--- title: "Vietnam–Cambodia Border Crossings 2026: Bavet, Prek Chak" description: "Only Bavet, opposite Mộc Bài, takes Cambodia's e-visa from Vietnam. Buses Ho Chi Minh City–Phnom Penh, Hà Tiên–Kampot minivans, and Vietnam's e-visa gates." canonical: "https://vietnamtransportguide.com/vietnam-cambodia-border/" language: "en" content_type: "guide" last_checked: "2026-10-09" status: "published" structured_data: "https://vietnamtransportguide.com/vietnam-cambodia-border/#webpage" alternates: "en=https://vietnamtransportguide.com/vietnam-cambodia-border/ fr=https://vietnamtransportguide.com/fr/vietnam-cambodia-border/ de=https://vietnamtransportguide.com/de/vietnam-cambodia-border/ es=https://vietnamtransportguide.com/es/vietnam-cambodia-border/ ja=https://vietnamtransportguide.com/ja/vietnam-cambodia-border/ ko=https://vietnamtransportguide.com/ko/vietnam-cambodia-border/ ru=https://vietnamtransportguide.com/ru/vietnam-cambodia-border/" --- # Crossing between Vietnam and Cambodia: border gates, buses and visas ## Short Answer Mộc Bài (Vietnam)–Bavet (Cambodia) is the main Ho Chi Minh City–Phnom Penh crossing: buses take 5 hours 45 minutes to 8 hours 30 minutes, and only Bavet accepts Cambodia's e-visa from Vietnam. Minivans link Hà Tiên with Kampot and Kep via Prek Chak in about two hours, and Châu Đốc with Phnom Penh in seven to nine and a half. Vietnam's e-visa works at Mộc Bài, Xa Mát, Tịnh Biên, Vĩnh Xương and Hà Tiên, among others. ## Quick Facts - Last checked: 2026-10-09 ## The crossings, and which visa works where The crossings with buses and minivans on sale: - **Mộc Bài – Bavet**, on the main road between Ho Chi Minh City and Phnom Penh. The buses between the two cities cross here. - **Hà Tiên (Xà Xía) – Prek Chak**, on the coast near Hà Tiên, for Kep and Kampot. Hà Tiên is also the port for the boats to Phu Quoc. - **Vĩnh Xương – Kaoam Samnor** and **Tịnh Biên – Phnom Den**, near Châu Đốc in the Mekong delta. **Entering Cambodia.** Cambodia's official e-visa site lists the ports that accept its e-visa. From Vietnam, only **Bavet** accepts it for entry. Kaoam Samnor, Phnom Den and Trapaing Sre are open but do not take the e-visa for entry, and Prek Chak is not on the list. Cambodia's embassies in Bangkok and Berlin say a visa on arrival is issued at its international land checkpoints, these included. The e-visa costs USD 30 plus a service fee and is valid for three months. Whatever visa you hold, Cambodia's e-Arrival portal asks every traveller to file its free **e-Arrival** form online within seven days before arrival; the embassy in Berlin says that for now this applies only to arrivals by air. **Entering Vietnam.** Vietnam's e-visa is accepted at Mộc Bài, Xa Mát, Tịnh Biên, Vĩnh Xương and Hà Tiên, and since Resolution 389/NQ-CP of 2 December 2025 also at Bình Hiệp, Tân Nam, Dinh Bà, Thường Phước and Lệ Thanh. Check whether your passport is visa-exempt on the [Vietnam visa page](/vietnam-visa/). ## Ho Chi Minh City and Phnom Penh, via Mộc Bài and Bavet Buses leave central Ho Chi Minh City, most of them around Phạm Ngũ Lão street, from about 05:00 to 17:00, and take 5 hours 45 minutes to 8 hours 30 minutes including the border. For October 2026, Giant Ibis (06:00, 08:00, 09:45, 13:15), Phuong Heng, Long Phuong, Capitol, Danh Danh, Airbus, Meko Limo vans and others were on sale online, from about 561,000₫. They arrive at company offices in central Phnom Penh, several on Preah Sihanouk Boulevard, and run the same way back. Every company, time and fare, both ways, is on the [Ho Chi Minh City to Phnom Penh page](/ho-chi-minh-city-to-phnom-penh/). ## Hà Tiên and Kampot or Kep, via Prek Chak Minivans cross between **Hà Tiên** and **Kampot** in about 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours 30 minutes. On sale online for October 2026: - **Hà Tiên to Kampot:** Ha Tien Xanh (434,400₫, seven departures from 08:30 to 16:00), Champa Tourist from 63 Chi Lăng street to Kampot's Old Market (400,000₫), Kampot Transports (428,100₫) and CP Express (377,700₫) - **Kampot to Hà Tiên:** Kampot Transports (251,800₫ to the border, 327,400₫ into Hà Tiên), Kep Express via Kep (302,200₫ to 377,700₫), Ha Tien Xanh (355,800₫) - **Private car:** from about 1,700,000₫ This crossing pairs naturally with Phu Quoc: the fast boats from [Phu Quoc](/phu-quoc/#ha-tien-to-phu-quoc) land in Hà Tiên, an hour and a half across. ## Châu Đốc and Phnom Penh For October 2026, only minivans were on sale between **Châu Đốc** and **Phnom Penh**, no boat: Ha Tien Xanh (09:00 from Châu Đốc, 08:00 from Phnom Penh, 840,600₫), Mekong Flash Travel and CP Express from Phnom Penh, taking about 7 to 9 hours 30 minutes. The Vietnamese gates near Châu Đốc, Vĩnh Xương and Tịnh Biên, accept the Vietnamese e-visa; the Cambodian gates opposite them do not accept the Cambodian e-visa for entry. ## Vietnam–Cambodia border: what people ask ### Can I use the Cambodia e-visa at Moc Bai? Yes. Bavet, the Cambodian side of the Mộc Bài crossing, accepts the e-visa for entry, according to Cambodia's official e-visa site. It is the only crossing from Vietnam that does. ### Can I use the Cambodia e-visa at Ha Tien / Prek Chak? No. Prek Chak is not on Cambodia's list of e-visa ports. Cambodia's embassies in Bangkok and Berlin say a visa on arrival is issued at its international land checkpoints, Prek Chak included. ### How much is the Cambodia e-visa? USD 30 plus a service fee, valid three months, issued in three business days, on evisa.gov.kh. Cambodia's e-Arrival portal also asks every traveller to file its free form within seven days before arrival; the embassy in Berlin says it applies for now only to arrivals by air. ### How long is the bus from Ho Chi Minh City to Phnom Penh? About 5 hours 45 minutes to 8 hours 30 minutes including the border, from about 561,000₫ sold online for October 2026. ### How do I get from Ha Tien to Kampot? By minivan via the Prek Chak crossing, about 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours 30 minutes, from about 377,700₫ sold online for October 2026. Several companies also run to Kep. ### Is there a boat from Chau Doc to Phnom Penh? None was sold online for October 2026; only minivans, about 7 to 9 hours 30 minutes. ### Which border gates accept the Vietnam e-visa from Cambodia? Mộc Bài, Xa Mát, Tịnh Biên, Vĩnh Xương and Hà Tiên, plus Bình Hiệp, Tân Nam, Dinh Bà, Thường Phước and Lệ Thanh, added on 2 December 2025. ## Visa authorities on both sides 1. [Royal Embassy of Cambodia in Berlin (mfaic.gov.kh): entry points and FAQ — official](https://recberlin.mfaic.gov.kh/en-us/international-check-points) 2. [Royal Embassy of Cambodia in Bangkok: visa page — official](https://cambodiaembassyinthailand.wordpress.com/consular-services/visa/) 3. [Cambodia e-Arrival portal (arrival.gov.kh) — official](https://arrival.gov.kh/) 4. [Kingdom of Cambodia e-Visa (official government website) — official](https://www.evisa.gov.kh/) 5. [Báo Điện tử Chính phủ (Government of Vietnam news portal) — official](https://baochinhphu.vn/bo-sung-41-cua-khau-quoc-te-cho-phep-nguoi-nuoc-ngoai-xuat-nhap-canh-bang-thi-thuc-dien-tu-10225120309085849.htm) 6. [Vietnam National Authority of Tourism, visa requirements (vietnam.travel) — official](https://vietnam.travel/plan-your-trip/visa-requirements) ## Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc and visas - [Ho Chi Minh City to Phnom Penh by bus or flight](https://vietnamtransportguide.com/ho-chi-minh-city-to-phnom-penh/) - [Vietnam visa in 2026: e-visa, exemptions and border gates](https://vietnamtransportguide.com/vietnam-visa/) - [Ho Chi Minh City to Phu Quoc: fly, or bus and ferry](https://vietnamtransportguide.com/ho-chi-minh-city-to-phu-quoc/) - [Getting to Phu Quoc by plane or ferry](https://vietnamtransportguide.com/phu-quoc/) - [Ho Chi Minh City: airport, stations and onward journeys](https://vietnamtransportguide.com/ho-chi-minh-city/)