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Kampong Chamកំពង់ចាម

Give Kampong Cham one night, two at most: the bamboo bridge, Wat Nokor and the Mekong riverfront fill a day, and buses to Phnom Penh run all morning.

Weather
see forecast
Currency
USD
Best months
Nov–Mar
avoid Apr–May (hot, 35 °C+), Sep–Oct (wet-season flooding)
Airport
PNH
Nights
1–2
Not field-verifiedbasic guide
Print / PDF guide
3 pages, for the metro and roaming-off days
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Rules in force · 5Drug trafficking can carry the death penalty in Singapore…
  • Southeast Asia ↗Drug trafficking can carry the death penalty in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Brunei and Myanmar; never carry a bag or parcel for anyone.
  • Southeast Asia ↗Carry a passport valid for at least six months from entry with two blank pages; airlines refuse boarding on less.
  • Cambodia ↗Apply for the e-visa only on the official government portal; lookalike sites charge extra. Some nationalities can also get a visa on arrival.
  • Cambodia ↗Angkor Wat and other active temples enforce a dress code: shoulders and knees covered, or you are turned away at the gate.
  • Cambodia ↗US dollars are used for most tourist prices; carry clean, undamaged small notes and some riel for change under one dollar.

Kampong Cham is Cambodia's seventh-largest city and a quiet Mekong provincial capital between Phnom Penh and Kratie. Most travellers pass through on the Phnom Penh–Kratie road; those who stop get a walkable riverfront, an 11th-century temple, a dry-season bamboo bridge to a stilted island, and almost no other tourists. Two nights is enough.

Essentials

Quick answers and what things cost

Quick answers

The questions people ask first about Kampong Cham, one line each. Tap a card for the full answer.

Cost cheat-sheet

2026 desk estimate · check

Typical prices for the everyday things, as ranges. Your currency is shown next to the local price.

  • CoffeeCoffee or iced coffeeUS$0.50–1.50
  • Street or quick mealNoodle soup or rice dishUS$1–2.50
  • BeerBeer: draught / can at a shopUS$0.50–1
  • Budget bedHostel or guesthouse bed, a night, per personUS$5
  • Mid-range bedGuesthouse or hotel double room, a night, per roomUS$25
  • High-end bedGuesthouse or hotel double room, a night, per roomUS$60

A day, not counting the bed: Budget US$20 · Mid US$40 · High US$75

Prices in local money; change the currency in the header to see yours next to them. Every price and the budget calculator →

Decide

What it is known for, and when the weather works

At a glance

What the city is known for, how you fly in, and where to find the phrases.

Bamboo bridge to Koh PaenWat Nokor BacheyMekong riverfrontPhnom Pros and Phnom Srey
Airports
PNH Phnom Penh International (About 3–4 h by road; no airport at Kampong Cham)

Weather and climate

Forecast from Open-Meteo · averages rounded

Kampong Cham: next 7 days

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Forecast: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), model data for this point.

Air quality

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Model estimate (CAMS via Open-Meteo), not a street-level station; readings near busy roads run higher.

Jan

32°C

21°C

1 rd

Feb

34°C

22°C

2 rd

Mar

35°C

24°C

4 rd

Apr

36°C

25°C

7 rd

May

34°C

25°C

14 rd

Jun

33°C

25°C

16 rd

Jul

32°C

24°C

17 rd

Aug

32°C

24°C

18 rd

Sep

31°C

24°C

19 rd

Oct

31°C

24°C

16 rd

Nov

31°C

23°C

7 rd

Dec

31°C

21°C

3 rd

High / low °C · rd = rain days

Arrive & move

Airports are listed under At a glance; this is how to move once you are in

Getting around

The centre is walkable. Most sights sit outside town, so you need a motodop (about US$4 for a half-day loop), a tuk-tuk or a rented bicycle from a larger guesthouse. Buses and minibuses stop near the Hwy 7 roundabout by the Mekong bridge.

See & do

Day-trips, door to door

Day-trips

Door-to-door, not ride time

Wat Hanchey

go

Door to door: About 1 h each way

Motodop or tuk-tuk north on Hwy 7, about 25 km

Hilltop temple over the Mekong; leave early for the light.

Phnom Pros and Phnom Srey

go

Door to door: About 30 min each way

Hwy 7 west about 7 km, then turn right at the hill; bicycle or motodop

Twin hills with temples; Mt Srey has 308 steps. A Khmer Rouge killing field lies between them.

Wat Maha Leap

caution

Door to door: About 1 h each way

Across the river, about 20 km; local guide or tuk-tuk driver needed

One of Cambodia's last wooden pagodas; a weaving village nearby.

Kratie

overnight

Door to door: 3–4 h

Bus from Hwy 7, about 3–4 h

Irrawaddy dolphins; sleep there rather than return.

Eat & sleep

Which area to sleep in

Where to sleep

Areas, not hotels: pick the one that fits your arrival time and plans.

Mekong riverfront

Guesthouses and Western-style restaurants along the water north of the bridge; walkable to the market.

City centre near the roundabout

Bus counters and the main market; convenient if you arrive or leave by bus.

Practical

What a day costs, what to watch out for, and the pocket card

Cost per day

2026 estimate, excluding the bed unless stated
Budget
US$20–35 excl. bed
Mid
US$35–60 excl. bed
High
US$60+ excl. bed

Trip budget

2026 estimate · converts to your currency
Guesthouse or hotel double room1 × 1 night × US$25US$25
Food, local transport, entries2 × 1 day × US$40US$80
Motodop half-day loop (Wat Nokor, Phnom Pros/Srey)1 × US$4 · checkUS$4
Bicycle hire, one day2 × US$2 · checkUS$4
eSIM, about a week of data2 × US$10US$20
Buffer 10%Price creep, a taxi you did not plan, one splurgeUS$13
Trip total≈ US$73 per person per day, bed includedUS$146

2026 estimate in US dollars; long-distance buses excluded. Your choices stay in this browser.

Prices of common things

Coffee or iced coffeeUS$0.50–1.50
Noodle soup or rice dishUS$1–2.50
Beer: draught / can at a shopUS$0.50–1
Motodop in townAgree the price first.US$1–2
Bus Kampong Cham → Phnom PenhAbout 3–4 h; checkUS$5–6
Internet café, one hourcheck2,500 riel

2026 estimate; check locally.

Watch out

Safety

Kampong Cham is calm and low-crime by Cambodian city standards. The real risks are traffic on Hwy 7, unlit roads after dark, wet-season river currents and food hygiene at the market: eat where it is busy and cooked to order.
  • The bamboo bridge is rebuilt each dry season and washed away in the wet; access to Koh Paen is by boat then.
  • Some locals ask walkers for about US$1 to cross the bamboo bridge — more than the local toll.
  • The French lookout tower stairs are unsafe and there is a hornet nest at the top.
  • Tourist police at Wat Nokor may ask for money; entry from the other side is free.
  • Carry enough US dollars or riel: ATMs are few and the last reliable one north is here.

Emergency numbers

Police
117
Fire
118
Ambulance
119

Pocket card

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Kampong Chamកំពង់ចាម

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My bed tonight

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ទៅអាសយដ្ឋាននេះTo this address, please

Emergency

  • Police117
  • Fire118
  • Ambulance119

Embassy

No embassies in Kampong Cham; most are in Phnom Penh (check your own country's listing).

My embassy: —

Fare anchors (2026 estimate)

  • Bus Kampong Cham → Phnom Penh: US$5–6, about 3–4 h (check)
  • Taxi Kampong Cham → Phnom Penh: US$10–15 one way (check)
  • Motodop to Wat Nokor and Phnom Pros/Srey: about US$4 (check)

Say or show

  • សួស្តី — Hello (suostei)
  • អរគុណ — Thank you (aw kohn)
  • ថ្លៃប៉ុន្មាន? — How much is it? (thlai ponman)
  • ថ្លៃពេក — Too expensive (thlai pek)
  • បង្គន់នៅឯណា? — Where is the toilet? (bongkon nov ae na)
  • ខ្ញុំមិនយល់ទេ — I don't understand (khnhom min yol te)

Prices in US dollars; riel comes back as change at about 4,000–4,100 per dollar.

Deep dive

What this guide covers so far, and its sources

Not a trip line yet

This is a basic guide: no airport-to-bed contract, walking clusters or day plans are published for Kampong Cham. Airport, fare and schedule details are unverified; check the operators before you fly.

What we know, and what is coming

On this page

  1. Best months: Nov–Mar · avoid Apr–May (hot, 35 °C+), Sep–Oct (wet-season flooding) · month by month →
  2. 1 airport and 2 areas to sleep in
  3. Weather: a 7-day forecast and monthly averages
  4. Cost per day in 3 bands
  5. 4 day-trips, door to door
  6. 5 things to watch out for, with emergency numbers

Coming as the guide grows

  1. Airport-to-bed contract for PNH: last bus departures field-checked, taxi fallback, overnight rung.
  2. Walking clusters with rescue anchors: riverfront, central market, Wat Nokor, Koh Paen.
  3. Place pages with verified cutoffs (Wat Nokor, Phnom Pros/Srey, Wat Hanchey) and eat pages with last orders.
  4. Wet-season fixtures so the bamboo-bridge and boat-access states can go green.

Meanwhile

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