Northwestern Cambodia Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Northwestern Cambodia has an ever-increasing number of international border crossings with Thailand:

Poipet–Aranya Prathet, on the recently upgraded NH5 48km west of Sisophon and 153km west of Siem Reap. This is Cambodia’s most popular land crossing with Thailand.

Psar Pruhm–Ban Pakard, 22km west of Pailin and 102km southwest of Battambang via a churned-up dirt road.

Choam–Choam Srawngam, 16km north of Anlong Veng and 134km north of Siem Reap.

O Smach–Chong Jom, a punishing 40km northeast of Samraong and 120km north of Kralanh (on NH6).

Within Cambodia, the obvious gateways to the region are Siem Reap and Phnom Penh. A memorable boat service links Siem Reap with Battambang. It should be possible to disembark from one of the Siem Reap–Phnom Penh fast boats at Kompong Chhnang.