Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Join me on an 11-hour journey to take transit to my 50th country. I traveled solo overland from Bangkok, Thailand to Siem Reap, Cambodia on March 20, 2025 in one 11-hour day, using a train, a shared minivan, and two tuktuks ($14 total). Was it worth the effort?
NOTE: as of Jan 2026 this border crossing is currently closed due to Cambodia-Thailand tensions. Check the latest situation at travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/cambodia-travel-advisory.html
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
00:55 Hua Lamphong
02:51 Ambient Train Pulling out of Bangkok station
07:42 Hua Takhe
09:17 Toilet tour
10:00 Nong Saeng
10:59 Ban Klong Luk border crossing
13:11 Poi Pet Bus
16:49 CamboLink21 Station Poi Pet
17:06 Minivan Tour
18:42 Arriving in Siem Reap
š Bangkok to Ban Klong Luk: no pre-booking but costs just 49 baht from ticket window at Hualamphong at 05:55 daily. Information at thai-railways.com
Kingdom of Cambodia E-Visa (when border re-opened): https://www.evisa.gov.kh/
š Cambolink21 Shared Minivan from Poi Pet to Siem Reap: just $10 cambolink21express.com
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Join me on an 11-hour journey to take transit to my 50th country. I traveled solo overland from Bangkok, Thailand to Siem Reap, Cambodia on March 20, 2025 in one 11-hour day, using a train, a shared minivan, and two tuktuks ($14 total). Was it worth the effort?
NOTE: as of Jan 2026 this border crossing is currently closed due to Cambodia-Thailand tensions. Check the latest situation at travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/cambodia-travel-advisory.html
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
00:55 Hua Lamphong
02:51 Ambient Train Pulling out of Bangkok station
07:42 Hua Takhe
09:17 Toilet tour
10:00 Nong Saeng
10:59 Ban Klong Luk border crossing
13:11 Poi Pet Bus
16:49 CamboLink21 Station Poi Pet
17:06 Minivan Tour
18:42 Arriving in Siem Reap
š Bangkok to Ban Klong Luk: no pre-booking but costs just 49 baht from ticket window at Hualamphong at 05:55 daily. Information at thai-railways.com
Kingdom of Cambodia E-Visa (when border re-opened): https://www.evisa.gov.kh/
š Cambolink21 Shared Minivan from Poi Pet to Siem Reap: just $10 cambolink21express.com
Oh My Dollar! Community Challenges (We're really nice, come join): forum.ohmydollar.com/c/challenges/14
Join the Purrsonal Finance Society, Support my work, get cat stickers: patreon.com/ohmydollar
My Shop + Book (cats explaining purrsonal finance): shop.ohmydollar.com
Everything I make: anomalily.net
