Arrive · Siem Reap
Siem Reap–Angkor International Airport (SAI)
SAI to town: one licensed taxi, ride-hailing car or hotel car, 45–75 minutes over about 40 km — the risk is not the ride but a late landing and a hotel that cannot let you in.
Not field-verified
Rules in force · 6Angkor temples enforce a dress code
- 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.
- Northwest Cambodia ↗Shoulders and knees covered at every Angkor temple; guards check at the main gates.
- Siem Reap ↗Angkor temples enforce a dress code: shoulders and knees covered; carry a scarf or light shirt in your day pack.
- Siem Reap ↗Buy the Angkor pass only at the official ticket office in town, not from touts or at the temple gates; carry it and your ID, it is checked at every temple.
Lock your path to bed
feasibledesk 24hlandside ready ~23:05 (p90)
Take Licensed taxi or hotel car to the door at 23:15. Bed by ~00:34 (+1) (p90).
Last viable for this bed: 06:00 (+1) (land by 03:55 (+1))
Sleep area not decided? Check the area first.
Zero-brain vs precision
- Daytime default
- Hotel car (arranged in advance) or the airport taxi counter, straight to the door.
- Precision
- This page keeps the old REP code in its address; the airport that opened in October 2023 (IATA SAI) is about 40 km from town and replaced the old airport next to the town. Confirm the airport on your ticket and the pickup point (field-verify).
- Late-night threshold
- 22:00
Steps from landing (p50 / p90 minutes)
| Gate to immigration | 8 / 15 | all arrivals |
| Immigration (e-visa or visa on arrival) | 25 / 60 | only intl checked, intl cabin |
| Baggage claim + customs | 15 / 30 | only intl checked, domestic checked |
| SIM/cash, then the taxi counter | 10 / 20 | all arrivals |
| Licensed taxi or hotel car to the door | 50 / 75 | on demand, any hour · KHR 130,000 |
If it breaks
- Message your hotel with your flight number and ask for a car at arrivals; the airport is far from town and rides are not cheap late at night.
- Use the airport taxi counter, the ride-hailing app or your hotel's car; decline drivers who approach you inside the hall.
- If you land after 22:00, confirm in writing that the hotel will let you in.
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Sources
| Field | Value | Source type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary.yen | about US$30–35 (៛120,000–140,000) | secondary | 40% |
| primary.ride_p90 | 75 minutes | secondary | 50% |
- Cambodia Airports (operator) (official)
- Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia (official)