Pailin Getting there & around

Getting there & away

NH57 from Battambang to Pailin (80km, 2½ hours), which passes through fields used to grow corn for the Thai market, is finally being upgraded – and the land alongside is finally being de-mined. Transport options include share taxis (200B; departures are from Battambang’s Psar Leu, at the far southern end of St 3) and pick-ups (120/80B inside/out back). If you wish to make stops along the way at places such as Phnom Sampeau and Sneng, take a private taxi (US$35 to US$40 one-way, US$60 to US$70 return).

The Psar Pruhm–Ban Pakard border crossing to Thailand is 22km northwest of Pailin. A share taxi, available just past passport control, costs 5000r/50B to Pailin and US$6.50 to Battambang. Khmers pay 100B for a moto from the border to Pailin, but foreigners are hit up for double that.