Cambodia to allow quarantine-free air travel from Thailand

[tm_nyc]

The Cambodian PM has announced a plan to open the country to travelers from Thailand.  For fully vaccinated Thais & foreign tourists, that is:

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50959071/cambodia-to-allow-quarantine-free-entry-for-travellers-from-thailand-by-air/

Zero details on the when & how at this point but it's another bit of encouraging news.

[reader]

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[spoon]

Seems like this is a better choice with much less headache for anyone wanted to travel to south east asia. Usd90 insurance (20 days) and only a rapid test on arrival. No sha+ one night quarantine, no cambodia pass.

[tm_nyc]

Yes, I agree that it's a big step in the right direction.  My only question is how do they manage to administer the quickie covid tests if they start getting more tourists arriving at PNH.  Could be a logistical nightmare.

[spoon]

2 hours ago, tm_nyc said:

Yes, I agree that it's a big step in the right direction.  My only question is how do they manage to administer the quickie covid tests if they start getting more tourists arriving at PNH.  Could be a logistical nightmare.

When malaysia did a pilot domestic tourism to Langkawi, rtk was compulsory at the airport. It takes a bit more planning and people were advice to arrived earlier. But it is far from a nightmare. The airport do need to space to keep people around for 15mins though plus the queue. But this was on departure and no test needed for arrival.

[spoon]

[macaroni21]

Read the fine print: "Visa on arrival is not available yet and Foreign travelers are required to apply visa from Royal Embassy or Consulate general of Cambodia in the host country." So, while it might not be similar to the Thai Pass, there is still an online application to be made for visa. This may be an existing and proven system, in which case the bugs would have been sorted out long ago, or it may be new.

And does anyone know where to find out more about the differences among A B C K T E visas? Which countries qualify for "exemption visa"?

[tm_nyc]

Macaroni, I believe the regular Cambodian tourist e-visa (which has been up & running for years) is an option.  There's a Facebook group on Cambodian Visas & Work Permits which could help sort out all the other different visa alternatives.

[spoon]

Most from neighboring countries (Asean) are in the visa exempt group. So itll definitely a better choice for us to go to cambodia if thailand current rules are a deal-breaker. For most regular tourists, cambodia definitely looks more attractive now. U do have to purchase their insurance though. I checked and its about usd90 for 20 days.

[vinapu]

7 hours ago, spoon said:

Most from neighboring countries (Asean) are in the visa exempt group. So itll definitely a better choice for us to go to cambodia if thailand current rules are a deal-breaker. For most regular tourists, cambodia definitely looks more attractive now. U do have to purchase their insurance though. I checked and its about usd90 for 20 days.

likely it will be fast compensated by much  lower hotel prices, just the same like in Thailand

 

And if God forbid something happens it may not be a bad idea to have local insurance