after the trat border crossing into Cambodia, then what?

[wondercul]

After the border, how long are the bus trips to any good cities?

[mrtoad]

About 4 to 5 hours to PP.

[angsta]

4-5 hours to PP? In a taxi maybe but not in a bus. More like 7.

Look at a map of Cambodia and state which cities you feel are good and which ones are bad.

Do you actually know where you want to go?

[wondercul]

4-5 hours to PP? In a taxi maybe but not in a bus. More like 7.

Look at a map of Cambodia and state which cities you feel are good and which ones are bad.

Do you actually know where you want to go?

No. I thought that was implied since I didn't state a city.

edit:

I was kind of hoping for a small city on the way to Phnom Penh.

Edited February 26, 2015 by wondercul

[my friend I]

5 minutes to Ko Kong. Interesting place if you look around. Beautiful scenery just east of town and ok beaches.

[phuketrichard]

koh kong for the night

than bus 2-3 hours to shinoukville

than 4 hours up to PP

[QEDDEQ]

Firstly, the border is at Hat Lek, about 80 minutes by minibus from Trat. Once you cross the border (preferably with an evisa to avoid the immigration surcharge) you can take a motorbike taxi or tuktuk to Koh Kong town. As already said, Koh Kong is a nice, sleepy little town and has some OK beaches (these are back across the bridge towards the Thai border, the best is near Crab Shack). From KK you can take a bus to Sihanoukville (about 6 hours) or Phnom Penh (about 7 hours). From SHV to PP the bus takes about 6 hours. Taxis and minibuses are about 20% quicker. You can also get a minibus from KK to Kampot which is a nice town (6 hours). Kampot to PP is about 4 hours by bus.

From PP it takes about 7 hours to Siem Reap which is probably the best place to visit in Cambodia. The only other Cambodian places worth a look are Mondulkiri and Rattanakiri provinces, both about 12 hours from PP by bus. Beware malaria up in the north-east.

Enjoy.