How to travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Cambodia?

Traveling to Cambodia is a great experience for Buddhists, who love to explore the ruins of the past as well as visitors who indulge in the pristine beauty of nature. So, how to travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Cambodia? Please refer to the article below!

Let's take the capital of Cambodia - Phnom Penh as a destination. The distance between Ho Chi Minh City and Phnom Penh is not as far as you imagine. Phnom Penh is only 230 km from Ho Chi Minh City. Therefore, coming here, you have many means to choose from and many routes.

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1. Traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to Cambodia by airplane

Flights to Cambodia are mostly coming from the city: Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. Currently, there are 2 airlines opening routes to Cambodia: Vietnam Airlines and Cambodia Angkor Air.
If you want to book tickets, you can book directly with Vietnam Airlines or their agents.
All flights traveling from Vietnam to Cambodia are operated by domestic airline Vietnam Airlines in coordination with Cambodia Angkor Air with the following round trip price:
Ho Chi Minh City - Phnom Penh: from $ 237.17 to $ 409.66 / ticket.

Flight time: 40 - 50 minutes.
(Note: All fares are round-trip fares, inclusive of taxes. Fares may vary from time to time. Try to hunt cheap tickets to be able to book tickets at the lowest cost)
From Phnom Penh airport to the center of Phnom Penh, you can take a taxi with a price from $ 8 - $ 10, motorbike taxi: $ 5, tuk-tuk: $ 6.

2. Traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to Cambodia by bus

Travel time from Ho Chi Minh City to Phnom Penh is 6 hours. Many brands are serving these routes, here are some of the companies you can refer to:

• SAPACO

Price: 11 USD
Departure time: 06:00; 07:00; 8:00 am; 09:00; 10:00; Half-past eleven; 1:00 pm; 2:00 PM

• MAI LINH EXPRESS

One way: 12 USD
Return: 23 USD

• MEKONG EXPRESS LIMOUSINE BUS

Price: 12 USD
Departure time: 07:00; 08:30; 1:00 pm; 15:00

• THESINHTOURIST (OLD SINHCAFE)

Price: 12 USD
Departure time: 9.00 am
Departure and ticket place: 246 - 248 De Tham, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh to Phnom Penh bus

3. Traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to Cambodia by ship

To get to Cambodia by waterway, we have a route that is almost unique and is being applied quite a lot by tourists: from Ho Chi Minh City, you move to Chau Doc (An Giang) and from here, you can take a boat to Cambodia at Vinh Xuong border gate.

Some companies are currently operating the Chau Doc - Phnom Penh route with fares ranging from $ 17 - $ 35 (depending on the interior and speed of the boat).

4. Traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to Cambodia by personal vehicles (motorcycle, car)

Absolutely because the road is not long, you can divide the route into 2 sections: From Ho Chi Minh City to Moc Bai (Tay Ninh) and from Moc Bai to Phnom Penh. The first section will be 60 km long, the second will be 170 km long.

Chau Doc to Phnom Penh road map

Considered a country of pagodas, Cambodia, there are many attractions for you to admire. Hopefully, the information on the distance and direction that we provide above will be a useful document to help you move from Ho Chi Minh City to Cambodia (Phnom Penh).

Jenny Tran

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