- Choosing wings
- How to get to Sihanoukville from Phnom Penh airport
- Fly and no nails!
The best beaches in Cambodia, according to the vast majority of tourists who have visited the country, are located in the town of Sihanoukville. The resort on the shores of the Gulf of Thailand is very popular among fans of Southeast Asia, who do not welcome the hyped tourist bustle of Thai beaches. The answer to the question of how to get to Sihanoukville is not easy. There are no direct flights from Moscow to the resort airport, and the connecting flights via Phnom Penh and Siemriap look, to put it mildly, not cheap.
Choosing wings
There are several ways to get to Sihanoukville, but if you are used to counting money, the first step, in any case, you should choose a flight to Phnom Penh:
The cheapest connecting flights are offered by Aeroflot and Etihad. In the first case, the transfer will take place in Bangkok. The total travel time will be just over 10 hours, excluding connecting, and the ticket price starts at $ 700. The Arabs provide for two connections - in Abu Dhabi and Bangkok - and the cost of tickets in case of a flight with them will be $ 680. In total, you will spend about 13 hours in the sky
Phnom Penh Airport is located 7 kilometers west of the center of the Cambodian capital.
How to get to Sihanoukville from Phnom Penh airport
The resort and administrative capital of Cambodia is separated by about 230 kilometers. The most impatient tourists prefer to cover this distance by taxi. The cost of the trip depends significantly on your bargaining ability, the place where you take the car, the "height" of the season and the time of day. The average price for an air-conditioned car is $ 50- $ 70. At the airport, taxi drivers' appetites are usually a little too high, and therefore it makes sense to first get to the city, where to find a suitable car.
Public transport will help you to get to the capital from the airport inexpensively:
- State bus N03 departs from the airport every half hour. To find the bus stop, exit the passenger terminal building to the left and go around the car park on the left. The stop is located across the street from the parking lot. The route runs from 5.30 am to 8.30 pm. The road to the city will take about 40 minutes, depending on traffic. The fare will be half a US dollar.
- Tuk-tuk is another popular way to travel in Southeast Asia. The price of a trip on this exotic type of transport for a European is $ 5. The tuk-tuker will first announce a minimum of $ 10, but bargaining in this case is not just appropriate, but even obligatory.
- Taxi drivers will charge about $ 10 for delivery from the airport to Phnom Penh. The road will take about 30-40 minutes.
The object you need in Phnom Penh is the bus station, from which buses depart to Sihanoukville. The bus station schedule includes many flights and on average they leave every hour. The ticket price ranges from $ 5 to $ 10, depending on the type of bus, its class and other factors. The cheaper the ticket, the more likely it will be that the air conditioner will not work too well, and on the road you will not spend the promised 3-4 hours, but all seven.
In 2016, the railway connection between the capital of Cambodia and Sihanoukville was resumed. Trains leave on Saturdays and Sundays at 7 am and on Fridays at 3 pm. The cars are equipped with air conditioning systems and comfortable seating. The ticket price is about $ 7. Travel time is less than three hours.
To avoid the huge number of stops and other inconveniences associated with the transfer, take a taxi from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville. If you flew in a small company or family, it will be even more profitable if you carefully calculate the costs for each:
- The section of the way from the airport to Phnom Penh by bus N03 - $ 0.5.
- From a stop in Phnom Penh to the bus station - $ 1 by tuk-tuk.
- The price of a bus ticket to Sihanoukville is $ 10.
- The trip from Sihanoukville bus station to the selected hotel is about $ 3 more on a tuk-tuk.
- In total, it turns out at least $ 15, and if you arrived as four of us, taking a taxi is no longer just convenient, but also profitable.
Fly and no nails
If you decide to travel by air directly to the beaches of Sihanoukville, get ready not only to spend a decent amount, but also to waste a lot of time on inconvenient connections.
The cheapest is a joint flight with Qatar Airways and Vietnam Airlines. The first change will take place in Doha, the second in Ho Chi Minh City. You will have to spend more than 14 hours in the sky, and two more times, the same amount, while waiting for the next flight. Connections on this route are very inconvenient. At the same time, the cost of a ticket is unlikely to be lower than $ 960.
You will have to spend no less time flying with the wings of Air China and Vietnam Airlines. In this case, connections are to be made in Beijing and Ho Chi Minh City. Passengers spend 14 hours in flight, excluding transfers, and they also take from 7 to 13 hours. In total, the journey takes about 35 hours and costs $ 1170.
Sihanoukville International Airport is located 18 km from the city. Taxi cars will help you get to the selected hotel. The cost of the trip is from $ 10, depending on the location of the hotel.
All prices in the material are approximate and given for March 2017. It is better to check the exact fare on the official websites of the carriers.
