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Many people take the bus from Bangkok to Siem Reap because its cheap and fast, that is similar with Bangkok Phnom Penh. The best actually is to start at Suvarnabhumi Airport, they have a bus to Aranyaphratet at 7am and at the weekend additionally in the

afternoon. It costs less than $ 10,-, the bus is excellent and since it starts at the airport it passes the Bangkok traffic mess, use the airport rail link to come to the Suvarnabhumi.
The bus which starts at Ekkamai also passes through the airport bus terminal which is a bit off the main terminal at 7.10am, 9.00, 11.00, 1.00pm and 5pm.

After its a straight run, when arriving at the border ignore the people who come to the bus and try to maneuver you to their office and pretending to handle the border papers, no one need them since all is straight forward. It only needs to go to the Cambodian immigration counter behind the the big entrance door and after to the other immigration where thy issue the actual visa for $ 20,-.

The Thai and Cambodian border

people are friendly and the Cambodians wont cheat at the border as they do when entering the country at Koh Kong where they ask around $ 40,- for the visa which costs usually $ 20,- but just needs to be stubborn and never pay more.

After leaving the passport control the best is to go together with one or two other and take a taxi, that's relativly cheap when more than one and much faster than the bus. It also allows to stop when needed, maybe for a great shot.

Take the seatbelt since the behavior of the people is hair-raising and with total carelessness. Its even worst than in Thailand and Thai road travel is already real breathtaking.

As an example, at Phuket Island they have around 200.000 accidents every year, this is a grotesque number and most people actually having accidents are motorbike driver. The next part for Bangkok Phnom Penh is also by bus or with the ship on the Tonle Sap River which starts near Angkor and ends at Phnom Penh at Sisowath Quay. The journey with the bus is more interesting since there is nothing to see on the river and it costs much more. There are also daily flights between Siem Reap and Phnom Penh

Leaving Suvarnabhumi Airport

Bus Bangkok Aranyaphratet

near the border

Thai Cambodian border is a very busy place with the usual king of a chaotic atmosphere

Road to Siem Reap, considering the driving style of the people you better pray to Buddha to get you through without accident it could be useful. Actually this is a Buddha statues work shop and they do a good business, Bangkok Siem Reap.

After arriving at the Thai Cambodian border and ignoring the guys who want "to help" go straight to the border and be aware that around 30 meters before the Cambodian immigration there is a office at the right side to pay the visa, don't pass here without paying otherwise they send you back again.

At the immigration counter are plenty of people cueing but it goes relatively fast.

Plenty of local people move goods back and forward, its a very busy place. After being through try to find one or more to take a taxi together.

With this taxi its around a 3 hour ride to Siem Reap,

the road is good only the driving style of the people reminds to Kamikaze, price for the taxi is around $ 20,- all together, they will also drop you at the hotel in Siem Reap.

Don't forget to write down the tel no.of the hotel so that the driver can call them to find them.

It is necessary to do the hotel booking ,

Countryside between the border and Siem Reap. The area is totally flat with some hills in the distance, the road is much better as it was some years ago.

Cambodian wedding, because of the problems with the mad Khmer Rough in the past the country has much more female than men, this creates somehow a
unbalance although its still dominated by the guys to the outside world but the women know very well what's going on.

before otherwise you are in trouble there are many people around especially now after they introduced short holidays via direct flights from Chin, they carry in thousands of people every day. E.g. Angkor Wat is visit by up to around 4500 people every day
Cambodia Motor Bike Bus is one of the strange vehicles people are moved it fits the need to go somewhere for a very low price.	Before Siem Reap are some waterholes for livestock, the country is still extremely poor which is very visible out side bigger cities.

Cambodia Street food is plenty and cheap but as a foreigner it is not recommended to eat this stuff.

Cambodian Street food if you eat you might spoil your vacation because of some days in the hospital.

Siem Reap Flower Shop, there are amazingly large quantities of tropical and temperate climate plants.

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