By train the journey from Phnom Penh to Poipet is scheduled to 11 hours 40 minutes. A quicker and more convenient option is to take a bus minivan which will complete the journey in from 7 hours 30 minutes to 8 hours 30 minutes.
Train Times from Phnom Penh to Poipet
- Please Note: At the present time train services from Phnom Penh to Poipet are not operating.
| Phnom Penh | Poipet | Days in Service |
Bus Times from Phnom Penh to Poipet
At the current time there are 12 bus and minivan services a day from Phnom Penh to Poipet available to book online.
| Phnom Penh | Poipet | Service | Cost | Company |
| 06:00 | 14:45 | Bus | $ 21 | Virak Buntham Express |
| 06:30 | 15:00 | Bus | $ 21 | Virak Buntham Express |
| 07:00 | 15:30 | Minivan | $ 21 | Virak Buntham Express |
| 08:30 | 16:10 | Minivan | $ 17 | Saly Express |
| 12:10 | 19:45 | Minivan | $ 17 | Saly Express |
| 12:30 | 20:05 | Minivan | $ 17 | Saly Express |
| 13:30 | 21:05 | Minivan | $ 17 | Saly Express |
| 20:30 | 05:00 | Sleeper Bus | $ 21 | Virak Buntham Express |
| 21:00 | 04:00 | Sleeper Bus | $ 17 | Virak Buntham Express |
| 21:00 | 05:00 | Sleeper Bus | $ 17 | Saly Express |
| 21:30 | 06:00 | Sleeper Bus | $ 21 | Virak Buntham Express |
| 22:00 | 07:30 | Sleeper Bus | $ 17 | Virak Buntham Express |
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If you are planning to travel from Aranyaprathet to Bangkok, after arriving in Poipet allow at least two hours between your scheduled arrival and the departure time of your bus from Aranyaprathet. Bus and minivan services from Phnom Penh to Poipet are sometime delayed and it may take you an hour to pass through immigration and travel to the bus station in Aranyaprathet. NB: Cambodia and Thailand are in the same time zone.
Cambolink 21 Express Phnom Penh
- Cambolink 21 Express services from Phnom Penh to Poipet depart from the Cambolink 21 Express office, Jawaharlal Nehru Blvd (215), Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Cambolink 21 Express Poipet
- Cambolink 21 Express services from Phnom Penh to Poipet terminate at the Cambolink 21 Express office on the road leading to the border with Thailand.
About Travel from Poipet to Bangkok
To get from Poipet to Bangkok you first need to pass through immigration into Thailand. It is not far from either arrival point and the Cambodian Immigration office is on the right hand side of the road as you approach the border. The Virak Buntham Bus Station is 300 metres walk from the Cambodia-Thailand border, and from the Thero Express Bus Stop it is 500 metres.
Poipet has many casinosOnce you have passed through immigration you arrive in Thailand on the main road near to the Rong Kluea Border Market. From there you need to travel a further 6.5 km to Aranyaprathet town centre to catch a bus or train to Bangkok. Bus services from Aranyaprathet tend to be quicker on this route than train services to Bangkok. There are two ‘ordinary’ trains a day from Arnayapathet to Bangkok. Ordinary trains in Thailand are 3rd class fan cooled seat only trains which stop on route at every small station (42 to precise before you reach Bangkok) and are often delayed. On the rail route between Aranyaprathet and Bangkok even the most avid train enthusiasts would find this journey tiresome; trains often arrive several hours after they are scheduled to and stop frequently for little apparent reason.