Phnom Penh to Siem Reap by Private Car or Minivan (5h)

Our driver was at our hotel right on time, and was a very good driver. He let us know we could stop at whatever we wished along the way to take pictures, or washroom breaks. He even suggested a few stops. It’ was about a 5 hour drive from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap,, but it was better then having to go to the airport and flying. The vehicle was fine, and the air conditioning worked!, which is so needed in Cambodia!!

Our driver his name was Citi likes to drive fast. My husband has to asked about 6 times to slow down because we were afraid we gonna get into an accident. He told him we're not in a hurry and would like to get to our destination safe and one piece. He would slow down once my husband asked him to slow down. But if a car passes him, he will overtake it and speed up. A cow suddenly popped out into our lane and he almost hit it, so he has to swerve the car to incoming traffic. It was very scary. He was a nice guy but his driving is out of control. I do hope that he will not be our driver on the way back to Phnom Penh. If he is, we will not be using his service. It was a horrible experience. To Green Era Travel please don't send him again to drive us back to Phnom Penh in case he will be the one assign to take us back.

Driver was friendly and polite. Picked us up on exact time requested. The driver drove safely for the road conditions However, the driver didn't know where the hotel was or even the street location.

Total journey time from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap was 6 hours inclusive of 1 rest stop. We opted out of the lunch stop. Pleasantly surprised to be transported in a mini van considering there were only 2 passengers and 2 suitcases. In any case, the whole overland trip was an eye opener and grateful that we arrived at our final destination safely. Green Era Travel is the local operator who organized this transfer.

Good option in some ways to transfer but the driving was fast and sometimes erratic. And we just wanted to get there with one or as needed bathroom breaks but really did not want to wait around for driver to have 45 min lunch break for which we were not informed and did not wish this time break. We expressly said that we did not want lunch time.