Title: Review: Direct bus from Bangkok to Siem Reap (Nattakan/Transport Co)
Headings: Review: Direct bus from Bangkok to Siem Reap
Review: Direct bus from Bangkok to Siem Reap
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The bus journey on Nattakan
The border
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Content: For more about crossing the Poipet border, check out our post on Crossing the Poipet/Aranyaprathet border overland . This is the official building that you get your Cambodia visa in. If you stop somewhere before the border, don’t bother wasting your money. We’ve gotten reports that the bus will stop before you get to the border and try and get you to use an agent to process your visa for 900 baht by calling it a VIP service. They did not do this on my recent trip, so hopefully this is no longer an issue. However, if they do stop and try and get you to let them process your visa you have a choice of whether or not you pay. However, this so-called VIP service can be worth it, and it’s often faster and less stressful to just pay the extra money, so it’s up to you whether or not you think it’s a battle worth fighting. On the Thai side, you will get stamped through and do not need to pay anything. Overall, this is a much easier way to travel overland than the other methods I have tried, which always involve haggling at the border for taxis and buses. The Bangkok-Siem Reap direct bus is not as cheap as the mini-bus/casino bus combination (which is usually around $11 or $12) but the peace of mind is worth it.