International and regional airports of Cambodia. How to fly to Cambodia

Cambodia is still not routed by our tourists. And in vain is a country with centuries-old culture, an ideal climate and low prices. It is located between such giants of the tourist industry as Thailand and Vietnam. In the north, the country borders on Laos. But which airport in Cambodia takes planes from Russia? Can I go straight 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.

International Airports of Cambodia

Immediately forced to disappoint you: there are no direct flights from Russia to this exotic country of South-East Asia. Therefore, to see Ankhor-Wat and other attractions of Cambodia, you should fly with transplants. What air harbors are there in this small country? We begin our review with Phnom Penh, the capital of the state of Cambodia. The airport, whose name is Phnom Penh (PNH abbreviated in the air tickets), accepts both local and international flights. Forty one companies regularly send their planes to this main hub of the country. And in the high tourist season to these regular flights are added charters.

The airport consists of one two-storey terminal. The air harbor from the center of the capital of Cambodia is only seven kilometers apart. 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 capital airport has a high technical equipment. All pre- and post-flight procedures passengers pass very quickly. At the airport there is a cafe, several shops, a zone for smokers. There are several hotels and in close proximity to the terminal. You can recommend "Bali Hotel 4 *" and cheap guesthouse "Chi Riti Heng".

Siem Reap Ankjgor

The international airports of Cambodia are not limited to the capital's airports in Phnom Penh. Tourists arriving for sightseeing of the country, land mainly in the city of Siem Reap. The very appearance of this terminal is already impressive. The airport building is in Khmer style. Everything here is stylized as Ankhor-Wat. Everywhere there are sculptures of elephants, mythical warriors. On the marble floor you can see the flower beds of exotic flowers. After such a spectacle, you can completely forget about the long flight. It also very quickly serves passengers. Tourists who have visited here, note the sincere attitude of the staff to the guests. The terminal is very beautiful and convenient. There is a comfortable waiting room, a cafe, a duty-free shop. Registration for a flight outside Cambodia begins in two and a half hours. On domestic flights, 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. Railway and bus services in Cambodia are poorly developed, which can not be said about civil aviation. Through the jungle and wide rivers it is better to fly. And the prices for domestic airline tickets allow you to do this without punching holes in the family budget. In fact, airports in Cambodia are quite numerous and are located close to each other. For example, the air harbor of Battambang is located not far from the international hub Simrep Ankhor. Here is a complete list of such small airports of local importance: Kampong Chhnang, Kampot, Koh Kong, Krakor, Kratieh, Mondulkiri, Ratanakiri, Sihanoukville, Stungtring and Tbengmeanth. All of them are clean buildings with comfortable waiting rooms. But they are equipped with one runway, which is not capable of taking heavy intercontinental liners.

We go to explore the country's seaside resorts

Beach vacation for the country is still a new branch of tourism. But it is developing rapidly. After all, the climate in Cambodia is in no way inferior to Thai or South Vietnamese. New, hotels with hotels meet international standards of service. And the prices in them are still lower than in Thailand. How to get close to the resorts by air? Which airport in Cambodia is at sea? This is Sihanoukville. It is located eighteen kilometers from the city of the same name. You can get to the seaside resorts on tuk-tuk or mototaxi. In this article, we reviewed the most famous airports in Cambodia.