Takeo Getting there & around

Getting there & around

NH2 linking Phnom Penh with Takeo (77km) is in reasonable condition, with just a few potholes to slow things down. Phnom Penh Sorya Transport (in Phnom Penh 012 631545) runs air-con buses between Phnom Penh’s Psar Thmei (7500r, 2¼ hours, six a day till 3.30pm) and Takeo’s bus and taxi station, which is in front of Takeo’s own Psar Thmei. These buses go past Tonlé Bati and Phnom Chisor. By six-passenger share taxi or crammed minibus, the trip from Phnom Penh costs about US$2.

If you’re heading south, the easiest destination to get to is Kampot. Buses, taxis (1¼ hours) and minibuses (US$3) can be picked up 13km west of Takeo at Angk Tasaom, an ugly, chaotic transport junction on NH3, where you’ll find hawkers, eateries, a market and even two hotels, but precious few English speakers. Phnom Penh Sorya Transport runs just two buses a day between the capital and Kampot, so searching for a taxi or minibus on the west side of the NH3 is probably your best bet. Traffic peters out by mid-afternoon.

The best way to get to Kep is to hop on a minibus or share taxi to Kampot, though a few Kep-bound buses pass by Angk Tasaom in the morning.

To get from Takeo to Angk Tasaom, you can take a remorque-moto (without/with a shade roof 1500r/2000r) from Psar Thmei, a tuk tuk (8000r) from Psar Thmei or the hospital, or a moto (5000r) wherever you spot one.

Within Takeo, a moto from Psar Thmei to Psar Nat should cost 1000r.