The city of

Phnom Penh Phnom Penh (; km, ភ្នំពេញ, ) is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since the French protectorate of Cambodia and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its economic, indus ...

is served by multiple transport systems including public buses, private taxis and ride-hailing via mobile apps. Phnom Penh is connected to the rest of the country through the national roads as well as by domestic flights to and from

Phnom Penh International Airport Phnom Penh International Airport ( km, អាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិភ្នំពេញ; french: Aéroport international de Phnom Penh) is the busiest and largest airport in Cambodia, occupying a land ar ...

. The Municipality of Phnom Penh is largely responsible for overseeing the public transport in Phnom Penh.

Roads

Road-based transport is the primary source of transport in Phnom Penh. It consists of taxis, tuk tuks and private transportation.

Buses

As of 2020, the public bus transportation in Phnom Penh consists of 17 lines: Since 2014, air conditioned buses have run along three main bus routes across the city, managed by the Phnom Penh Municipal Government and formerly sponsored by the

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. Line A travels north/south along

Monivong Boulevard Monivong Boulevard ( km, មហាវិថីព្រះមុនីវង្ស) is a central boulevard and thoroughfare of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. It was named after King Monivong of Cambodia. Most streets in Phnom Penh have nu ...

going around

Wat Phnom Wat Phnom ( km, វត្តភ្នំ, UNGEGN: , ALA-LC: ; "Mountain Pagoda") is a Buddhist temple ( wat), a pagoda, that symbolizes the name of Phnom Penh, and a historical site that is part of the Khmer national identity. Wat Phnom has a t ...

(stop 21), the

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(stop 30) and near the

Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum ( km, សារមន្ទីរឧក្រិដ្ឋកម្មប្រល័យពូជសាសន៍ទួលស្លែង) or simply Tuol Sleng ( km, ទួលស្លែង, link=no, ; lit. "Hill of ...

(Stop 41),

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(stop 37), the

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and the

National Museum of Cambodia The National Museum of Cambodia ( km, សារមន្ទីរជាតិ) is Cambodia's largest museum of cultural history and is the country's leading historical and archaeological museum. It is located in Chey Chumneas, Phnom Penh. Overv ...

(stop 35). Line B serves the western side along Mao Tse Tung Boulevard, going much further south to Ta Khmao, capital of the Kandal Province near the

Choeung Ek Choeung Ek ( km, ជើងឯក, ) is the site of a former orchard and mass grave of victims of the Khmer Rouge – killed between 1975 and 1979 – in Dangkao Section, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, about south of the Phnom Penh city centre. It is ...

Genocidal Centre. Line C goes east/west Phnom Penh along the Russian Confederation Boulevard to Phnom Penh International Airport BRT station. The fare for the public buses is KHR1500 per voyage irrespective of distance. Students and senior citizens travel free as of 2015. Public transport operates between 5:30am to 8pm. Phnom Penh City Bus will be use BYD

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that are currently in operational test.

Taxis

Taxis appear in the form of cars, motorcycles, and ''

tuk-tuk An auto rickshaw is a motorized version of the pulled rickshaw or cycle rickshaw. Most have three wheels and do not tilt. They are known by many terms in various countries including auto, auto rickshaw, baby taxi, mototaxi, pigeon, jonnybee, bajaj ...

''. Motorcycle taxis are a common and unregulated form of public transport, common in Phnom Penh. Ride-hailing via mobile apps has become a popular mean of transportation within Phnom Penh. After acquiring

Uber Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber), based in San Francisco, provides mobility as a service, ride-hailing (allowing users to book a car and driver to transport them in a way similar to a taxi), food delivery (Uber Eats and Postmates), package ...

, Grab has become the largest ride-hailing service in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, offering car, tuktuk and motorbike services. A local based ride-hailing app, PassApp is also widely used in Phnom Penh.

Rail

The only form of rail transport in Phnom Penh is the airport shuttle train operated by Royal Railway. The journey from

to the city centre, and vice versa takes under 40 minutes. The airport train first began service on 10 April 2018. In 2016, the Cambodian government announced that they were getting assistance from

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(JICA) to conduct a feasibility study on an AGT system in Phnom Penh. The study began in 2017 and was completed and submitted to the Ministry of Works and Public Transport in 2019. Separately, in 2019, the government has also awarded contracts to two Chinese firms to conduct feasibility studies on both a metro and a light rail system.

Airports

Phnom Penh is served by

, the largest airport in terms of land area in Cambodia. A new larger international airport is being built at Kandal province, south of Phnom Penh and will replace the existing airport once fully completed.

References

External links

Cambodians board Phnom Penh's first public buses in more than a decade

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Public Bus System Works, But Needs Improvement, Riders Say

Official Page of Phnom Penh Municipal Bus Services
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