The was the 9:30 too. Not the 1:30 that runs into the factory shift change & Rush Hr. It all started badly when 15 mins into it the driver stops for gas. A Khmer guy gets out, hits the head, slowly shops for goodies, & makes a call for 10 mins while we're all waiting for him. We all hate the psychotic/suicidal drivers, but this guy was afraid to pass unless he had a km open. He must've had an accident recently. I'm forking out for a cab when I get back from BKK - no doubt.

huh, they are normally the best.

I think it is one of the best bus company in Cambodia. i always wanted to try its service, however every time i called all the seats fully booked.

Mekong express has nice minivans, a bit more expensive at 12/ticket. Seat 1A (next to driver) and 2a/2b are the nicest.

http://catmekongexpress.com/tour.html

I have taken 'em maybe 40 X. The previous worst was < 5 hrs arriving at Rush Hr.. I stopped taking Mekong Express because they didn't go past PNH & started dropping off at O'Russei Mrkt. That added 40 mins to the trip to the Riverside as traffic that route was always brutal.. Now Russei Blvd is a mess from PNH to Norodom. They might be a better choice until that's cleared up.. GI is $11 now. ME $12/10 depending on your ethnicity.

There are more and more companies providing a "VIP" minivan 1 ticket-1 seat service between PP and S'ville. Logically the competition between companies should lead to better service - instead it seems to be getting worse: the departure time is later and later, more stops to pick up people and things on the way. Last week it took us 5 hrs to get to PP and then we got a half hour detour through PP traffic to Olympic Stadium before getting dropped at the Night Market.

I would almost go back to using Sorya buses again, but I think they dump you at Vic Hill in S'ville, where the tuktuk mafia are particularly annoying. And I haven't been on a Sorya bus for ages, so maybe I've just forgotten how much worse it was in the "old days" before VIPs came along.
(Though I do remember taking a Sorya bus to S'ville with a huge hole in the floor where my feet were supposed to go - it was raining like hell and the floor got flooded. And then there was the time when we got flooded from above by the broken A/C ...)Yeah, so maybe not.

There are more and more companies providing a "VIP" minivan 1 ticket-1 seat service between PP and S'ville. Logically the competition between companies should lead to better service - instead it seems to be getting worse: the departure time is later and later, more stops to pick up people and things on the way. Last week it took us 5 hrs to PP and then we got a half hour detour through PP traffic to Olympic Stadium before getting dropped at the Night Market.

I would almost go back to using Sorya buses again, but I think they dump you at Vic Hill in S'ville, where the tuktuk mafia are particularly annoying. And I haven't been on a Sorya bus for ages, so maybe I've just forgotten how much worse it was in the "old days" before VIPs came along.
(Though I do remember taking a Sorya bus to S'ville with a huge hole in the floor where my feet were supposed to go - it was raining like hell and the floor got flooded. And then there was the time when we got flooded from above by the broken A/C ...)Yeah, so maybe not.

I've taken Giant Ibus a bunch from Snookyville to PP and its always been good. A friend on Monday took it from PP to SKV and said it was great.

I just took them today and it was 4.5 hrs again. Yeah I know I said I'd take a taxi, but I had to hit SOS Clinic as Imodium, Zithromax, & Codeine were doing nothing for this bout of food poisoning 3 days in. This guy wasn't afraid to pass yet he didn't do anything stupid.