To go from Phnom Penh, the best way is by boat and bus, and to leave for a journey from 5 to 6 hours among which a big part on the Mekong river, to arrive in this town at the edge of the river.
.:. Bullet Boat .:.
There are several alternatives to get to Kratie, the easiest of which is by the bullet boats that ply the Mekong River. If you are coming from Kampong Cham and don’t have a motorcycle, the boat is probably your only option. At the time of this writing, the share taxis were not making the full trip to Kratie; they were only going as far as Snuol.
The bullet boat from Phnom Penh departs from the bullet boat company docks located just north of the Japanese Bridge at 7 am. The trip takes just over five hours and costs 25,000 riel. From Kampong Cham to Kratie, the bullet boat takes about three hours and costs 15,000 riel. The boat pier in Kampong Cham is directly in front of the Mekong Hotel. The kratie-Stung Treng bullet boat trip only runs during the rainy season when the water level in the Mekong is sufficient enough to allow the boats to get through the numerous stretches of shallow rapids and various other obstacles on this stretch of the river. As of May 2000 the rainy season was in full swing and the boats were running every other day at a fare of 20,000 riels. The trip upriver to Steng takes around 6-7 hours, with the trip back down to Kratie, going with the current, taking about 4 hours.
.:. By Bus .:.
Other way to get there, you can ride some bus company. If you leave from Phnom Penh to directly Kratie you can book bus ticket first or buy it at the time you go. But if you buy it at the time you go, you maybe difficult to buy because some time will be so busy which there are no free seat but you can still find other bus companies.
