We stayed in Phnom Penh for only a couple of days as a
layover on our way to Sihanoukville with the plan of returning at a later date.
We stayed at the RS Guesthouse, not far from the river front and within easy
walking distance of the main tourist sites such as the Royal Palace.
For our next minibus journey to Sihanoukville, we decided to
just take our chances and book with a travel agents along the river front (road
- Preah Sisowath Quay). We decided to pay slightly more to use Mekong Express
again and picked to depart at 8.30am the following morning. This cost $10 US
dollars each which seemed reasonable for a 4 and half hour journey. Of course,
you can find much cheaper deals with other companies but we have had fairly pleasant
experiences with Mekong Express.
The following day we were picked up from our hotel around
8am and departed for Sihanoukville. We quickly discovered this wasn’t a Mekong
Express bus and we had been conned into using another bus company even though
Mekong Express was printed on our ticket. Luckily, the journey itself wasn’t too
bad as the minibus was air conditioned and comfortable. The journey took just
under 5 hours with one stop, before we pulled up into the middle of Sihanoukville.
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| Quick stop for a drink! |
We were opposite a North Face shop with plenty of taxis
waiting for us. With us planning on staying in Otres beach, the drivers quoted
us $10 for the short taxi journey. This was way too high and we decided that we
would walk off to find another one. Thankfully, one of them agreed to a $6 taxi
fare in a pickup/tuk tuk that drove us to our booked accommodation in Otres
Beach.
Not a bad journey however I’m unsure what the bus company
was called. Make sure you have maps downloaded on your phone for when you
arrive otherwise you’ll have to use an expensive taxi!
3 out of 5
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