Can Tho to Phnom Penh

By bus the journey from Can Tho to Phnom Penh is scheduled to take 10 hours.

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Can Tho Bus Stop

Ha Tien Xanh services from Can Tho to Phnom Penh depart from Bến Xe Khách Cần Thơ, 36 Đ. Nguyễn Văn Linh, Khu dân cư 91B, Tân An, Cần Thơ, Vietnam.

Phnom Penh Bus Stop

Ha Tien Xanh services from Can Tho to Phnom Penh terminate roadside near Vibol Express Phnom Penh and Central Market.

About Travel to Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh is Cambodia’s capital and by far its largest city. Phnom Penh’s population of around 2.5 million permanent residents is close to ten times the number of people living in the country’s second city, Siem Reap, and seventeen times the number of people in Cambodia third largest city, Battambang. As the population figures suggest, Phnom Penh is the busiest and liveliest place in the country.

Tourism in Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh is not as popular with foreign leisure travellers as other capital cities in South East Asia such as Hanoi, Bangkok or Kuala Lumpur. There are several reasons for that. One reason for that is that there are very few long haul flights direct to Phnom Penh. Another reason relates to ease with which visitors can navigate the city and how safe they feel doing so.

Unfortunately, Phnom Penh’s tourist industry suffers due to higher rates of street crime, dangerous and congested roads, and poor sanitation compared to most large cities in neighbouring countries. Phnom Penh is also notorious as a place where visitors are frequently bothered by insistent taxi and tuk-tuk drivers, beggars, and con artists.

This said, Phnom Penh is not as dangerous as many large cities in other parts of the world and there are several very good tourist attractions in the city well worth visiting. Phnom Penh is also a major transport hub and it’s difficult to bypass the city entirely if you are travelling overland around South East Asia.

Royal Palace

The top tourist attraction in Phnom Penh is the Royal Palace. Located near the Tonle Sap River, the Royal Palace is very much the cultural focal point of the city and the official residence of Cambodia’s royal family.

The palace was first constructed, largely from wood, in 1866 after Cambodia became a French protectorate. Cambodia’s royal family had left Phnom Penh in 1494 and established capitals elsewhere in the country because of the constant threat of invasion, principally from neighbouring Siam. The return of the royal court to Phnom Penh in 1871 marked the start of the growth of the city, and the grand buildings which replaced the temporary wooden buildings in the early 20th Century are very much symbolic of the start of a new era for Phnom Penh.

Central Market

Central Market is the commercial focal point of Phnom Penh. The building which houses the market was completed in 1937 designed by a French architect and construction supervised by the French Public Works Department. The building itself is striking. It has a strong art-deco design theme, with clever architecture features such as thousands of small openings in the tiered roof structure allowing in light and promoting the circulation of air.

A wide range of products are sold in the market, with many of the stalls focusing on attempting to sell overpriced souvenirs to tourists. Nonetheless, for leisure travellers the market has many points of interest beyond the building itself. Small features, such as the market’s Hindu shrine, make it worth exploring even for visitors with no intention of buying anything.

Orussey Market

Orussey Market, which is Phnom Penh’s largest market, is very different to Central Market. Orussey Market is housed within a plain concrete building with little architectural merit or thought given to fire safety. This is a market where people from not only the city itself, but also the country as whole, come to buy things often for resale elsewhere.

Virtually everything and anything is sold at the market, and the pricing for Cambodian people is very competitive. As a consequence the market gets very busy and cramped and, for some visitors, oppressive in terms of the noise and lack of personal space. Other visitors will enjoy visiting to see a glimpse of life in the city for local people.

Wat Phnom

Wat Phnom, which is located just to the north of Central Market, is Phnom Penh’s oldest and arguably most important temple. According to local legend the temple was founded in 1372 by a lady still known locally as ‘Grandmother Penh’. The temple was built on a hill for protection against the then constant flooding of the area and its construction is believed by many to mark the founding of the city.

The temple has been rebuilt many times. The hill was made larger and a large stupa were installed in the early 15th Century to house the ashes of King Ponhea Yat and his family. The main temple building at Wat Phnom was completed in 1927. The interior is highly ornate with the wall covered in religious paintings and a large gold covered Khmer style statue of the Lord Buddha.

Sisowath Quay

Sisowath Quay is a 3.7 km long pedestrianised walkway that follows the Tonle Sap from near to the Royal Palace all the way north as far as the Chroy Changvar Bridge. There is a lot to see and do on Sisowath Quay and walking the entire length of Sisowath Quay is a pleasant way to see the city. It’s also one of the only places in the city centre to walk or jog without having to constantly dodge cars and motorbike, or negotiate obstructions on the pavement.

During the walk along Sisowath Quay visitors can enjoy views across the river, a flower market, several shrines, and pass by some of the city’s best bars and restaurants including the famous Foreign Correspondents Club (FCC) which is now open as a restaurant and bar.

Choeung Ek

Located 12 km by road to the south Phnom Penh Railway Station, Choeung Ek was used as place of torture and murder during the period from 1975 to 1979 when the country was under the control of the Khmer Rouge. The Khmer Rouge are believed to have killed around 3 million Cambodian people, largely using agricultural tools and other very rudimentary methods, and Choeung Ek is believed to be one of the main places this slaughter took place. The site is one of the most striking reminders of Cambodia’s very grim modern history.

Choeung Ek is open daily to visitors from 07:30 to 17:30.