Overland Travel Between Bangkok and Siem Reap by way of Poipet / Aranyaprathet

Latest Road Conditions between Siem Reap and Poipet

Information current as of March 26, 2008

INTRODUCTION  /  ON A PACKAGE  /  ON YOUR OWN  / CONCLUSION  / ROAD CONDITIONS / SUMMARY / TRAVELERS' REPORTS: BANGKOK - SIEM REAP  /  OVERLAND INDEX

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Paving has begun and the rest is as good as it's been in years.

As of March 26, 2008 the condition of the road is as follows:

From Poipet to Sisophon: 50 kilometers. About 20 to 25 km from Sisophon west to Poipet is fully surfaced. The rest is in various stages of construction with only a small section still wretched. Work is progressing rapidly. Taxi travel time about 0:35 to 1:15 hours.

From Sisophon to Kralanh: 55 kilometers. Paving has just begun east of Sisophon and much of the road is fairly well prepared for asphalt. There are some rough spots and some very fast spots, and a bit of in between. Travel times for taxis are about 0:45 to 1:15 hours.

From Kralanh to Siem Reap: 50 kilometers. Thirty kilometers of fairly good paved road as you approach (or leave) Siem Reap though west of the golf course some parts are falling apart. The remaining twenty kilometers is dirt and in average condition. Full construction of the new road is well underway near Kralanh. Often, the biggest problem is not road condition, but heavy trafic on a narrow road. Travel times for taxis about 0:55 to 1:30 hours.

**On the dirt sections between Sisophon and Siem Reap construction has left a few very small spots prone to turning into a major mess of mud when it rains. Although the section might only be for a few hundred meters it could potentially make for a bit of delay. There is no way to predict this and nor find out in advance if a problem exists as it's very dependent upon whatever construction occurred within the previous 24 to 48 hours.

Overall travel time by taxi is about 2:15 hours to 4:00 hours, for buses about 4:00 hours to 6:00 hours.

Map of Cambodia National Highway 5 (Poipet to Sisophon) and National Highway 6 (Sisophon to Siem Reap) reflecting conditions on March 26, 2008.

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INTRODUCTION  /  ON A PACKAGE  /  ON YOUR OWN  / CONCLUSION  / ROAD CONDITIONS / SUMMARY / TRAVELERS' REPORTS: BANGKOK - SIEM REAP  /  OVERLAND INDEX

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