Thai-Cambodia buses ready to roll

14 December 2012
Bangkok Post
Economy and commerce / Siem Reap
Angkor Wat / ASEAN Economic Community / Bangkok / Cambodia / Ministry of Transport / Natthakarn (Cambodia) Co / Phnom Penh / Siem Reap / Thai Chamber of Commerce / Thailand / The Transport Co / Transport Ministry

Thailand and Cambodia will launch the first bus services linking Bangkok with Siem Reap and Phnom Penh in the next two weeks. The first bus service between the two countries will debut on Dec 29, said The Transport Co, a state enterprise under the Transport Ministry. The service includes the Bangkok-Siem Reap route, a 424-kilometre trip that takes about seven hours. The two countries will provide two trips a day. The fare will be 750 baht or US$25. The Bangkok-Phnom Penh service, covering 719km and taking 11 hours, will run once a day with a fare of 900 baht or $30. ...

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