![]() Accept that no one will speak English, but that’s not going to matter. Budget a full day to get through and take your time. The border crossing can be overwhelming, but it doesn’t need to be. Get your porter’s phone number before you head to immigration if you are nervous, but chances are he won’t speak English anyway. ![]() Unlike everyone else in Poipet, the porters will not rip you off. They will take your bags through and wait for you to get through immigration. If you’ve got considerable baggage coming through, you can hire a porter for $2 to $10. You can get cheap food and cheap bus tickets at Rong Kleu Market and don’t need to bother with the scammy bus terminal. Don’t get on any buses to the “bus terminal” it’s just a place where they force you to buy overpriced food and overpriced bus tickets. All transport prices quoted here are current, so negotiate until you get pretty close. Don’t believe anything anyone says about facilitation fees. ![]() If you want Thai baht ahead of time, you can change money at Siem Reap’s Old Market before heading out, or hit the ATM at the 7-11 immediately after crossing the border. Don’t get scammedĭo not change money at the border. 7-11 near Rong Kleu Market Aranyaprathet border. ![]()
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