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If you wish to make it clear to the driver that you do not want to pay the easiest thing is to say you have no money "k'nyom ot mean loy" - "I no have money" is the literal translation.  
 
If you wish to make it clear to the driver that you do not want to pay the easiest thing is to say you have no money "k'nyom ot mean loy" - "I no have money" is the literal translation.  
 
Waving your hand works but the most effective way is to stick your arm out, with your palm facing the ground (this is important, palm up is offensive) bend and straighten your fingers in the direction of the driver.
 
Waving your hand works but the most effective way is to stick your arm out, with your palm facing the ground (this is important, palm up is offensive) bend and straighten your fingers in the direction of the driver.
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Revision as of 03:13, 28 March 2012

Flag of Cambodia Cambodia
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Language: Khmer
Capital: Phnom Penh
Population: 13,971,000
Currency: Riel (KHR)
Hitchability: <rating country='kh' />
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Cambodia is a country in South East Asia. On the main highway from Pnom Phen to Siem Reap and Thailand, it is pretty easy to hitch. Pnom Phento – Siem Reap took me not even a day. On some remote roads things may be harder though. Cambodians are very friendly too.

You can hitch on every single road in Cambodia, there are just more and less busy roads. People are very friendly, but you'll hardly ever been not asked to pay for your ride. That's why you need to carry only few dollars in your pocket.

Thumb here has no meaning, so waving to the drivers would be the only way to hitch a ride, otherwise they will not stop for you, but taxi will always be your friend. Actually, it's even possible to hitch a ride with a taxi, when they already have a passenger who paid for the trip. Just don't forget that you "don't have money" (Khmer pronunciation would be "komyong ot mee lui").

Roads PP - Siem Reap, PP - Sihanoukville, and PP - Battambang are always good to hitch, takes less than a day. Just take a moto taxi and get out of the city for $2.

If you plan to hitchhike in Cambodia then it is expected you will pay if you travel by car or minibus and people will stop for you without asking as payment is expected, this is not always made clear at the start. However, if you do not wish to pay then you must only flag down lorries and trucks. They can be slow and long, but drivers are friendly and if you fall asleep it is not a problem. Hitchtrotter fell asleep to wake up with the lorry pulled off the main road going down to a new port as he returned from Koh Kong. The driver did not care to wake him and instead waited for him to wake-up and as they waited the drivers friend was on the other side of the main road trying to flag a taxi for him. The concept of hitchhiking is not fully understood, why would you when as a foreigner you are considered rich and standing at the side of the road is what a very poor person would do.

If you wish to make it clear to the driver that you do not want to pay the easiest thing is to say you have no money "k'nyom ot mean loy" - "I no have money" is the literal translation. Waving your hand works but the most effective way is to stick your arm out, with your palm facing the ground (this is important, palm up is offensive) bend and straighten your fingers in the direction of the driver.