem Reap in both directions with Laos Airlines. Bangkok Airways operate from Siem Reap to Pakse in both directions on Tuesdays and Fridays. Flights to Siem Reap to/from South Korea You can fly to Siem Reap from Seoul with Asiana Airlines or Korean Airlines. You can also fly to Siem Reap from Incheon with Asiana Airlines or Korean Airlines. Getting to/from Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) by Road You now have the option of taking a bus direct from Ho Chi Minh City to Siem Reap. There are now numerous bus companies operating this route. The trip takes around 12 hours including a few stops. The buses leave around 7:ooam in both directions. |
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