Kampot to Phnom Penh - Minibus

After a few fun days exploring Kampot on scooters, we were on the move again back to Phnom Penh where we briefly stopped earlier. We decided to book our minibus with Giant Ibis this time after reading various positive reviews online! They have an office in Kampot and we booked onto the 14.45pm minibus the day before departure with no problem. There is also the choice of a minibus leaving at 8am. This journey cost $9 dollars each which is quite pricey for a 3-hour bus drive (in South-East Asia at least!).

Leaving Kampot

We arrived at the Giant Ibis office half an hour before departure and left on time for Phnom Penh. Onboard the bus you get a free small bottle of water and a pastry from Blue Pumpkin. These were both a nice little something to keep you going. The minibuses are quite big and styled more like a regular bus with an aisle down the middle. Plenty of room for everyone and the air con was very much appreciated!

The final part of the journey heading into Phnom Penh was quite busy and took a little longer than anticipated. You get dropped off at the Giant Ibis office in Phnom Penh that is located next to the night market. Beware that plenty of tuk tuk drivers await you as you depart the bus! We decided to walk instead with only staying ten minutes away.

Time for a cheap beer in PP!

All in all, another hassle-free minibus journey and we would definitely recommend using Giant Ibis.

4 out of 5 

Sihanoukville to Kampot - Minibus

After a few days of relaxing on Otres Beach, Sihanoukville it was time to move on again with our travels. Our next stop along the coast of Cambodia was Kampot!

We decided to book bus tickets at our final hotel as we weren’t too near to any travel agencies. We were staying at the Heart of Venice which was lovely for a couple days by the pool. We picked the bus leaving at 10.30am for $6 dollars per person.

Not a bad price to pay

The company we had booked with were called Champa Tourist Bus and they offered the standard ‘hotel to hotel service’ which was usually never true! We were the last people to be picked up and had to settle for the front two seats of the minibus. The inside of the minibus wasn’t to the standard of other companies such as Mekong Express however, it wasn’t a problem for such a short journey!

It took around 1 and half hours to reach Kampot with some more top speed driving! Driving in Cambodia seems to be like one big race! We got dropped off in the centre of Kampot near most of the main hostels/hotels, we were staying at Captain Chim’s. Overall a relative quick minibus journey for Asia with no problems.

The road keeps going and going...

4 out of 5