Bus from Siem Reap Cambodia to Bangkok Thailand
Friday, October 07, 2016
ChaMike from Cambodia to Thailand.
Because
Cambodia and Thailand share a land border together with some of the
Indochina countries, you can easily travel via land from Siem Reap to
Bangkok. How? Read on...
While reading reviews and blogs I knew I could count on www.bookmebus.com
for our travel from Siem Reap to Bangkok. I was a bit hesitant at
first but was convinced later on since the website had proven its
legitimacy from actual travelers.
Book Me Bus
is a website that arranges bus and ferry booking from different bus and
ferry operators. These bus and ferry companies conduct travels from
countries like Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand. I booked 4 tickets
from Siem Reap to Bangkok and paid online via credit card. You
can also chat with them if you have questions in your booking. After I
booked four tickets (ChaMike and my aunts) they provided an e-ticket and
I printed it as proof.
Route
Siem Reap, Cambodia - Bangkok, Thailand
Bus Fee
$28 per ticket
Travel Time
Approximate hours of travel is 9 hours
1st Trip | 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
2nd Trip | 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Bus Company
Nattakan
was the bus company that services direct route from Siem Reap to
Bangkok. They offer free pick up from hotel to terminal in some areas in
Siem Reap. Unfortunately our hotel was not in the location they do their
pick up so we had to get a Tuk-tuk (which was also a hotel
complimentary) from our hotel to Nattakan bus terminal.
Nattakan Terminal
It was just a small rural terminal, we handed our e-ticket and was asked to write down our names on the logbook.
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| Nattakan Bus Terminal |
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| Two Buses - one is the 1st trip and the other one is the 2nd trip |
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| Writing our names down at the logbook |
Even if the terminal was compact and old it leaves on time based on the given schedule.
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| Our luggage at the compartment |
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| Mike's first bus trip from one country to another |
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| Let's go! |
Nattakas Bus
Nattakan Bus was
an old air conditioned bus that has a toilet inside (which I didn't get
to use). The conductor handed us IDs and were asked to wear it all the
time. We were also given snacks on board - nadaig pa ang Cebu Pacific.
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| Inside the old and air conditioned bus |
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| Wear your ID |
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| All set! Let's go |
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| Our on-board snacks |
Cambodia Departure Immigration
After
three hours we were dropped off at a very provincial place. We were not
asked to get our luggage but we were reminded to bring our carry on.
The instructions from the conductor was not at all clear so we relied on
the other passengers traveling with us. The Cambodian Immigration was
just small and it took us around 10-15 minutes inside.
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| Cambodia Departure Immigration |
After
the Cambodian Immigration, we walked under the scorching heat on chaotic roads
where there were no clear directions on where to go next. We just went
straight until we saw a Khmer arc design and hoped we were on the right
track.
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| Where are we? |
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| Land border between Cambodia and Thailand |
Thailand Immigration
Finally after walking for around 10 minutes we finally saw a sign that read Thailand Immigration so we knew we were not lost. We went up the second floor and filled up the immigration card.
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| Thailand Immigration |
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| Arrival Immigration |
We
began walking again following other travelers and arrived at an x-ray
checkpoint. After a few meters we saw our bus and hurriedly ran as it
was so hot outside. It was another 5 hours from the immigration to
Bangkok proper. Good thing they provided another meal heavier than our
first which Mike loved - it was a hot instant fried rice from 7-11.
hehehe.
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| The complimentary fried rice |
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| Bangkok Bus terminal! We've arrived! |
The Bangkok Bus Terminal was big, it has a taxi queue where you can get a taxi to take you to your hotel or any destination. We took a cab and asked us to bring us to our hotel - Villa Phra Sumen Bangkok
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