Route
Vientiane-Sihanoukville-Buriram bicycle ride (2002/2003)

In General

Daily stages
In General
Our holidays had different starting and end points, so there are 2 routes:
  • The first route starts in Vientiane (Laos), heading south into Cambodia (roughly along the Mekong river). At Kampong Cham heading west to Siem Reap to end the ride in Aranyaprathet (Thailand) / Poipet (Cambodia).
  • The other route starts in Buriram (Thailand). The border with Cambodia is crossed at Poipet. Heading to Battambang, then crossing the Tongle Sap to Siem Reap. It continuous (by boat) to Phnom Penh and goes south to Sihanoukville. Crossing the border with Thailand at Kho Kong/Hat Lek and cycling ends in Sa Kaeo (near Aranyaprathet).

    Both rides are show in the map below.
    The first route in purple and the second in blue.

    The Thai cities where we started cycling (Nong Khai at the border with Laos and Buriram) and where we stoped cycling (Aranyaprathet/Poipet and Sa Kaeo) are all 4 located near a railroad that is connected to Bangkok. So it is easy to get there (away) by train from/to the Thai capital
    (see the     Thailand country info page for the train schedules).
  • In purple Route 1: Vientiane (Laos) - Aranyaprathet (Thailand) / Poipet (Cambodia).
  • In blue Route 2: Buriram (Thailand) - Sihanoukville (Cambodia) - Sa Kaeo (Thailand).

    • Daily stages
    In the table below the our daily suffering is reduced to a list of cool numbers in order to give an objective overview of the daily stages.

    Route 1:
    Vientiane - Aranyaprathet    		 Route 2:
    Buriram - Sihanoukville - Sa Kaeo
    .
    From - To
    		 Distance
    (    in Km)
    Details
    From - To
    		 Distance
    (    in Km)
    Details
    Nong Khai-Vientiane 37 Restday
    Vientiane 27 Restday
    Vientiane Restday
    Vientianne-Paksan 144
    Paksan-Savannakhet 45 (+bus 300 km)
    Savannakhet-Pakse 111 (+bus 170 km)
    Pakse-Pakson 86
    Pakson-Attepu 123
    Attepu-Ban Pha Pho 110
    Ban Pha Pho-Champasak 47
    Champasak 22 Restday Amsterdam-Bangkok 12
    Champasak-Dong Det 127 Bangkok-Buriram
    Dong Det 91 Buriram-Prahkong Chai 50
    Stung Treng-O'Krieng 70 Prahkong Chai-Lahan Sai 50
    O'Kreng-Kratie 76 Lahan Sai- Ta Praya 60
    Kratie-Chhlong 41 Ta Praya-Arranyaprahet 64
    Chhlong-Kampong Cham 96 Arranyaprahet-Sisophon 55
    Kampong Cham-Kampong Thom 116 Sissophon-Battambang 68
    Kampong Thom-Siem Reap (bus 145 km) Battambang-Siem Reap 16
    Siem Reap 43 Restday Siem Reap 43 Restday
    Siem Reap 79 Restday Siem Reap 79 Restday
    Siem Reap-Sisophon 115 Siem Reap 75 Restday
    Sisophon-Aranyaprathet 74 Siem Reap-Phnom Pehn 26 (by boot)
    Bangkok Phnom Pehn 30 Restday
    Bangkok Phnom Pehn-Takeo 90
    Bangkok-Amsterdam Takeo-Kampot 100
    Kampot-Bogor (vv) 70
    Total 1680 Km Kampot-Kep sur Mer (vv) 65
    Kampot-Sihanoukville 110
    Sihanoukville 15 Restday
    Sihanoukville-Sre Ambel 100
    Sre Ambel-Koh Kong 143
    Koh Kong-Trat 100
    Trat-Pong Nam Ron 110
    Pong Nam Ron-Wang Nam Yen 95
    Wang Nam Yen-Sa Kaeo 45 (+ train to Bangkok)
    Bangkok
    Bangkok
    Bangkok-Amsterdam
    .
    Total 1416 Km

    See Stage description for an detailed description of the daily stages
    (also available under practical info / route when using the menu).

    Last update 30 May 2003