City link buses ready to roll

18 Mar 2015  2048 | World Travel News

PHNOM PENH  Cambodia’s City Link Transportation Co recently launched a bus service between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap to improve the quality of land transfers for tourists.
Phnom Penh Post reported the buses operate five trips daily from the capital to Siem Reap. There is also offer a service to the southern beach resort of Sihanoukville. Fares cost from USD12 to USD14.
The service will expand eventually to offer routes from Phnom Penh to Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City and Pakse in Lao under bilateral transport agreements signed with Cambodia’s neighbours. Thailand already operates services to Laos and Cambodia covered by regional transport agreements.
The company claims it will invest in a fleet of 20 buses and limousines that will be hired out with drivers.
inside no 1The company CEO and co-founder, Ho Vandy, was quoted as saying the new service will use buses equipped with reclining seasts with a massage function, TV screens, a guide, passenger insurance. More importantly they will have drivers who agree to follow traffic laws and properly screened for drugs and alcohol addictions.
He said: “We will not compete in term[s] of price, but we will compete in term[s] of quality and safety. It is more of a long-term vision. With this standard, we will be able to integrate with the ASEAN Economic Community at the land transport level by the end of this year.”
Cambodia Bus Association president, Sok Chanmony, said the company reflects the growth of transportation services in Cambodia. There are now more than 30 bus companies that are offering higher quality services.
But he warned travellers may not be prepared to pay extra for a VIP bus service, reasoning that if they could pay for a VIP bus seat they might prefer to pay a little more for airline travel.
Roads remain in poor condition. There are very few divided highways and driving skills are poor with a lack of respect for the lives of other road users.

sourced:ttrweekly.com

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