Questions about the new airport and access to Preah Vihear temple

Hi everyone,

I’m heading back to Cambodia in a few weeks and had a couple of questions:

1/ the new airport Does anyone have info on the average tuk-tuk fare? From the old one, we’d usually pay between $7 and $10. Are we looking at the same range? It seems a bit farther, so maybe a little pricier. If you’ve got a rough idea of the time (always better to budget extra), I’m guessing around an hour?

2/ access to Preah Vihear temple I haven’t been back in a few years, but I was thinking of revisiting it this year. Given the border troubles, is access still allowed at the moment?

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Mathieu

Hi Mathieu,

I don’t know the tuk-tuk rate since KTI opened—I’d guess around $12–15 since it’s quite a bit farther than the old Pochentong airport. It’s cheaper with PassApp. But there are regular buses every 15 minutes that leave from the airport and go through the city with several stops, all the way to the small bus station/park facing the French embassy at the bottom of Chroy Changvar bridge. The fare is only 1500 riels (about $0.37). The trip duration really depends on traffic, especially during rush hour.

As for Prasat Preah Vihear, it’s still closed to the public. There’s a lot of restoration work needed because Thai artillery directly targeted it, so it won’t be accessible anytime soon. Plus, the situation at the border deteriorated again last week, and even if the site weren’t damaged, it’d be impossible to guarantee visitors’ safety right now. Maybe next time, if tensions ease someday! !

Hi Erwan

Thanks for your quick reply. We’ll see how the situation at Preah Vihear evolves before my departure—hopefully things calm down for everyone by then...