Motorcycling from Vietnam to Cambodia

A throwback to 2016, my boyfriend, Jackie and I had a backpacker trip to Cambodia on my old scooter. That was an enjoyable trip for us, and I think if you are considering whether to ride a motorcycle from Vietnam to Cambodia, it would be worth it.

This trip to Cambodia, our target place was Koh Rong Samloem island. Even though our adventure happened three years ago, in this post, I also update new info from the ferry schedule, bus info etc.

Two days relaxed at Koh Rong Samloem island was the most intersting experience in my life while it was quite and peaceful. Plus, since we did not have much time, we wanted to visit as many places as we can, that is why we came out with the travel timeline below.

Part 1: Planning and booking for the trip to Cambodia

1. Travel to Cambodia schedule for 6 days, 5 nights

2. Booking the accommodation and transportation

I think when we are travelling in a limited budget and time, the essential things are research and get ready. In our case, we have never ridden a motorcycle to cross any border before. Plus, my scooter was old and we afraid if it would be broken in the middle of nowhere. Fortunately, the motorbike worked fine, and we made it with a lot of memorable experiences.

As our plan, we know that for sure we will arrive PP by day 2 and we wanted to make sure that we will not miss the bus time. After research and measure the timeline, we expected we could get on the bus from PP to Sihanoukville at 1:00-1:30 pm. Before our trip, we booked the room and bought the bus, ferry tickets in advance.

Buses from PhnomPenh to Sihanoukville

There are plenty of buses that drive from Ho Chi Minh City to Cambodia, you can come to the Pham Ngu Lao street, district 1 to check out other bus companies, prices would lightly different depending on which bus company and do not forget to bargain. We chose the Mekong Express bus because it had the time slot as our plan. Price for 1 round ticket is USD12, we bought for 2 ways, Phnom Penh- Sihanoukville and back (I haven’t had a chance to update the newest ticket price, this price was 3 years ago).

Accommodations at Sihanoukville and M’pay Bay, Koh Rong Saloem

We booked our room from Booking.com for the stay in Sihanoukville and Koh Rong Saloem. About the night at the border gate, we planned to find a local motel near that area. At the time we went to Sihanoukville, it was a peak time because of a national holiday in Vietnam, Vietnamese tourists likely preferred to visit their close neighbour. If you are planning to travel on holiday time, keep in mind tourism cities like Sihanoukville would be busy, and the price can go over the range. However, since we decided to only stay only for a night and that night was entertaining.

Ferry ticket from Sihanoukville to Koh Rong Saloem

In the next part, I will share with you our reality trips on the old scooter from Vietnam to Cambodia. There are unexpected things that occurred in our journey, however, that why it is an adventure when we travel, right?

I hope this post will be helpful for you and I wish you will enjoy your awesome trip to Cambodia!

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