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PHHOM PENH to BANGKOK FOR $10.50 ONE WAY!!
The following is in the April of 2004 issue of Phnom Penh's Bayon
Pearnik Magazine. A bus or share taxi ride from Phnom Penh to Bangkok is cheaper than the airport tax in Phnom Penh! (S)CAMS is the airport authority in Phnom Penh. Enjoy your read. QUOTE Plenty of people are now complaining about the $25 airport tax being levied by (S)CAMS. The highest in the region and a complete rip-off in most people's opinion. This is probably due to (S)CAMS thinking they have you by the family jewels. Well here at the Pearnik we hope to do our bit of keeping as much money as possible out of their grubby little fingers. PHHOM PENH to BANGKOK FOR $10.50 ONE WAY!! Interested? Thought you would be. A Bangkok return trip for less than the cost of the departure tax here is not to be sniffed at. The only requirement to use this dirt cheap option is time. About 12 -13 hours of it. But still. Go out through Poipet or Koh Kong and back the other way you can see plenty of scenery in aircon comfort (not an insane taxi crammed with eight people and the kitchen sink). Gone are the days when the road to Battambang resembled a motocross track. Admittedly they are still not tarmac super highways but they are getting there. With the improvement in roads bus company's now offer a variety of options on routes to Thailand: Phnom Penh – Bangkok, $14 with Neak Krorhorm Transport, corner street 108 and Sisowath ( riverfront ), Tel 023 219497 / 012 841565. Departs at 7am, takes between 12 – 13 hours and drops you off at Khao San Road. Phnom Penh – Bangkok, $14 with Ho Wah Genting bus company, corner street 67, S/W of the Central Market. Tel 023 210359 / 016 850780, departs 6.40am, takes between 12-13 hours and drops you off at Khao San Road. Phnom Penh – Poipet ( border Thailand ) $6 with GST bus company, #13 street 142, S/W of the Central Market. Tel 012 895550. Departs 6.30am arrives 3pm. Moto to Aranyaprathet bus station 20 Baht, bus to Bangkok 160 Baht. Total cost about $10.50 !! Phnom Penh – Koh Kong $15 direct bus ( 25 seat ) with GST bus company, departs 7.30am arrives about 3pm. Minibus to Trat 100 Baht. Bus to Bangkok 190 Baht including iced soft drinks, takes you to Ekkahmai bus station next to the Sky Train on Sukumvit. Phnom Penh - Koh Kong, $15 in a minibus from Local Adventures. Over the border then same as above. Taxi's are an option if you want to leave a little later and they are faster but book the front seat to yourself to avoid being crushed (this means you have to pay double as they normally put two people in it). Koh Kong should be $18-20 for the front seat. To Poipet it's more difficult as you may have to change in Sisophon (beware of rip-offs when having to change vehicles. Agree the price with the second vehicle first and deduct it from the first vehicles price if they have said it is to Poipet) $12-14 for a front seat. Taxi's take about 7 hours to Poipet and around 6 hours to Koh Kong All of the above provide return routes to Phnom Penh. There are plenty of stop offs along the way for conveniences, so if you have the time forget the airport tax and take the Cambodian tour. Kevin Bolton + ED/ UNQUOTE Thanks to the guys at the Pearnik in Phnom Penh for this update. See their web site on http://bayonpearnik.com |
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PHHOM PENH to BANGKOK FOR $10.50 ONE WAY!!
George Moore wrote:
The following is in the April of 2004 issue of Phnom Penh's Bayon Pearnik Magazine. A bus or share taxi ride from Phnom Penh to Bangkok is cheaper than the airport tax in Phnom Penh! (S)CAMS is the airport authority in Phnom Penh. Enjoy your read. QUOTE Plenty of people are now complaining about the $25 airport tax being levied by (S)CAMS. The highest in the region and a complete rip-off in most people's opinion. This is probably due to (S)CAMS thinking they have you by the family jewels. Well here at the Pearnik we hope to do our bit of keeping as much money as possible out of their grubby little fingers. PHHOM PENH to BANGKOK FOR $10.50 ONE WAY!! Interested? Thought you would be. A Bangkok return trip for less than the cost of the departure tax here is not to be sniffed at. The only requirement to use this dirt cheap option is time. About 12 -13 hours of it. But still. Go out through Poipet or Koh Kong and back the other way you can see plenty of scenery in aircon comfort (not an insane taxi crammed with eight people and the kitchen sink). Gone are the days when the road to Battambang resembled a motocross track. Admittedly they are still not tarmac super highways but they are getting there. With the improvement in roads bus company's now offer a variety of options on routes to Thailand: Phnom Penh – Bangkok, $14 with Neak Krorhorm Transport, corner street 108 and Sisowath ( riverfront ), Tel 023 219497 / 012 841565. Departs at 7am, takes between 12 – 13 hours and drops you off at Khao San Road. Phnom Penh – Bangkok, $14 with Ho Wah Genting bus company, corner street 67, S/W of the Central Market. Tel 023 210359 / 016 850780, departs 6.40am, takes between 12-13 hours and drops you off at Khao San Road. Phnom Penh – Poipet ( border Thailand ) $6 with GST bus company, #13 street 142, S/W of the Central Market. Tel 012 895550. Departs 6.30am arrives 3pm. Moto to Aranyaprathet bus station 20 Baht, bus to Bangkok 160 Baht. Total cost about $10.50 !! Phnom Penh – Koh Kong $15 direct bus ( 25 seat ) with GST bus company, departs 7.30am arrives about 3pm. Minibus to Trat 100 Baht. Bus to Bangkok 190 Baht including iced soft drinks, takes you to Ekkahmai bus station next to the Sky Train on Sukumvit. Phnom Penh - Koh Kong, $15 in a minibus from Local Adventures. Over the border then same as above. Taxi's are an option if you want to leave a little later and they are faster but book the front seat to yourself to avoid being crushed (this means you have to pay double as they normally put two people in it). Koh Kong should be $18-20 for the front seat. To Poipet it's more difficult as you may have to change in Sisophon (beware of rip-offs when having to change vehicles. Agree the price with the second vehicle first and deduct it from the first vehicles price if they have said it is to Poipet) $12-14 for a front seat. Taxi's take about 7 hours to Poipet and around 6 hours to Koh Kong All of the above provide return routes to Phnom Penh. There are plenty of stop offs along the way for conveniences, so if you have the time forget the airport tax and take the Cambodian tour. Kevin Bolton + ED/ UNQUOTE Thanks to the guys at the Pearnik in Phnom Penh for this update. See their web site on http://bayonpearnik.com Don't they have rail service ? |
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Is the airport tax from Siem Reip the same as Phnom Penh?
Revron "William Boyd" wrote in message ... George Moore wrote: The following is in the April of 2004 issue of Phnom Penh's Bayon Pearnik Magazine. A bus or share taxi ride from Phnom Penh to Bangkok is cheaper than the airport tax in Phnom Penh! (S)CAMS is the airport authority in Phnom Penh. Enjoy your read. QUOTE Plenty of people are now complaining about the $25 airport tax being levied by (S)CAMS. The highest in the region and a complete rip-off in most people's opinion. This is probably due to (S)CAMS thinking they have you by the family jewels. Well here at the Pearnik we hope to do our bit of keeping as much money as possible out of their grubby little fingers. PHHOM PENH to BANGKOK FOR $10.50 ONE WAY!! Interested? Thought you would be. A Bangkok return trip for less than the cost of the departure tax here is not to be sniffed at. The only requirement to use this dirt cheap option is time. About 12 -13 hours of it. But still. Go out through Poipet or Koh Kong and back the other way you can see plenty of scenery in aircon comfort (not an insane taxi crammed with eight people and the kitchen sink). Gone are the days when the road to Battambang resembled a motocross track. Admittedly they are still not tarmac super highways but they are getting there. With the improvement in roads bus company's now offer a variety of options on routes to Thailand: Phnom Penh - Bangkok, $14 with Neak Krorhorm Transport, corner street 108 and Sisowath ( riverfront ), Tel 023 219497 / 012 841565. Departs at 7am, takes between 12 - 13 hours and drops you off at Khao San Road. Phnom Penh - Bangkok, $14 with Ho Wah Genting bus company, corner street 67, S/W of the Central Market. Tel 023 210359 / 016 850780, departs 6.40am, takes between 12-13 hours and drops you off at Khao San Road. Phnom Penh - Poipet ( border Thailand ) $6 with GST bus company, #13 street 142, S/W of the Central Market. Tel 012 895550. Departs 6.30am arrives 3pm. Moto to Aranyaprathet bus station 20 Baht, bus to Bangkok 160 Baht. Total cost about $10.50 !! Phnom Penh - Koh Kong $15 direct bus ( 25 seat ) with GST bus company, departs 7.30am arrives about 3pm. Minibus to Trat 100 Baht. Bus to Bangkok 190 Baht including iced soft drinks, takes you to Ekkahmai bus station next to the Sky Train on Sukumvit. Phnom Penh - Koh Kong, $15 in a minibus from Local Adventures. Over the border then same as above. Taxi's are an option if you want to leave a little later and they are faster but book the front seat to yourself to avoid being crushed (this means you have to pay double as they normally put two people in it). Koh Kong should be $18-20 for the front seat. To Poipet it's more difficult as you may have to change in Sisophon (beware of rip-offs when having to change vehicles. Agree the price with the second vehicle first and deduct it from the first vehicles price if they have said it is to Poipet) $12-14 for a front seat. Taxi's take about 7 hours to Poipet and around 6 hours to Koh Kong All of the above provide return routes to Phnom Penh. There are plenty of stop offs along the way for conveniences, so if you have the time forget the airport tax and take the Cambodian tour. Kevin Bolton + ED/ UNQUOTE Thanks to the guys at the Pearnik in Phnom Penh for this update. See their web site on http://bayonpearnik.com Don't they have rail service ? |
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PHHOM PENH to BANGKOK FOR $10.50 ONE WAY!!
Plenty of people are now complaining about the $25 airport tax being
levied by (S)CAMS. The highest in the region and a complete rip-off in most people's opinion. This is probably due to (S)CAMS thinking they have you by the family jewels. Well here at the Pearnik we hope to do our bit of keeping as much money as possible out of their grubby little fingers. Cambodia is one of the poorest countries in the world, and tourism and airport taxes are one of their few sources of hard currency. Even backpackers are unimaginably wealthy by the standards of almost all Cambodians. $25 shouldn't be an issue to any American, European, or Japanese who can afford travel to Cambodia. It's not much different than airport taxes elsewhere in the world. |
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Chris Blunt wrote: In addition to the departure tax, Cambodia also charges a $20 visa fee. That makes a cost of just getting into and out of the country $45, which is a lot more than almost every country in the region. so... if you're too cheap, or just too poor, to contribute $45 to the Cambodian government, don't go... i guarantee you you won't be missed... michael |
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PHHOM PENH to BANGKOK FOR $10.50 ONE WAY!!
"Thomas F. Unke" wrote in message ... Chris Blunt writes: the departure tax is $10. In Thailand its $12.50. If Cambodia is one of the poorest countries in the world, then they shouldn't need to charge $25 departure tax, assuming their charges are related to actual costs. What do you think are "actual costs"? Importing almost 100% of all equipment to build and run an airport from first world countries are actual costs. And these costs are not cheaper just because Cambodia is poor. Is there an airport in Cambodia or is it just one muddy airstrip ? |
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PHHOM PENH to BANGKOK FOR $10.50 ONE WAY!!
"Markku Grönroos" wrote in message ...
"Thomas F. Unke" wrote in message ... Chris Blunt writes: the departure tax is $10. In Thailand its $12.50. If Cambodia is one of the poorest countries in the world, then they shouldn't need to charge $25 departure tax, assuming their charges are related to actual costs. What do you think are "actual costs"? Importing almost 100% of all equipment to build and run an airport from first world countries are actual costs. And these costs are not cheaper just because Cambodia is poor. Is there an airport in Cambodia or is it just one muddy airstrip ? A little airstrip filled with very corrupted officials. Here is a test. Try to go through the airport with your permanent visa. Well, those officials would tell you all kind of things just to squeeze some doolars out of your pocket. We understand the poor condition. Let's face it. If it's me, I would love to make people happy by welcoming them to the country instead of ripping them off because one has the authority. |
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On Sun, 4 Apr 2004 18:30:28 GMT, Thomas F. Unke
wrote: Chris Blunt writes: the departure tax is $10. In Thailand its $12.50. If Cambodia is one of the poorest countries in the world, then they shouldn't need to charge $25 departure tax, assuming their charges are related to actual costs. What do you think are "actual costs"? Importing almost 100% of all equipment to build and run an airport from first world countries are actual costs. And these costs are not cheaper just because Cambodia is poor. Are you really so naive as to believe that all of that $45 goes into maintaining the airport and not into the pockets of corrupt government officials? |
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PHHOM PENH to BANGKOK FOR $10.50 ONE WAY!!
On Sun, 04 Apr 2004 17:42:33 GMT, michael wrote:
Chris Blunt wrote: In addition to the departure tax, Cambodia also charges a $20 visa fee. That makes a cost of just getting into and out of the country $45, which is a lot more than almost every country in the region. so... if you're too cheap, or just too poor, to contribute $45 to the Cambodian government, don't go... i guarantee you you won't be missed... Do you realise that $45 is over a month's salary for most Cambodians? Its hardly 'cheap' to consider that a bit excessive when compared to the corresponding charges made by other countries in the region. And by the way, unlike you, sitting there in Canada earning your big western salary, I happen to live on the local economy in another of the poorer countries in Asia. Who are you to call me cheap? |
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