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Originally Posted by Falconhoof
Best way from bkk to Sihanouk?
flying to PP then i would get a shared taxi from central market. the bus takes two hours longer and you're waiting around for it to leave at a set time. plus a shared taxi drops you at your destination at sihanoukville (saving you paying a tuk tuk $3 to get to your hotel from the bus station) and it's a cultural experience. last time a passenger sat in the drivers seat, while the driver put a cushion on the center console and straddled the console and passengers thigh while weaving in and out of traffic on the highway. at least you die quick at that speed.
i have traveled by multiple buses in a single day from sihanoukville to bkk and it took 16 hours (sihanoukville to koh kong, cross border, hat lek to trat, trat to bkk). i left my hotel at 7:30am and didn't arrive at my bkk hotel until 11:45pm. it felt like i had been on a long-haul flight.
however, the good thing about going overland was being able to smuggle extra alcohol across the border. while immigration was harassing and searching everyone with a backpack on their back, i walked through with my scotch, vodka, and additional vodka in a 1 liter water bottle. a simple dress shirt and sensible piece of luggage can do wonders.