Getting Around Krong Preah Seihanu

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The main form of transportation around town is by motorcycle taxi. They are anywhere, anytime. Just look for a guy sitting on a motorcycle with a baseball cap. Rides around town are 1 to 3 dollar, depending on distance, and you can usually get 2 passengers on one motorcycle. Most trips are only a few minutes, but you can hire a motorcycle to take you outside of town as well. Nighttime, prices go up a bit, and for more than one passenger, prices go up as well. Agree for the price for your trip in advance.

Travel between the capital Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville really could not be easier. Various types of buses and taxis ply the route along what was always the best road in the country and your choice is limited effectively by how much you want to spend. Most of the buses leave from the Southwest corner of the Central market, are air-con and will take between three and four hours. There will be a comfort stop en-route for about 30 minutes whilst the driver has something to eat. The smaller buses are marginally faster and marginally more expensive although, as a tall man, I don't like them as I always find the legroom limited. Various touts in Phnom Penh, including those at hotels will try and tell you that you must book the day before. With the possible exception of Lunar New Year, that is nonsense and probably so even then. They just want their commission. Turn up at the GNT office and just ask for a ticket on the next bus out of town and you'll get it. Expect to pay about $4US.

I hired a driver and car to travel from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville. I did this via the hotel that I was staying at - the Dara Reang Sey, in Phnom Penh. It cost me $40USD each way. The hotel arranged for the driver to pick me up at the airport and take me directly to Sihanoukville. The journey was very smooth and pleasant and in my opinion worth paying the extra for.

To get around Sihanoukville, I used Tuk Tuks. There seemed to be plenty around and could always be found near the Golden Lions Traffic Island.

Make sure that you haggle and agree a price before starting your journey.

There are several ways getting from Sihanoukville to Phnom Penh (or the other way around).
A taxi is most convenient as you get directly to your destination without changing vehicles or taking your luggage of a bus and then find and store it all into another bus, taxi or tuk tuk.
A taxi trip takes about 3,5 hours. We paid USD35 from Sihanoukville. The hotel we stayed at offered cars from USD45, however the travel agents outside the resort knocks the price down by 10 USD. The resorts hire cars from the travel agents so you can only guess where the extra USD10 goes.
I asked in Phnom Penh what one should pay getting back to Sihanoukville and most suggested around USD 30, but was not "shocked" by the going rate at USD35 including toll roads.
The roads are mostly fine.
There are a bunch of travel agents on Serendipity Beach.
Like everywhere else: Do agree on the price before you go.