After staying 42 hours in Bangkok, we are off to our next destination "Siem Reap, Cambodia" and because we failed to get the ticket for the "direct bus to Siem Reap", we are now taking the minivan located in Victory Monument Station.
Of course breakfast first at the nearest McDonald's.
Victory Monument Station
How to get there:
From Sunflower Place, take BTS from Saladaeng Station ...... get off to Victory Monument Station.
You will see a lot of minivans here, I remember last year we also ride here going to Ayutthaya. However the terminal going to Aranyaphrayet (Poipet Border) will take less than 10 minutes walk from Victory Monument Station, it's near 7-11 store.
The fare is 230 Baht, we are only 6 passengers. After an hour the minivan stopped to a gas station, take note that you have to get off and just wait after they finish refiling gasoline.
POIPET BORDER (Aranyaprathet)
We reached Aranyaprathet District in less than 4 hours, you will see a big market place and wouldn't think that there is "immigration office" nearby. Good thing that our co passengers (locals), understand a bit English and so nice to accompanied us at the "Passport Control" area or the Poipet Border.
It only take 10 to 15 minutes exiting Thailand Border. Then just walk straight and don't mind those who approaches you.
After exiting the Thai Border, we are off to Cambodia Border which is just a short walk, again beware of the scammers.
Hello Cambodia!
Arriving at the bus station (Border) going to Siem Reap, we pay $10 for the minibus ticket and the travel time is 3 hours.
Hello Cambodia!
Welcome to Cambodia
Entering the departure area in Cambodia border, a lot of backpackers lined already, we spent 20 minutes here.
Free tourist shuttle bus from Cambodia Border to Bus/Van terminal going to Siem Reap
Arriving at the bus station (Border) going to Siem Reap, we pay $10 for the minibus ticket and the travel time is 3 hours.
The Mini Bus will drop you here and don't be scared because lots of tuktuk drivers will approach you, at first we refuse them because "Bou Savy Guesthouse" offers free pick up but I have no way to reach them, we ended up riding tuktuk with the fare of $2.
Those tuktuk driver also offers "Angkor Wat Tour", the driver offered us $15 for a day tour to Angkok Wat for 2 person, he can act as a tour guide too, but Bou Savy already arranged our tour and we cannot cancel it. Bou Savy's arranged Angkor Wat Tour is $12 for the tuktuk and $25 for the English Tour Guide. For those who planned to visit Siem Reap, you may want to consider just hiring the tuktuk driver for your Angkor Wat Tour.
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