Best way to get to Siem Reap?

We have read in lonely planet to get train to Poipet, get visa there on arrival and book transport to Siem Reap when we get there. Travel place in bangkok has quoted us 1500 baht for minibus and car all way there and one room for one night. Is going by road the best way? has anyone any tips or advice on what we should do?

thanks

Best way to get to Siem Reap?

I assume you are coming in via Bangkok - why not fly and save yourself some time.

Helen

Best way to get to Siem Reap?

Flying is the best option. we flew from PP to SR which took 40min and it wasnt expensive even using the aussie dollar. With the pound u could fly the plane. Safe travels

We took the exact route to Siem Reap from BKK two weeks ago. We have tried both - going to Siem Reap by overselves, but with travel agent on the way back.

Onward journey

We took a bus(200BH) from the northern bus terminal in BK to the Aranyaprathet, than a tuktuk to the Thai immigration building(80BH,the driver first took us to a travel agent and we angrily yelled them off). We hooked up with two other travellers, and shared a taxi to Siem Reap for US$40 (some touts would tell you there is no taxi here, and they offer to take you to a travel hub where you could find bus / taxi to Siem Reap. IGNORE THEM. Just walk straight on the main road, and some taxi drivers would approach you)

Backward journey

We couldn%26#39;t find any one to share taxi back to Poipet, so we had no choice but to book a bus ticket (to Poipet US$6, and we paid another $12 to Ko Chang; it seems to costs $15 in total to BK). A tuktuk picked us up at our guesthouse at 7am, and than we were taken in a gas station where we waited for more than a hour before a crowded, poorly-ventilated bus arrived. It would have been a three hour journey instead of four hours if we didn%26#39;t force to stop at a restaurant which overcharges everything everything. But things were much better after we crossed the border.

The experience told me to avoid travel agents, but we did meet a few interesting travellers on the way. Hope it helps.