Tuk tuk, Phnom Penh

His name is Vannak.
I give this man my highest rating!
I've been to Phnom Penh a few times now and I've used him on several occasions. In fact, as abundant as tuk-tuk drivers are in Phnom Penh, I make a point of calling Vannak specifically. He's a wonderfully sweet guy. Totally reliable, safe and conscientious driver. He speaks English and you can hire him for a short jaunt or an all day tour. His prices are the same as any of the other tuk-tuk drivers.
Call him when you're in town and let him know where you're staying. He'll swing by and get you and you're on your way.

*By the way, the road to Choueng Ek,"The Killing Fields", is now totally paved. You can indeed take a smooth ride on tuk-tuk all the way there.

I love Cambodia and Phnom Penh. And people like Vannak are a big part of the reason why!

Vannak 012 871360

Project Future is a vocational training service run by a church group, but there is no preaching or anything involved. Its a charitable way of helping people get into work. The tuk tuks are about the same as those found on any street in PP, but you can also book these ones in advance for day trips or whatever.
Short trips from US$1.50, US$3 per hour, whole day US$15, they also arrange tours to suit you.

sorry to hear some folks thought the tuk tuk too bumpy on the bad roads.....come on folks, lighten up, you are in Cambodia....look around at all the sights and sounds you would be missing if you were encased in a car.....here is a good reliable driver....he took me as much as 50 miles outside of town in the tuk tuk over a 5 day span. his english is limited, but he is honest and helpful...just circle where you want to go on the map, set a price and off you go..
his name is Paul and his phone number in Phnom Penh is 016-886-825. He is often outside the Raffles Hotel Le Royale.

From the airport, you'll be given a coupon for a $7 taxi ride to your hotel. Going back, we only paid $5 to our tuktuk driver. Dollar is a widely accepted currency in Phnom Penh that even the tuktuk drivers, grocery stores and markets accept it.

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The easiest way to travel any distance around the city of Phnom Penh is, of course, by tuk tuk. Finding a driver is easier than shooting fish in a barrel, just walking down the street you will be inundated by a barrage of drivers waiting to drive you all over the city. Traveling by tuk tuk is simple, cheap and an effective way to get from point A to point B if it’s too far to travel on foot, or even to escape the unbearable heat of the afternoon sun. Inevitably, your driver will offer to wait for you if he drops you off in at a Wat or museum and the decision to take him up on that offer is entirely up to you. A one way ride to most places in the city shouldn’t cost more than $1 or $2 US (but trips outside such as to the Killing Fields will cost more). It is easy to hire a driver for the entire day or just a one way trip, whatever suits you. When hiring a driver always settle on the price up front, additionally you won’t be expected to pay until the end of the trip – even a full day hire.

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Taking tuk-tuks is a great and reasonably cheap way of getting around in Phnom Penh as long as you reason, bargain and negotiate your fares with the tuk-tuks driver. Do remember that they also got to earn a living and that can be pretty challenging in a country that is still trying its best to establish the rule of the law. It was mind-boggling to learn how many kinds of licenses that these people need to get in order to drive or ride a tuk-tuk for a living, likewise the same for taxi-drivers in Cambodia.

So basically a fare between US$1 to US$3 is very reasonable depending on distance from Point A to Point B and also how many passengers are getting on the tuk-tuks.

Like many places - negiotating with a tuk tuk driver is a tricky business. Obviously trying to find out a reasonable price before you even approach one is half the battle! Restaurants have deals with a lot hanging out in front of their establishments. Also, they aren't all locals so they may not really know where they are going. Many don't want to loose face by saying they don't know. Maps are handy but not always understood. One last thing, they are very persistent here and don't say you'll talk to them later unless you mean it!

There are lots of motorbikes and their drivers offering cheap trips to anywhere you want, but in crowded, bumpy-road-ed Phnom Penh, my recommendation would be the tuk-tuk. Prior to arriving in PP, I overheard a fellow traveller saying she saw 2 motorbikes accidents in the space of 5 minutes. To stay safe, I decided to take a tuk-tuk. Just as we left the killing fields to go back to the city, it began to pour so heavily that I was so thankful for making the right choice. A few other travellers were on motorbikes and they were absolutely drenched. And they still had to endure like 20 minutes of bumpy dirtroad.