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New time restrictions extended for border crossings

Thailand-Cambodia border crossing extends its hours

TRAT, 17 March 2014 (NNT) – The Trat vice Governor has announced that the province has extended border crossing hours in accordance with an enactment by the Ministry of Interior promulgated in the Government Gazette on 7 March 2014.

The Thailand-Cambodia permanent border crossings including Chanthaburi Province, Trat Province, Sakaeo Province, and Surin Province, have all changed their opening hours from the previous 7 A.M. to 8 P.M. to the new hours of 6 A.M. to 10 P.M daily.

In Trat Province, Ban Hat Lek border check point is therefore open from 6 A.M. to 10 P.M., as reported by Radio Thailand in Trat.

 

About

Koh Kong is the capital of Koh Kong province in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains. It is 8km away from Cham Yeam, which is connected by Cambodia’s southernmost Thai border crossing to the Thai town of Hat Lek.

Koh Kong is linked to Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville by highway 48, which branches off National Highway 4 at Sre Ambel. The road is paved and complete with 5 bridges. It’s a good scenic drive through some of Cambodia’s least developed and unspoiled regions – the Cardamom Mountains. Minibuses and tourist air-con buses to and from Koh Kong leave mainly in the mornings. Afternoon departures depend on demand. Tickets to Phnom Penh or Sihanoukville should cost arounf 25000 riel (US$6.25). Sihanoukville travel agencies often ask for US$8-10.

There is no longer a boat from Koh Kong to Sihanoukville. It stopped in 2009 although some travel agents in Thailand still sell travel tickets for the (non existent) boat.

There is a daily bus leaving to Koh Kong from Kep via Kampot (US$16). It leaves at 7:30 AM.

Please check prices as they change on a daily basis