Cambodia international and domestic flights

A view of the outskirts of Phnom Penh through the plane window.

Get out of Cambodia by air, and you’ll be treated to some stunning views.

Within Cambodia there are limited flights between Siem Reap and Phnom Penh and Siem Reap and Sihanoukville. These flights are generally quite expensive, and most expats opt for a private taxi or long-distance bus instead.

Both Phnom Penh and Siem Reap have international airports that host a number of airlines.

In Phnom Penh, these airlines offer flights to the following cities:

Air France: Paris
AirAsia: Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur
Asiana Airlines: Seoul
Bangkok Airways: Bangkok
Cambodia Angkor Air: Ho Chi Minh City, Siem Reap
Cathay/Dragonair: Hong Kong
China Airlines: Taipei
China Eastern Airlines: Kunming, Nanning
China Southern Airlines: Beijing, Guangzhou
EVA Air: Taipei
Jetstar: Singapore
Korean Air: Seoul
Lao Airlines: Vientiane
Malaysia Airlines: Kuala Lumpur
Myanmar Airways International: Yangon *This flight is currently not running
Shanghai Airlines: Shanghai
SilkAir: Singapore
Thai Airways: Bangkok
Tiger Airways: Singapore
Vietnam Airlines: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Vientiane

These airlines fly to the following cities from Siem Reap:

AirAsia: Kuala Lumpur
Asiana Airlines: Seoul
Bangkok Airways: Bangkok
Cambodia Angkor Air: Ho Chi Minh City, Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville
Cebu Pacific: Manila
China Eastern Airlines: Shanghai, Kunming
China Southern Airlines: Guangzhou
Jetstar: Singapore
Korean Air: Busan, Seoul
Lao Airlines: Luang Prabang, Pakse, Vientiane
Malaysia Airlines: Kuala Lumpur
Myanmar Airways International: Phnom Penh, Yangon *This flight is currently not running
Skywings Asia Airlines: Seoul, Hanoi
Singapore/SilkAir: Da Nang, Singapore
Tiger Airways: Singapore
Tonlesap Airlines: Ningbo, Kaohsiung, Taipei
Vietnam Airlines: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Luang Prabang

For some reason, many of these airlines forget to include Cambodia on their web sites. If you can’t book a ticket directly, it’s often useful to go to a flight aggregator such as Expedia. Last year Cambodia folded its $25 departure tax into the price of flights leaving the country, so you won’t need to pay any additional fees on your way out.

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