Cambodia has international airports at Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.
Direct flights connect Phnom Penh International Airport [4] (previously Pochentong International Airport) with China (Guangzhou Hong Kong Shanghai), Laos (Vientiane), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Singapore, South Korea (Incheon/Seoul), Taiwan (Taipei), Thailand (Bangkok) and Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City).
Direct flights connect Siem Reap - Angkor International Airport [5] with Laos (Pakse Vientiane), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Singapore, South Korea (Incheon/Seoul), Taiwan (Kaohsiung Taipei), Thailand (Bangkok U-Tapao (Sattahip/Pattaya)) and Vietnam (Hanoi Ho Chi Minh City).
Travellers going specifically to visit the Angkor temple ruins may prefer to use Siem Reap as it's only a few minutes away from the main sites; however as Bangkok Airways has a monopoly on direct flights between Bangkok and Siem Reap, it's a lot cheaper to fly to Phnom Penh and to take the bus (or cross overland from Bangkok).
Low-cost carrier Air Asia [6] has introduced flights from Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok to Phnom Penh and Kuala Lumpur to Siem Reap, while Jetstar Asia [7] has begun flying from Singapore to Siem Reap and Phnom Penh.
Other airlines operating flights to/from Cambodia include Asiana Airlines [8], Bangkok Airways [9], China Southern Airlines [10], Dragonair [11], Eva Airways [12], Korean Air [13], Lao Airlines [14], Malaysia Airlines (MAS) [15], Shanghai Airlines [16], Siem Reap Airways [17] (a subsidiary of Bangkok Airways), SilkAir [18], Singapore Airlines [19], Thai Airways International [20], and Vietnam Airlines [21].
Warning: if arriving to or exiting Cambodia through China, you are now required to purchase a Chinese Visa, $130 for US Citizens, with a 4 day processing time. This is a new rule (April '08) based on the bilateral cost for a Chinese citizen obtaining a visa to visit the US. Consider this when booking your flight, and either have the Visa prior to departure, or better yet, come in through Thailand or another country.
e-Visa fees are collected by a Malaysian company called CINET Sdn Bhd operated by Mr Hong, TY Thong and Adrian Phang. All the fees are paid into Mr TY Thong's Paypal personal account.
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