Mekong Express Review – Can you trust them for your Bus trip?

Officially named Cambodia Asia Travel Co Ltd, but more commonly known as Mekong Express or Mekong Express Limousine Bus, this private bus company started operating in 2002 across Cambodia. Their website states that Mekong Express is the leading and fastest growing passenger bus company in Cambodia, although other Cambodian bus companies have also stated the same. Whether true or not, Mekong Express is certainly one of the best-known bus companies and they do have a relatively good schedule and competitive pricing.

Mekong Express’s vehicles are imported from Japan, and are regularly maintained and inspected to a high safety level and rigid maintenance standards, according to their website, which also states that as a company they are interested in conservation. They have adopted the endangered Irrawaddy White Dolphin as their company mascot in an effort to raise awareness of this critically endangered animal.

In recent years their schedule has improved to provide more departures per day with a variety of different bus types being offered to suit a range of budgets. A few years ago, the company was subject to some criticisms because their schedules were a little more limited compared to some other bus companies, so they certainly seem to have taken that onboard to serve more customers with more routes and more services on those routes. Today, there are departures throughout the day from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap, with buses leaving between 7:30am and 11:30pm, and that last bus of the day is a Night Bus so it should have sleeper type seats available. Other routes to and from Phnom Penh offered include: to Sihanoukville, Kampot, Battambang, and internationally to Ho Chi Minh City. Mekong Express used to service Hanoi instead but now only currently has a service to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. You can also travel from Sihanoukville directly to Siem Reap, avoiding having to travel back into the country’s capital, Phnom Penh, as well as a few other routes from Battambang.