Your Cambodia eVisa is accepted at a short, specific list of land borders in 2026 — the open Vietnam and Laos crossings, not the closed Thai ones. Here are the four crossings that work for US citizens, the ones that do not, and what to confirm before you build a route around them.
For US citizens in 2026, the Cambodia eVisa is accepted at the designated Vietnam and Laos land crossings — most importantly Bavet on the Ho Chi Minh City road, Kaam Samnor on the Mekong river route, and Trapeang Kriel coming down from southern Laos, with one further designated Vietnam crossing also on the list. It is NOT usable at any Thailand land border, because all seven Thai crossings have been closed since June 2025. The eVisa itself is the same single-entry document either way: valid three months from issue, good for a 30-day stay, and it does not change because you cross by land instead of by air. The safe default if your exact crossing is uncertain is to confirm it is eVisa-eligible before you commit to the route.
A Cambodia eVisa is not accepted at every line on the map where you can physically walk into the country. Cambodia publishes a specific list of designated land crossings where an electronic visa is honored, and in 2026 that list is shorter than the one in older guides. Two facts shape it: the entire Thailand land border has been closed since summer 2025, and only a handful of Vietnam and Laos crossings are eVisa-eligible. Show up at the wrong border with the right visa and you can still be turned back.
This only matters if you are deliberately entering overland — stitching Cambodia onto a Vietnam or Laos leg of an Indochina trip. If you are flying in, the eVisa is accepted at all three international airports and you can skip the border math. But the overland route is popular, and getting the crossing right is the difference between a smooth stamp and a long detour.
I head the Cambodia Airports & Arrivals desk here, and I track the land crossings as closely as the airport halls. This guide names the four crossings that carry the overwhelming majority of US overland traffic, walks through what happens at each, covers the Thailand closure in full, and finishes with the entry routine. When you are ready, you can apply and have your eVisa as a printable PDF before you book the bus. For the full picture of the Cambodia visa for US citizens, our main guide pulls every piece together, and our overview of which Cambodia entry points accept your eVisa maps the airports alongside these land borders.
Most American overland arrivals into Cambodia come from Vietnam, and the eVisa is accepted at the designated Vietnam land and river crossings. Two carry almost all the traffic, and a third sees lighter regional use. If you are doing the classic Saigon-to-Phnom Penh leg, one of the first two is the border you will actually stand at.
Bavet, in Svay Rieng province, is the workhorse land crossing into Cambodia and the one most Americans use. It sits on the main road from Ho Chi Minh City and is the crossing every direct Saigon-to-Phnom Penh bus runs through — roughly a six-to-seven-hour day end to end. Your eVisa is accepted here: you step off the bus, present your printed PDF and passport at the Cambodian post, and rejoin the bus on the far side. As the busiest overland gateway, it is also where touts try to sell an unnecessary "stamp fee" — your eVisa is already paid, so nothing extra is owed at the window.
If you take the river rather than the road — the Mekong fast-boat or slow-boat route between Chau Doc in Vietnam and Phnom Penh — you cross at Kaam Samnor. This is the scenic version of the same trip, and the eVisa is accepted at the river post exactly as it is at Bavet. The boat operator handles the staged stops on each side; you keep your printed eVisa and passport handy and present them when called. It is a slower day than the bus, but for many Americans it is the highlight of the crossing.
A further designated Vietnam crossing sits on the eVisa-eligible list beyond these two, used mostly by regional traffic rather than long-haul travelers, which is why most US itineraries never touch it. If your plan runs through Bavet, you are on the most reliable overland route into the country: our full guide to crossing into Cambodia from Vietnam at Bavet on the eVisa walks the day step by step, and our walkthrough of the Vietnam-to-Cambodia land border at Bavet covers the bus day, queue, and touts in depth.
Coming the other direction, down from Laos, one crossing matters for Americans on an eVisa: Trapeang Kriel, in the far north of Cambodia in Stung Treng province. It is the standard route south from the 4,000 Islands (Si Phan Don) and southern Laos, and it is on the eVisa-eligible list, so an American holding a printed eVisa can cross here in 2026.
Trapeang Kriel is a quieter, more remote crossing than Bavet — fewer travelers, a smaller post, and a longer onward drive to the nearest town. The same overpriced-stamp routine shows up here too: your eVisa is prepaid, so any "processing fee" pitched at the window is not a real charge. Keep your printed PDF, passport, and e-Arrival confirmation together, present them when asked, and the crossing is straightforward. The slower onward transport on the Cambodia side is the part to plan for, not the visa.
For travelers doing the full Indochina loop overland, Trapeang Kriel connects the Laos leg to Cambodia without a flight, and the loop is still doable by land in 2026 — it is only the Thailand legs that are off the table, which is the next thing to understand. Our breakdown of the Laos-to-Cambodia crossing at Trapeang Kriel goes deeper on the bus connections and timing.
This is the single most important fact for any American weighing an overland Cambodia trip in 2026: all seven Thailand-Cambodia land borders have been closed since June 2025. That includes the crossings travelers leaned on for years — Poipet on the Bangkok-to-Siem Reap road and Cham Yeam near the coast among them. You cannot use a Cambodia eVisa to walk or drive across from Thailand right now, and the reason is the border itself being shut, not any limitation of the visa.
The old backpacker classic — a train across Thailand, then a minibus through Poipet into Siem Reap — does not run this year. If your itinerary pairs the two countries, you connect them by air. Bangkok to Siem Reap, Phnom Penh, and Sihanoukville are all short, frequent flights, and your eVisa is accepted the moment you land. The closure does not touch your visa; it simply removes the overland option between these two countries.
This has been static for a year with no confirmed reopening date, so plan around flying the Thailand leg rather than waiting for a border to reopen mid-trip. Vietnam and Laos crossings remain open and eVisa-eligible — it is specifically the Thai land legs you cannot do on an eVisa. We keep a running update on whether the Cambodia-Thailand land border is open for Americans if you want the current status before you book.
Knowing which border accepts your eVisa is half the job; the crossing itself is the other half. A land border is slower and more manual than an airport hall, but with the eVisa already approved it is simple. Here is the sequence I see Americans move through at Bavet, Kaam Samnor, and Trapeang Kriel.
Pick a designated Vietnam or Laos crossing — Bavet, Kaam Samnor, or Trapeang Kriel — since the eVisa is not usable at any Thailand land border.
Get the Tourist eVisa at $80 USD all-in or Business at $90 USD, approved in 3 business days — single-entry, a 30-day stay, valid 3 months from issue.
Submit the separate, mandatory e-Arrival Card — 14 fields, $5 USD verified through us — within 7 days before you arrive; it applies at land crossings too.
Bring a paper printout of your eVisa PDF, since a land post has no kiosk to fall back on and a dead phone in the queue has no easy fix.
Clear exit from the country you are leaving, then walk or ride the short stretch between posts to the Cambodian counter.
Hand over your passport, printed eVisa, and e-Arrival confirmation; the officer matches your face to the document and the stamp starts your 30-day clock.
First, have your eVisa printed. At a land post there is no kiosk to fall back on, so a paper copy in your passport is what keeps you moving — a dead phone battery in a border queue is a problem with no easy fix. Second, have your e-Arrival Card done before you arrive. It is the separate pre-arrival form and it applies at land crossings, not just airports; travelers who skip it end up filling it out on a phone in the heat at the window, the slowest part of the whole day.
At the post, you typically exit the country you are leaving first, walk or ride a short stretch of no-man's-land, then present your passport with the printed eVisa at the Cambodian counter. The officer matches your face to the document and stamps you in. The eVisa is single-entry, so that stamp starts your 30-day clock; the visa stays valid for three months from its issue date, which is the window you have to actually cross.
The clean version, for any American planning an overland Cambodia leg in 2026: your eVisa works at the designated Vietnam and Laos crossings — Bavet and Kaam Samnor from Vietnam, Trapeang Kriel from Laos, with one further Vietnam crossing on the list — and not across the closed Thailand land border. Bavet is the most reliable choice, Kaam Samnor the most scenic, and Trapeang Kriel the link from a Laos leg. Confirm your exact crossing is on the eVisa-eligible list before you commit.
Next steps: apply for your Cambodia eVisa when you are ready, see which Cambodia entry points accept your eVisa for the airport side, read the Bavet crossing walkthrough if Vietnam is your route in, or check the Trapeang Kriel guide if you are coming from Laos. The Tourist eVisa is $80 USD all-in and the Business eVisa is $90 USD, both approved in 3 business days and delivered as a printable PDF by email.
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カンボジア旅行が30日を超える場合、入国時に取得するビザがすべてを決定します。観光eVisa（タイプT）は30日間で硬く上限が決まっており、延長は一切できません。ビジネスeVisa（タイプE）は国内で延長できる唯一の種別で、1ヶ月、3ヶ月、6ヶ月、12ヶ月の延長が可能です。飛行前にアメリカ人が正しく選択するための方法をご紹介します。
カンボジア入国審査でカウンターに提出する3つのもの：米国パスポート、eVisa、eArrival QRコード。審査官が何をどの順序で見たいと思っているか、そしてKTIでの30秒の押印が横のデスクでの余計な手続きになる小さな不一致について説明します。
タイ・カンボジア間の陸路国境がまだすべて閉鎖されているため、バベットは現在ベトナムからカンボジアへの主要な陸上ルートとなっています。ホーチミン市から6時間、印刷したeVisa1枚、eArrival Cardなし—2026年に米国市民が実際どのように通過するかを説明します。
One detail Americans regularly ask about: how long the stay runs and whether it stretches. The eVisa gives you 30 days from entry, and the old tourist auto-extension ended in November 2025, so there is no automatic top-up. Single-entry means a fresh visa each time you leave and come back. Our guide to the multi-country and re-entry entry-point rules for Americans covers the loop logistics in full.
Pair it with Cambodia — but fly the leg, the land border is closed.
