Why travel over land from Bangkok to Siem Reap?
The reason why many people opt to travel over land from Bangkok to Siem Reap is that there is an airline monopoly on the route. Only Bangkok Airways flies between the two destinations and for that the price for the tickets is high. Many people prefer to travel over land to save money.
How to travel from Bangkok to Siem Reap
Many has been written on many websites on how to travel from Bangkok to Siem Reap. You have to understand that there are two parts in the trip. It is not possible for a car to cross the border between Thailand and Cambodia, so you need to first travel from Bangkok to the border and look for other transport once you crossed the border.
There is a new direct bus line from Bangkok all the way to Siem Reap. They leave every day from the mo Chit Bus Terminal in Bangkok at 09:00 and the price for a ticket is 750 baht (not including visa).
The Scams
There are several scams at the border. The first one is the fake border office, where they will tell you that the visa costs 40 USD and you need to arrange it there to get a speedy crossing. This is complete Bull, you can get your visa once you pass the Thai customs and the price should be 20 USD. Unfortunately even the direct bus from Bangkok to Siem Reap from the Mo Chit Bus Terminal in Bangkok also makes a stop at the Scam office, which is a shame.
The money exchange scam, they might tell you that there are no cash machines in Siem Reap which is not true. They try to force you to exchange Thai Baht into local Cambodian Riel for a very bad rate. No need to do this, there are plenty of cash machines in Siem Reap, which will give you USD and Riel. Best is to use dollars, because you can use them later in your travel. There is no where that you can change Riel into other other currency outside Cambodia.
Traveling from Bangkok to the Border with the train
You can take an early morning train from the Hua Lampong Station in Bangkok to Aranyaprathet. It is the cheapest way to travel to the border, but also the longest. A third class ticket will cost you only 48 baht (1,5 USD). If you have enough time, the train is a very nice way to travel to the border. At the train station you need to take a Tuk Tuk to the border.
Taking the Bus or a Minivan
You can take big buses from the Ekkamai Bus Terminal and from Mo Chit, you can also take a minivan from the Victory Monument. The minivan is a bit quicker, but also less comfortable then the Bus. The Minivan brings you directly to the border, the bus might stop at the bus terminal from where you still need to take a Tuk Tuk to the border.
Traveling to the border with a taxi
The taxi is without a doubt the easiest and most comfortable way to travel from Bangkok to the border at Aranyapratet. A taxi can get you there in about 3 hours. A regular taxi will cost you about 2800 baht. I used a taxi once through Global Travel Mate and they got me a taxi to the border for 2600 baht. We where with 5 persons, so it was about 500 baht per person, which is not bad. A normal taxi will cost you 2100 baht. They picked us up from our hotel and brought us scam less to the border.
The reason why many people opt to travel over land from Bangkok to Siem Reap is that there is an airline monopoly on the route. Only Bangkok Airways flies between the two destinations and for that the price for the tickets is high. Many people prefer to travel over land to save money.
How to travel from Bangkok to Siem Reap
There is a new direct bus line from Bangkok all the way to Siem Reap. They leave every day from the mo Chit Bus Terminal in Bangkok at 09:00 and the price for a ticket is 750 baht (not including visa).
The Scams
There are several scams at the border. The first one is the fake border office, where they will tell you that the visa costs 40 USD and you need to arrange it there to get a speedy crossing. This is complete Bull, you can get your visa once you pass the Thai customs and the price should be 20 USD. Unfortunately even the direct bus from Bangkok to Siem Reap from the Mo Chit Bus Terminal in Bangkok also makes a stop at the Scam office, which is a shame.
The money exchange scam, they might tell you that there are no cash machines in Siem Reap which is not true. They try to force you to exchange Thai Baht into local Cambodian Riel for a very bad rate. No need to do this, there are plenty of cash machines in Siem Reap, which will give you USD and Riel. Best is to use dollars, because you can use them later in your travel. There is no where that you can change Riel into other other currency outside Cambodia.
Traveling from Bangkok to the Border with the train
Taking the Bus or a Minivan
You can take big buses from the Ekkamai Bus Terminal and from Mo Chit, you can also take a minivan from the Victory Monument. The minivan is a bit quicker, but also less comfortable then the Bus. The Minivan brings you directly to the border, the bus might stop at the bus terminal from where you still need to take a Tuk Tuk to the border.
Traveling to the border with a taxi
Traveling from Bangkok to Siem Reap
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