Getting around Phnom Penh

Ride-hailing

PassApp and Grab are widely used to book tuk-tuks, auto-rickshaws and cars at a fixed price shown before you ride; this avoids haggling and is usually cheaper than street hire.

Choose the small auto-rickshaw option for short hops; it is cheaper than a traditional tuk-tuk.

Tuk-tuk

Traditional remork tuk-tuks wait outside hotels and sights and can be hired by the trip or for a half or full day, which works well for Choeung Ek and Tuol Sleng.

Agree the price before setting off and confirm whether it covers waiting time.

Bus

Air-conditioned city buses run on numbered routes along the main boulevards at very low fares, useful for longer straight journeys if you are not in a hurry.

Walking

Walking works well along the riverside and between the Royal Palace, National Museum and Wat Ounalom; elsewhere pavements are often blocked by parked motorbikes.

Boat

Sunset cruises leave from the riverside, and small car and passenger ferries cross the Mekong to Koh Dach and other islands.

Train

Royal Railway trains run south from Phnom Penh station to Takeo, Kampot and Sihanoukville, a slow but scenic alternative to the bus.