Taxis, Share Taxis,
Tri-cycles and Trains
There are no meter in the taxis in
Phnom Penh. A taxi costs from 5$-7$ from the 20-50 minutes
ride into and within the city centre. Cheaper, faster and
less comfortable, motorcycle taxis can be hired for $2 in
town.
For transfer from hotel to airport costs from 8$-10$
per way and you can find it at most hotels and travel
agencies near by you.
For a taxi to province, you
can find it around Phsar Thmei (New Central market) or Phsar
Deum Ker or at any travel agents. There are also
share-taxis.
Share-taxi transport is the quickest and most comfortable
way to to travel between two cities. Share-taxis run on a
per seat basis.
Note that in a share-taxi, the front passenger seat is
actually considered two seats, so the best option is to buy
two seats and have the whole front seat to yourself,
although then they often seem to sell a second seat
next to the driver, which will invariably end up being half
yours. Share-taxis leave when full, meaning at least five to
six passengers, though once you leave the driver may pick up
more people.
At the moment in the big
cities like Phnom penh and Siem Reap, most tourists can find
the easy way by taking the Reumork (Tri-cycle motor) or
Cyclo (Tri-cycle) at any where in city with cheap price.
Cyclo is charged at the cheapest price and it is mostly used
by many tourists who wanted to visit the city slowly.
Trains are available only
from Phnom Penh to the Battambang and to Sihanoukville on a
single track. The trains move only 25 kilometres an
hour. The 300 kilometres to Battambang takes about 12 hours.
They depart from Phnom Penh about 5am or 6am and travel almost the whole day.
Trains are very slow and very cheap, but for budget
travellers, who have the time to spend on them, the reports
are positive. Trains tend to depart on time.
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