Phnom Penh: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Phnom Penh is the capital of Cambodia, 20 m (66 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Techo International Airport (KTI), 23 km (14 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 724 places to stay.
Key facts
Open Phnom Penh in Google Maps
Daylight in Phnom Penh runs from about 11 h 29 min a day in late December to 12 h 51 min in late June (computed for 11.56° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Phnom Penh is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Techo International Airport (KTI), 23 km (14 mi) from the centre, whose 13,123-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft.
Flights to Phnom Penh: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Phnom Penh · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 724 places to stay in Phnom Penh. Of the 579 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (255), and 24 are five-star. Across 237 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.3 out of 10. Guests have left 134,280 reviews in total.
Hotels in Phnom Penh: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 27 hostels in Phnom Penh, out of 724 places to stay of every kind — 3.7% of everywhere it lists in the city, around the middle of the range for the cities we hold figures for. Across 12 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.3 out of 10, level with the city’s hotels. Guests have left 13,242 reviews across them.
Hostels in Phnom Penh: the full picture, and book
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Ho Chi Minh City, 204 km (Vietnam) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Cần Thơ, 195 km (Vietnam) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Biên Hòa, 219 km (Vietnam) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Takeo, 65 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Thuận An, 209 km (Vietnam) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Thủ Đức, 217 km (Vietnam) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Vũng Tàu, 273 km (Vietnam) — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Dĩ An, 215 km (Vietnam) — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Rạch Giá, 173 km (Vietnam) — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Buôn Ma Thuột, 361 km (Vietnam) — buses · car rental
Common questions
Which airport serves Phnom Penh?
Techo International Airport (KTI), 23 km (14 mi) from the centre.
How big is Phnom Penh?
About 1.6 million people live in Phnom Penh (GeoNames).
What time zone is Phnom Penh in?
Asia/Phnom_Penh, currently UTC+7.
What currency is used in Phnom Penh?
The Riels (KHR). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Phnom Penh?
27 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Phnom Penh.
How many hotels are there in Phnom Penh?
Our booking partner lists 724 places to stay in Phnom Penh, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Phnom Penh?
Ho Chi Minh City (204 km), Cần Thơ (195 km), Biên Hòa (219 km), Takeo (65 km), Thuận An (209 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.