Long distance buses, Bangkok

If you decide to go on your own to Cambodia by bus, you will have to leave from Morchit Bus Station, in the north part of the city, near the Chatuchak Market.
There you catch a bus that takes youto the Cambodian border in 4 hours (164 Bahts).

There is no direct bus to Siem Reap (Angkor Wat). You have to reach Aranyaprathet, then a moto to take you to the border and after crossing the border take a private taxi (you can share it with other travelers) to Siem Reap.

You can find detailed info on this trip at the website "Tales of Asia" (see link below).

Traveling by bus is the cheapest way to get around Thailand. You have many options of bus travel from Bangkok. VIP tourist busses are the most expencive and the most comfortable. 3rd class government red busses are the cheapest and least comfortable. 1st class government busses are preferable for distances under 8 hours, take the VIP bus if you can aford it if you are travelinig overnight. VIP busses can be booked from the New Joe travel canter on KSR, their website is: http://www.newjoe.de/tourframe.htm . The publis bus system is very well developed and you can take a bus to just about everywhere in Thailand, and even to Malaysia, Laos, the Cambodian and Myanmar border, and Singapore.

Buses are the most popular mode of public transport in Thailand because of their flexibilty and convenience. They go to every province and they leave Bkk often.
There are 3 major A/C bus stations in Bangkok. The southern terminal is called 'sai tai mai', and takes you to anyplace west and south of Kanchanaburi, down to the Malay border provinces. The station is across the river and not hard to get to from Khao San Road.
The next is Morchit (Dr. Close, for you Thai speakers). Takes you to anywhere in the central, north and northeastern part of the country, sort of anything east and north of Ayuthaya including all those central provinces like Saraburi and Nakhon Nayok, not to mention the whole of Esan (the northeast). Morchit is in the Chatuchak part of town, near the weekend market and it's very big (and quite new - built in 97). There is one section of it for northern buses and one section for northeastern buses, but you can figure that out when you get there. English help is available.
Then there is Ekamai - the eastern bus station. It is way out on Sukhumvit Road around soi 63 - or close to it. Hard to miss. You can take the skytrain to the Ekamai stop. Buses from here take you to all destinations like Chonburi (home of Pattaya), Rayong, Trat (drop off for Koh Chang) and Chanthaburi (home of the best durian and other yummy fruit) and other provinces down there, east and southeast of Bangkok.
Some companies have buses leaving from Khao San or the Indra Hotel or their own little headquarters in the city, but all government buses and most private ones leave from these three locations. If you are hoping to travel overnight on a VIP bus on a Friday or Sunday night, you might want to get to the bus station a day ahead and buy your ticket in advance to ensure you get a spot.
All bus trips over 4 hours have a stop somewhere in the middle at a designated location where you can use the facilities (all first class and VIP buses have toilets on them) and get food. A VIP ticket often includes food at the rest stop.

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(last date took the bus - Feb. 7, 2004

Eastern Bus Terminal (Soi Sukhumvit 42) near Ekkamai Station - Pattaya Bus Terminal

Bus fare - THB 90

(leaves every 20 minutes)