PRACTICAL CAMBODIA
Build a budget around your route, room sharing and the experiences you actually want. Keep fixed tickets separate from daily spending.
A traveller sharing a room and staying four nights in one place has a different budget from someone travelling alone and changing hotels every day. Count hotel nights, not just calendar days, and separate per-room, per-person and per-vehicle costs.
The starting figures are an editable planning example, not current market averages or a quote. The ticket example allows one US$37 Angkor day. Replace every allowance with your own prices, including taxes and fees. Nights = trip days minus one.
Estimated trip total per person. International flights, visa, insurance, drinks, shopping and additional activities are excluded unless you add them above. This calculation assumes adults with the same spending and equal room sharing; price children and different room arrangements separately.
These are published prices or operator estimates checked on 25 October 2026. They are not a full trip budget.
| Item | Published amount | Important detail |
|---|---|---|
| Angkor · one day | US$37 per ticket | Admission; guide and transport extra. |
| Angkor · three visit days | US$62 per ticket | Use within seven days. |
| Angkor · seven visit days | US$72 per ticket | Use within 30 days. |
| KTI airport express bus | 1,500 riel per person / trip | Check the route, last departure and onward trip from the city stop. |
| KTI taxi / ride app | Approximately US$10–20 | Airport estimate; destination, traffic and app quote matter. |
| Smart Traveller SIM | US$5 or US$10 | Physical tourist SIM: Standard 30GB / 15 days; Premium 60GB / 30 days. eSIM terms are separate. |
Sources: Angkor Enterprise · Phnom Penh City Bus · Techo International Airport · Smart Axiata.
Compare dorms with simple private rooms, group activities with private outings, and daytime coaches with the complete cost of flying. An extra night in one base can be more rewarding than another paid transfer.
Compare Onederz accommodation styles ↗Prioritise a well-located room, air conditioning, a pool if you will use it, and a sensible transfer plan. Check breakfast, cancellation, taxes and room capacity before deciding that one nightly rate is cheaper.
Phnom Penh stays for different styles →Request a written quote for your children’s actual ages, beds and meals. A family room may price differently from two standard rooms. Include transfers large enough for everyone and their luggage.
Family planning details →Compare what the stay includes: transfers, meals, activities, guides and service charges. A remote lodge or private-island stay needs a different calculation from a city room.
Explore luxury Cambodia →Once you have quotes, replace the calculator’s allowances. Keep a contingency rather than using every dollar on a tightly connected itinerary.
No. It performs arithmetic on the prices you enter. Its starting amounts are labelled examples; only the separately sourced figures above are checked published costs.
Start with nine hotel nights, ten days of food and local travel, then each airport/intercity transfer and ticket. Add international flights, entry costs and insurance separately. Follow our ten-day route to identify the journeys.
Check what the average already includes. Do not add the same hotel, meals or activities twice. Building from individual quotes makes the assumptions easier to see.
MAKE THE TRIP WORK