Cambodia is a destination not yet beaten by our tourists. But in vain - this is a country with a centuries-old culture, an ideal climate and low prices. It is located between such giants of the tourism industry as Thailand and Vietnam. In the north, the country borders on Laos. But which airport in Cambodia receives planes from Russia? Can I get directly to this country? Where can I fly from Cambodia? Is it worth considering this country as a transit point on a trip to Vietnam or Thailand? Our article will tell about all this.
Cambodia International Airports
Immediately forced to disappoint you: there are no direct flights from Russia to this exotic country of Southeast Asia. Therefore, to see Ankhor Wat and other attractions of Cambodia, you should fly with transfers. What air harbors does this small country have? We begin our review with Phnom Penh, the capital of the state of Cambodia. The airport, whose name is Phnom Penh (PNH abbreviation is indicated on the tickets), accepts both domestic and international flights. In total, forty-one companies regularly send their planes to this main hub of the country. And during the high tourist season, charters are added to these regular flights.
The airport consists of one two-story terminal. The air harbor is only seven kilometers from the center of the capital of Cambodia . You can get to the city by taxi or public transport. If you have booked a hotel in Phnom Penh, then you can book a transfer. This metropolitan airport has high technical equipment. All pre- and post-flight procedures passengers pass very quickly. At the airport there is a cafe, several shops, a smoking area. There are several hotels in the immediate vicinity of the terminal. You can recommend the Bali Hotel 4 * and the cheap guesthouse Chi Riti Heng.
Siem Reap Ankhor
Cambodia's international airports are not limited to metropolitan ones in Phnom Penh. Tourists arriving for sightseeing in the country land mainly in the city of Siem Reap. The very appearance of this terminal is already impressive. The airport is designed in Khmer style. Everything here is stylized as Ankhor Wat. Everywhere there are sculptures of elephants, mythical warriors. Flower beds of exotic flowers are visible on the marble floor . After such a spectacle, you can completely forget about the long flight. It also serves passengers very quickly. Tourists who have been here, note the emotional attitude of the staff towards the guests. The terminal is very beautiful and comfortable. There is a comfortable waiting room, cafe, duty free shop. Check-in outside Cambodia begins in two and a half hours. For domestic flights, a check-in is announced two hours before the flight. Registration in both cases ends forty minutes before landing.
Local airports
This country of Southeast Asia is not so small as it looks on the map. The railway and bus services in Cambodia are poorly developed, but not so with civil aviation. It is better to fly through the jungle and wide rivers. And domestic airline ticket prices allow you to do this without breaking a gap in the family budget. In fact, the airports of Cambodia are quite numerous and are located close to each other. For example, Battambang Air Harbor is located near the Simreap Ankgor international hub. Here is a complete list of such small airports of local importance: Kampongchnang, Kampot, Koh Kong, Krakor, Kratieh, Mondulkiri, Ratanakiri, Sihanoukville, Stungtrang and Tbengmeantie. All of them are clean buildings with comfortable waiting rooms. But they are equipped with one runway, which is not capable of receiving heavy intercontinental liners.
We are going to explore the country's sea resorts
Beach holidays for the country is still a new tourism industry. But it is developing rapidly. After all, the climate in Cambodia is in no way inferior to Thai or South Vietnamese. New hotels are fully compliant with international standards of service. And the prices in them are so far lower than in Thailand. How to get closer to the resorts by air? What is Cambodia's sea airport? This is Sihanoukville. It is located eighteen kilometers from the city of the same name. You can get to the seaside resorts by tuk-tuk or motorcycle taxi. In this article, we examined the most famous airports in Cambodia.