Koh Mak to Siam Reap overland - can do?

[Geordie59]

2 of my relatives will be visiting Koh Mak in December and then want to go to Angko Wat.

Rather than heading all the way back to Bangkok and flying I was wondering if anyone had done this over land and could share their experience.

[gomangosteen]

Hi

How adventurous are they?

Plenty of bus options from Trat - Chanthaburi - Sa Kaeo province and the border crossing at Aranyaprathet/Poipet, and from there to SR

Likely to be many hours travel/plus wait between buses - however getting to Sa Kaeo would take about the the same traveling time as getting to Bangkok from Trat - where would they fly from - Suvarnabhumi or Don Mueang (DM can add another hour to the trip from Chanthaburi)?

[khwaibah]

Can not give you details but yes have friends that cross at Hat Lek and take the bus to Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.

[Geordie59]

Hi

How adventurous are they?

Plenty of bus options from Trat - Chanthaburi - Sa Kaeo province and the border crossing at Aranyaprathet/Poipet, and from there to SR

Likely to be many hours travel/plus wait between buses - however getting to Sa Kaeo would take about the the same traveling time as getting to Bangkok from Trat - where would they fly from - Suvarnabhumi or Don Mueang (DM can add another hour to the trip from Chanthaburi)?

Thanks. They aren't adventurous enough to do that by bus but I might hire a car to take them. Any idea if it would be possible to rent a car with driver once over the border to get to Siem Reap?

[Geordie59]

Can not give you details but yes have friends that cross at Hat Lek and take the bus to Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.

I was looking at that online.. This will be their 1st time in Thailand so that would probably be too far out of their comfort zone. Thanks anyway.

[khwaibah]

Hi

How adventurous are they?

Plenty of bus options from Trat - Chanthaburi - Sa Kaeo province and the border crossing at Aranyaprathet/Poipet, and from there to SR

Likely to be many hours travel/plus wait between buses - however getting to Sa Kaeo would take about the the same traveling time as getting to Bangkok from Trat - where would they fly from - Suvarnabhumi or Don Mueang (DM can add another hour to the trip from Chanthaburi)?

Thanks. They aren't adventurous enough to do that by bus but I might hire a car to take them. Any idea if it would be possible to rent a car with driver once over the border to get to Siem Reap?

No problem their lined up. All it takes is money and negotiation skills.