# Getting Around Siem Reap: Tuk-Tuks, PassApp, Grab and What a Ride Should Cost (2026) > A tuk-tuk across town costs $2 to $3, about $1.50 for 2 km on PassApp, and $18 to $25 for a small-circuit day. Apps, remorks, bicycles and the scooter rule. Source: https://www.angkortourism.org/getting-around-siem-reap/ · Angkor Tourism Guide · Published September 29, 2026 · Updated October 25, 2026 · Figures checked October 2026 ## At a Glance - A tuk-tuk ride within central Siem Reap costs $2 to $3 when agreed on the street, and $1 to $2 for a few blocks. No official tariff exists. - Booked through PassApp or Grab, a 2 km ride meters at about $1.50, charged in riel at roughly 5,800 to 6,000, with the fare shown before you confirm. - PassApp has the larger driver pool in Siem Reap. Grab works in town but coverage is patchier, and both are unreliable at the airport 50 km east. - A tuk-tuk from the Old Market to the Angkor park entrance costs $3 to $5 one way. A full small-circuit day with the same driver costs $18 to $25, and a 4:30 a.m. sunrise start adds about $5. - A grand-circuit day by tuk-tuk costs about $25 to $30, and a day that includes Banteay Srei $25 to $35. A car with driver for the park costs $35 to $60 a day. - A bicycle rents for $2 to $5 a day and an electric bicycle for about $10 a day. Angkor Wat is about 7 km from the Old Market on flat road. - Siem Reap province has barred the rental of motorbikes and cars to foreigners since 2002, a rule restated in 2017 that allows only bicycles and e-bikes. Shops still rent 110 to 125 cc scooters for about $7 to $12 a day. - Tuk-tuk, motodop and taxi drivers entering the Angkor park must be licensed and wear identification, or they are turned back at the checkpoint. - Drivers waiting at the Pub Street and Old Market ends quote about $5 at night for a ride that meters at $2 to $3 on an app. - Phnom Kulen is not reachable by tuk-tuk in practice. A car costs $50 to $70 for the day, and a tuk-tuk to Beng Mealea $40 to $47 round trip. Siem Reap is a tuk-tuk town, and a fair ride across it costs $2 to $3. Almost everything a visitor needs, from the Old Market to Wat Bo to the Angkor park entrance, sits within 15 minutes of a motorbike-drawn carriage, and the two ride-hailing apps, PassApp and Grab, have fixed the old problem of the negotiation. What still costs people money is not the ride itself but the assumptions around it: that the apps work at the airport, that a scooter is a cheap alternative, and that a temple-day quote includes the extras. Search results give fares that are either stale or invented. Many repeat "$1 a ride" from a decade ago or "$10 to $15 a day" for temple hire that no driver quotes in 2026. They treat Grab and PassApp as equivalent, which they are not in Siem Reap. And almost none mention that renting a motorbike to a foreigner has been against provincial rules since 2002, or what that does to a travel insurance claim after an accident. This guide gives the fair price of each kind of ride, how the two apps behave, the vehicles, the temple-day arrangements, the bicycle and scooter question, and the trips where a tuk-tuk is the wrong choice. It sits under the [Siem Reap airport to city guide](https://www.angkortourism.org/siem-reap-airport-to-city/), which covers the 50 km before town. Prices, hours and transport times below were checked against operator websites and official sources in October 2026. ## The Fare Depends on How You Hire, Not How Far You Go The distinction other guides miss: in Siem Reap, the same 2 km ride has three prices, and the difference comes from how the driver was found. - **On an app**, the fare is metered by distance and shown before you confirm. A 2 km ride comes to about $1.50, charged in riel at roughly 5,800 to 6,000. - **Hailed on the street**, the fare is agreed. A fair price inside the center is $2 to $3, or $1 to $2 for a few blocks. - **From a driver waiting at a tourist spot**, such as the Street 11 end of Pub Street at night, the first quote is around $5 for the same ride. None of these is a scam. The app fare is the market rate. The street fare includes the driver's waiting time. The tourist-spot fare includes the fact that you just walked out of a bar. Knowing the three numbers is enough to pay the middle one without arguing. The town itself is small. The Old Market, Pub Street, the riverside, Wat Bo across the river and Sok San Road to the west are all within a 10-minute ride of each other. The hotels on Charles de Gaulle Boulevard and National Road 6, toward the temples and the airport road, are $3 to $5 from the Old Market. How those areas differ is set out in [Siem Reap's neighborhoods explained](https://www.angkortourism.org/siem-reap-neighbourhoods/). ## The Apps: PassApp and Grab ### PassApp The honest verdict: the app to use first in Siem Reap. PassApp is Cambodian, and it has the larger pool of drivers in town, including remorks, auto rickshaws, cars and motorbike taxis. The fare appears before you book, the driver's name, plate and position show in the app, and payment is mostly in cash, in riel or dollars, at the end. A 2 km ride meters at about $1.50. A car across town costs about $3 to $5. Registration uses a phone number, so a Cambodian SIM or an eSIM with a local number makes setup easier. The limitation: the pickup pin is not always where the driver goes, so a call or a message is sometimes needed, usually in Khmer or in very simple English. Share the pin, wave, and wait a minute before cancelling. ### Grab The honest verdict: works, with fewer drivers than PassApp. Grab operates in Siem Reap with tuk-tuks, listed as GrabRemorque, cars and motorbikes. It is familiar to anyone arriving from Thailand, Vietnam or Malaysia, and card payment is more often possible than on PassApp. The limitation: coverage is patchier, so waits are longer outside the center and late at night. Keep both apps on the phone and book on whichever finds a driver first. ### What both apps cannot do - **The airport.** Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport is 50 km east of town, and app pickups there are unreliable: drivers face access fees and many wait outside the grounds or decline. A car to town costs about $20 to $30 when one accepts. The arrival options that work are in the [Siem Reap airport to city guide](https://www.angkortourism.org/siem-reap-airport-to-city/). - **Temple days.** The apps book point-to-point rides, not a driver who waits at each temple for six hours. For that, hire a driver directly. - **Without data.** Both need mobile data. The networks and the airport SIM counters are compared in SIM cards and eSIM in Siem Reap. ## The Vehicles ### The remork The classic Cambodian tuk-tuk: a covered carriage with two facing benches, pulled by a motorbike. It seats four adults, or two adults and two small children, carries bags on the floor or the rack behind, and gives shade from the roof and roll-down side curtains in the rain. This is the vehicle temple drivers use, and the one to ask for on a full day. The limitation: no seat belts and open sides. Hold small children on a lap, and keep bags on the side away from the traffic. ### The auto rickshaw The three-wheeled auto rickshaw, the Indian-built Bajaj type, has spread through Siem Reap with the apps. It seats two or three in a single enclosed cab, is often the cheapest option on PassApp and is fine for a ride to dinner. The limitation: less room for bags, less shade on the side, and a cramped cab for three adults over a long day. For the temples, ask for a remork. ### The motodop A motorbike taxi, the cheapest way to move one person. App motorbike rides start around $1 in town, and a motodop for a day at the temples runs about $8 to $12. The limitation: one passenger, no shade, and the road risk of any motorbike in Cambodia. Wear the helmet the driver offers, and ask for one if he does not. ### The car Through an app, a car across town costs about $3 to $5. Hired for the day, a car with an air-conditioned cabin and a driver costs $35 to $60 for the Angkor park, and $50 to $70 for Phnom Kulen. The car is the right vehicle for families with small children, for groups of four, for the hot months of March to May, and for anything beyond the main park. ### Walking The center is walkable. The Old Market to the far end of the Wat Bo side is a 15 to 20 minute walk on flat streets. Sidewalks are blocked by parked motorbikes, stalls and restaurant tables, so most walking happens in the road at the edge of traffic. From March to May, between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., take a tuk-tuk for anything over 10 minutes. ## Temple Days: Hiring a Driver The temples are where the tuk-tuk earns its reputation. A driver picks you up at the hotel, waits at each temple, knows which gate you will come out of, and brings you back. The going rates in 2026, with no official tariff: - **To the park entrance, one way:** $3 to $5. - **Small circuit, a full day:** $18 to $25. - **Sunrise start at about 4:30 a.m.:** about $5 extra. - **Grand circuit:** about $25 to $30. - **A day including Banteay Srei, about 40 to 60 minutes north:** $25 to $35. - **Car with driver for the park:** $35 to $60. Agree four things the evening before: the start time, the list of temples, the total, and whether the sunrise or Banteay Srei surcharge is in it. Prices are per vehicle, so two people sharing pay half each. Most drivers ask to be paid at the end of the day. **The license check.** Tuk-tuk, motodop and taxi drivers entering the Angkor park must be licensed and wear their identification. A driver without a license is turned back at the checkpoint, with you in the seat. Hotel-arranged drivers almost always have one. **The pass is separate.** The driver's price never includes the Angkor Pass: $37 for one day, $62 for three days valid over 7, $72 for seven days valid over 30. The [Angkor Pass guide](https://www.angkortourism.org/angkor-pass-tickets-prices-hours/) explains where to buy it. The full comparison of vehicles for the park, by season and by traveler, is in [tuk-tuk, car, bicycle or e-bike: how to get around Angkor](https://www.angkortourism.org/angkor-tuk-tuk-car-bike/), and the 4:30 a.m. logistics in [the Angkor Wat sunrise guide](https://www.angkortourism.org/angkor-wat-sunrise/). The limitation of a temple-day driver: he is a driver, not a guide. A licensed guide costs $30 to $50 a day for the group and is a separate hire, covered in hiring a licensed Angkor guide. ## Bicycles and E-Bikes The honest verdict: excellent before 9:00 a.m. and after 4:00 p.m., hard work in the middle of the day. A bicycle rents for $2 to $5 a day from hostels, guesthouses and shops on Wat Bo Road and Sok San Road. An electric bicycle rents for about $10 a day, according to a May 2026 report, and makes the 7 km to Angkor Wat and the 17 km small circuit easy at any hour. Both are legal for foreigners to rent, which motorbikes are not. The roads in and around town are flat. The park roads are paved and shaded in places. Countryside routes south and east of town through rice fields are covered in cycling around Siem Reap. The limitation: the heat. From March to May, temperatures reach the mid-thirties Celsius, the mid-nineties Fahrenheit, by late morning, and a bicycle at noon is a mistake. Check that a rental bicycle has lights and a lock before leaving the shop, and plan to be back before dark, around 6:00 p.m. ## Scooters: The Rule and the Reality The honest verdict: the rule says no, the shops say yes, and the insurer decides who pays for the accident. **The rule.** Siem Reap province has barred the rental of motor scooters and small motorbikes to tourists since 2002. In 2017 the provincial administration restated it in writing: renting or lending motorbikes and cars to foreigners is forbidden, except bicycles and electric bicycles, and businesses that break the rule can lose their license. **The reality.** Enforcement has been rare in recent years. Shops in the center rent automatic scooters of 110 to 125 cc, such as the Honda Scoopy, for about $7 to $12 a day, or $30 to $40 a week, usually against a passport or a cash deposit. Never leave the passport itself. Offer a photocopy or cash. **The license.** Cambodian rules do not require a license for a motorbike up to 125 cc, according to the Australian Embassy in Phnom Penh. Above 125 cc a Cambodian license is needed, and the embassy notes that international licenses are not accepted. **The insurance.** This is the part that matters. Most travel insurers refuse claims for motorbike accidents unless the rider holds a valid motorbike license from home for that engine size, and some exclude rented motorbikes altogether. A crash with no cover in Cambodia can mean a medical evacuation paid out of pocket. **The road.** Road deaths in Cambodia rose 11 percent in the first half of 2026, according to the Interior Ministry, and in 2025 about 78 percent of road victims were motorcyclists. Traffic in Siem Reap runs on informal rules: vehicles join from side streets without looking, ride against the flow on the edges and turn across lanes. A helmet is required by law, and police checkpoints fine riders without one. Inside the Angkor park, scooters are allowed on the roads, and the Angkor Pass is still needed at each temple. For most visitors, $18 to $25 for a tuk-tuk day removes all of the above. The wider safety picture is in [is Siem Reap safe?](https://www.angkortourism.org/is-siem-reap-safe/). ## Beyond the Tuk-Tuk's Range A tuk-tuk is the right vehicle for town, the main park, Banteay Srei and the nearer Tonle Sap villages. It is the wrong one beyond that. - **Chong Kneas and the lake:** a tuk-tuk round trip costs $13 to $20. The [floating villages comparison](https://www.angkortourism.org/tonle-sap-floating-villages/) explains which village to choose. - **Beng Mealea, about 60 km east:** a tuk-tuk round trip costs $40 to $47 and takes over an hour each way in the dust. A car costs $60 to $80. Details in the [Beng Mealea guide](https://www.angkortourism.org/beng-mealea/). - **Phnom Kulen:** the mountain road and its one-way timetable, up from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and down from about 11:45 a.m., rule out a tuk-tuk in practice. A car costs $50 to $70, a van $60 to $80. The $20 Kulen ticket is separate. See the [Phnom Kulen guide](https://www.angkortourism.org/phnom-kulen/). - **The airport:** a tuk-tuk can do it, in 75 to 90 minutes on a highway with trucks, for $15 to $20. It is the wrong vehicle for that road. ## Paying, Tipping and Small Notes Fares are quoted in dollars and paid in dollars or riel at about 4,000 riel to the dollar, with change under $1 in riel. Carry $1 notes and riel for rides, because a driver rarely has change for a $20 at the end of a $2 trip. Torn or marked dollar notes are refused. The money in Siem Reap guide explains the two currencies. Tipping is not expected on a short ride. For a full temple day with a good driver who waited in the heat, a few dollars on top is customary and appreciated. The norms are in tipping in Cambodia. ## By Situation ### You are staying three days and seeing the temples PassApp for town, one hired remork driver for the temple days, booked through the hotel or found on the first day and kept. $18 to $25 a day, plus $5 for a sunrise start. The days themselves are in [the three-day Siem Reap itinerary](https://www.angkortourism.org/siem-reap-3-days-itinerary/). ### You are a family with small children A remork for town and short temple mornings, holding under-fives on a lap. A car with driver, at $35 to $60, for full days and for March to May. The family logistics are in [Siem Reap with kids](https://www.angkortourism.org/siem-reap-with-kids/). ### You are on a tight budget A bicycle at $2 to $5 a day for town and the small circuit, starting before 6:00 a.m., and the app for evening rides at about $1.50. Share a tuk-tuk day with another traveler from the hostel for the grand circuit. The full budget is in [what Siem Reap costs per day](https://www.angkortourism.org/siem-reap-daily-budget/). ### You want to ride a scooter anyway Check the insurance policy wording for motorbikes before renting, not after. Rent a 110 to 125 cc automatic, wear a helmet, never leave the passport, and do not ride after drinking or after dark on National Road 6. ### You are leaving Pub Street at 1:00 a.m. Book a PassApp or Grab ride from inside the bar, at about $2 to $3, instead of negotiating with the drivers at the Street 11 end. The night itself is covered in [the Pub Street guide](https://www.angkortourism.org/pub-street-guide/). ## What It Actually Costs | Ride | Fair price | Per | Notes | |---|---|---|---| | Tuk-tuk, a few blocks | $1 to $2 | Vehicle | Agreed on the street | | Tuk-tuk, across the center | $2 to $3 | Vehicle | First quote at tourist spots about $5 | | PassApp or Grab, 2 km | About $1.50 | Vehicle | Charged in riel, fare shown before booking | | Car via app, across town | $3 to $5 | Vehicle | | | Old Market to the Angkor park entrance | $3 to $5 | Vehicle | One way | | Charles de Gaulle or National Road 6 hotels to Old Market | $3 to $5 | Vehicle | | | Tuk-tuk, small-circuit day | $18 to $25 | Vehicle | Sunrise start about $5 more | | Tuk-tuk, grand-circuit day | About $25 to $30 | Vehicle | | | Tuk-tuk, day with Banteay Srei | $25 to $35 | Vehicle | | | Motodop, temple day | About $8 to $12 | Person | One passenger | | Car with driver, Angkor day | $35 to $60 | Vehicle | Air conditioning | | Car to Phnom Kulen | $50 to $70 | Vehicle | Van $60 to $80. Kulen ticket $20 separate | | Tuk-tuk to Beng Mealea, round trip | $40 to $47 | Vehicle | Car $60 to $80 | | Tuk-tuk to Chong Kneas, round trip | $13 to $20 | Vehicle | Boat ticket separate | | Bicycle rental | $2 to $5 | Day | | | E-bike rental | About $10 | Day | May 2026 report | | Scooter rental, 110 to 125 cc | About $7 to $12 | Day | Against provincial rules for foreigners | What is never included: the Angkor Pass, the separate tickets for Kulen, Beng Mealea and the lake boats, a guide, and a tip. Riel is accepted everywhere at about 4,000 to the dollar. ## What Other Guides Get Wrong 1. **"A tuk-tuk day at the temples costs $10 to $15."** Driver price lists in 2026 put the small circuit at $18 to $25, with about $5 more for a sunrise start. The lower figure is out of date or excludes the extras. 2. **"Grab works everywhere in Siem Reap."** Grab works in town with patchier coverage than PassApp, and neither app is reliable for a pickup at the airport 50 km east. 3. **"Rent a scooter, it is cheap and legal."** Renting motorbikes to foreigners has been against Siem Reap provincial rules since 2002, restated in 2017. The rule is rarely enforced, but travel insurers often refuse motorbike claims from riders without a home license. 4. **"Pay per person."** Tuk-tuk and car prices are per vehicle. Two people share the $18 to $25. 5. **"Take a tuk-tuk to Kulen."** The mountain road and its one-way schedule make it impractical. Hire a car at $50 to $70. 6. **"The tuk-tuk from the airport is $7."** That was the old airport, 7 km from town and closed since 2023. The new one is 50 km away, and a tuk-tuk is the wrong vehicle for that road. ## Where to Go Next The vehicle is chosen. The next questions are what to see from it: [the Angkor Pass guide](https://www.angkortourism.org/angkor-pass-tickets-prices-hours/) explains the ticket that every temple day needs, and [tuk-tuk, car, bicycle or e-bike for Angkor](https://www.angkortourism.org/angkor-tuk-tuk-car-bike/) matches the vehicle to the month. For the first evening, [the Pub Street guide](https://www.angkortourism.org/pub-street-guide/) and the [neighborhoods guide](https://www.angkortourism.org/siem-reap-neighbourhoods/) cover where the rides go after dark, and the [Siem Reap airport to city guide](https://www.angkortourism.org/siem-reap-airport-to-city/) covers the one trip where a tuk-tuk does not belong. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How much should a tuk-tuk cost in Siem Reap? Inside town, $2 to $3 for most rides agreed on the street and $1 to $2 for a few blocks. On PassApp or Grab, a 2 km ride shows about $1.50 before you confirm, charged in riel. To the Angkor park entrance, $3 to $5 one way. For a whole day at the temples with the same driver, $18 to $25 for the small circuit, about $25 to $30 for the grand circuit and $25 to $35 with Banteay Srei, plus about $5 for a 4:30 a.m. sunrise start. Prices are per vehicle, not per person, and no official tariff exists. ### Is PassApp or Grab better in Siem Reap? PassApp, usually. It has more drivers in Siem Reap, more tuk-tuks and rickshaws, and shorter waits, especially away from the center. Grab works in town and is the more familiar app for visitors from elsewhere in Southeast Asia, but coverage is patchier. Install both. Both show the fare before you confirm, both are mostly paid in cash, and both need mobile data, so a Cambodian SIM or an eSIM is part of the setup. Neither is reliable for a pickup at the airport, 50 km east, where drivers often wait outside the grounds or decline the job. ### Can tourists rent a scooter in Siem Reap? Shops rent them, but the province says they should not. Siem Reap has barred the rental of motorbikes and cars to foreigners since 2002, and the provincial administration restated in 2017 that only bicycles and electric bicycles may be rented to tourists, with business licenses at risk. Enforcement has been rare in recent years, and 110 to 125 cc scooters rent for about $7 to $12 a day. Cambodian rules do not require a license under 125 cc, but most travel insurers refuse claims from riders without a valid motorbike license from home. A helmet is required. ### Do I need to negotiate with tuk-tuk drivers in Siem Reap? Only if you hail one on the street. Agree the price, in dollars, before getting in, and say whether it is one way or with waiting. A ride across town is $2 to $3, and the first quote at the Pub Street end at night is often $5. The apps remove the conversation by showing the fare before you confirm. For a temple day, agree the destinations, the start time, the total and whether the sunrise or Banteay Srei surcharge is included. Drivers who stop at a gem shop or a cousin's restaurant without being asked can be told no. ### Can you walk around Siem Reap? The center, yes. The Old Market, Pub Street, the riverside and the Wat Bo side across the river are within a 15 to 20 minute walk of each other on mostly flat streets. Sidewalks are often blocked by parked motorbikes and stalls, so expect to walk in the road at the edge of traffic. Between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. from March to May, the heat makes a $2 tuk-tuk the sensible choice for anything over 10 minutes. The temples are a different matter: Angkor Wat is about 7 km from the Old Market, and the park is not walkable. ### What is the difference between a remork and a rickshaw in Siem Reap? A remork, or remorque, is the classic Cambodian tuk-tuk: a covered carriage with two facing benches pulled by a motorbike. It seats four adults, has room for bags and is the vehicle most temple drivers use. A rickshaw is the three-wheeled auto rickshaw, the Indian-built Bajaj type that has spread through Siem Reap with the ride-hailing apps. It seats two or three, is cheaper on the apps and has less room for luggage and less shade on the side. For a temple day, ask for a remork. For a ride to dinner, either works. ### How do I get to Angkor Wat from Siem Reap? By tuk-tuk for most people: $3 to $5 one way to the park entrance, or $18 to $25 for a small-circuit day with the same driver waiting at each temple. By bicycle, about 7 km on flat road, best leaving before 6:00 a.m. to beat the heat. By e-bike, at about $10 a day. By car with driver, $35 to $60 a day, the choice for families and for March to May. In every case the Angkor Pass is separate, bought online or at the ticket office on Road 60, and the driver's licensed status is checked at the park entrance.