Railway Adventures
Cambodia by Private Train
14 daysfrom $7,108
PTG Tours · Escorted tour
Let's Clear Cambodia - by Special Train
A rail-tour of Cambodia by private train covering every section of rail (except the airport branch), using YDM4 and other Royal Railway locomotives to reach Poipet and Sihanoukville.
Day by day
- Day 0
Departure from UK
Departure from UK Airports to Phnom Penh. Various flight options available. Recommended are Singapore Airlines flights from Heathrow (10:40), Gatwick (09:20) and Manchester (10:05), connecting via Singapore to arrive Phnom Penh 08:35 the next day.
- Day 1railovernight: Phnom Penh
Arrive Phnom Penh
Arriving into Phnom Penh we make our own way to the hotel (transfers included if booking flights through PTG), a short distance from Phnom Penh railway station. Welcome dinner at a local restaurant in the evening.
- Day 2railovernight: Sihanoukville
Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville
First day with our charter train, formed of three carriages and generator van hauled by a YDM4 locomotive, travelling from Phnom Penh to the coastal port city of Sihanoukville with plenty of photo stops. Departure from Phnom Penh at 1000, arrival into Sihanoukville approx. 1700.
- Day 3railovernight: Sihanoukville
Sihanoukville - Kampot - Sihanoukville
A short day from Sihanoukville to Kampot and back, with visits to Sokimex Oil Sidings, Tela Oil Sidings, the Warehouse Lines, Dry Port & Docks Area and the Port end of line, access coordinated around active train loading. Departure from Sihanoukville at 09:00, arrival back approx. 1730.
- Day 4overnight: Kampot
Sihanoukville to Kampot
A leisurely morning run to Kampot with a later start, allowing time to explore Kampot in the afternoon after arrival. Departure from Sihanoukville at 1115, arrival into Kampot at approx. 1400.
- Day 5railovernight: Phnom Penh
Kampot to Phnom Penh
Return to Phnom Penh, hopefully taking in a siding or two on the way including the Chip Mong Warehouse if a train is not loading there at the time. Departure from Kampot at 1130, arrival into Phnom Penh at approx. 1700.
- Day 6railovernight: Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh depot day
The train to ourselves for the day, covering all available track in the vicinity of the station, locomotive shed and wagon repair shops using a top & tail formation with locomotives changed as often as possible, utilising YDM4, ČKD Bde410, ČKD BB1010, CRRC Qishuyan BB1060 and Royal Railway's newly acquired Krupp locomotive. Visits to the locomotive shed and the adjacent steam shed. Departure from Phnom Penh at 0900, finish approx. 1630.
- Day 7overnight: Battambang
Phnom Penh to Battambang
A longer day north-west to Battambang, Cambodia's third-largest city, with plenty of photo stops. Departure from Phnom Penh at 0800, arrival at Battambang approx. 1700.
- Day 8railovernight: Battambang
Battambang to Poipet and return
Head north from Battambang to the border town of Poipet, hopefully beyond the station towards the Thai border, completing the railway network. Return south to Battambang. Departure from Battambang at 0900, arrival back approx. 1700.
- Day 9railovernight: Phnom Penh
Battambang to Phnom Penh
Final rail journey of the trip, returning south to Phnom Penh having covered the whole of the Royal Railway network. Farewell dinner at the hotel. Departure from Battambang at 0900, arrival at Phnom Penh approx. 1730.
- Day 10
Departure
Transfer to Phnom Penh Airport for flights back to the UK.
Included
- Hotel accommodation with ensuite facilities
- Breakfast each morning
- Tour road coach (air-conditioned) for luggage and hotel transfers
Not included
- Online visa fee (approx £28)
- Drinks and tips not clearly mentioned
