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Mộc Bài – Bavet

The main Saigon–Phnom Penh road crossing; most through buses use it and the whole run takes 6–7 hours.

All border crossings · Vietnam ⇄ Cambodia · Road · checked 2026-09

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The two posts

Hours: About 06:00–22:00 (check)

Entering Vietnam

Mộc Bài · Bến Cầu, Tây Ninh

Visa on arrival
No
E-visa accepted here
Yes

No visa on arrival at land borders. Enter on the Vietnam e-visa (evisa.gov.vn) or a visa exemption; the e-visa must name an open land port. (check)

Entering Cambodia

Bavet · Bavet, Svay Rieng

Visa on arrival
Yes
E-visa accepted here
Yes

Visa on arrival (pay the posted US dollar fee, refuse extras) or the Cambodia e-visa, which is accepted only at listed land posts. Fill the e-Arrival card online before you go. (check)

Visa answers are for most Western passports and change often. Check yours on entry check and the official e-visa site; for e-visas, the post must be on the country's list of accepted ports.

Getting across

  • Through bus Ho Chi Minh City → Phnom Penh (several companies, from Phạm Ngũ Lão / District 1): one ticket, same bus both sides, 6–7 h.
  • At the border you get off, walk through both halls with your bags, and re-board on the far side.
  • Taxi to Mộc Bài (about 2 h from Saigon) and a shared taxi on to Phnom Penh works but costs more than the bus.

Scams and traps

  • Bus staff collect passports and add a 'service fee' for the visa on arrival: fill the form yourself or hold an e-visa.
  • Extra 'health check' or 'stamp' fees on the Cambodian side: ask for a receipt, smile, wait.
  • Casino-town touts on the Bavet side selling onward rides at inflated prices.

Tips

  • Hold the Cambodia e-visa before you go and the queue is short.
  • Carry clean US dollar notes for the visa on arrival; small tears get refused.
  • Your Vietnamese e-visa must be valid for the day you re-enter if you come back this way.

Nearest places

Other Vietnam–Cambodia crossings

Everything marked check, and every hour and fee, needs confirming before you travel: posts close for holidays, disputes and roadworks with little notice. Written from Voykit's own notes; checked 2026-09.