Cheap trips to Cambodia "Motodops" Buses Taxis and Cheap Flights
In recent years, traveling in Cambodia has become much less strenuous than in years past with the continuous improvement of the roads. Buses, taxis and “Motodops” (abbreviated as moto’s) run at faster speeds and don’t have body shaking, teeth rattling odysseys for the most part. The main exceptions would be the route from Poipet to Angkor Wat, voted the worst road in the world for over ten years, and the overland route to Sihanoukville from Bangkok via Trat Thailand. With more tourism, which has been growing in double digits for many years, flights and air routes to Cambodia have more potential passengers, which has increased competition, resulting in some of the cheapest flights in Cambodia in a long way. time.
Cambodia’s buses, both minibus and large commercial buses, are becoming of higher quality, with new bus companies forcing older companies to upgrade their equipment in order to compete. Taxis are also getting better as the western tourist demands better quality, you can be pretty sure of getting a taxi that meets a minimum standard that is much better than the old days. I remember one time having his seatbelt removed and secured behind the door frame trim rendering it totally useless, this type of modification was not unusual, neither was getting a massive headache on a mini bus due to sucking in exhaust gases for hours on end from the open tailgate.
“Moto’s” still tend to annoy tourists mainly because of the constant scams and now there are many “took takes”. These guys are just as bad as the “touk touk” drivers in Bangkok and if you can avoid using one, you’ll be more than happy on your travels.
In Cambodia, cheap flights are now more common and there are more flights both within Cambodia and to the neighboring countries of Thailand and Vietnam and Singapore, which serves as a regional hub for discount flights.
As always in Cambodia, remember to be vigilant when traveling, if it seems wrong, it is often just trusting your intuition and doing the smart thing.
