Is the Cambodia-Thailand Land Border Open? 2026 Status for US Travelers

O que o fechamento significa para uma viagem Tailândia e Camboja

The good news is that pairing Thailand and Cambodia is still completely doable in 2026 — you just connect them in the air rather than on the ground. The flights are short, frequent, and cheap by long-haul standards, and they drop you straight into a Cambodian airport where your eVisa is accepted on arrival. For most US itineraries, the air leg actually saves time over the old land route, which involved a long road transfer and a slow crossing on foot.

In practice, here is how the common pairings work now. Bangkok to Siem Reap is the direct replacement for the old Poipet overland run — about an hour in the air, landing at Siem Reap-Angkor International (SAI), a short drive from the temples. Bangkok to Phnom Penh lands you at Techo International (KTI), the new capital airport. Bangkok to Sihanoukville reaches Sihanouk International (KOS) on the south coast, the air version of the old Cham Yeam beach route. In every case your eVisa is checked the moment you land, and you skip the land border entirely.

• Building a temple-first trip: fly Bangkok to Siem Reap (SAI) and start at Angkor Wat — no land transfer, no closed crossing, eVisa accepted on arrival.
• Heading to the capital: fly Bangkok to Phnom Penh (KTI), the new Techo International field that replaced the old airport in September 2025.
• Costa e ilhas: voe de Bangkok para Sihanoukville (KOS) em vez de dirigir em direção à passagem fechada de Cham Yeam na estrada de Koh Kong.
• Booking ground transport that claims to cross the land border: do not. Operators occasionally still advertise the old Poipet run — it is not operating for tourist entry, and you will be turned back.

As rotas terrestres que ainda funcionam em 2026

If overland travel is the whole point of your trip — and for a lot of Americans doing the Indochina loop, it is — you have not lost it. The Thailand land legs are off the table, but the Vietnam and Laos crossings remain open and eVisa-eligible, so the classic loop still runs by land everywhere except the Thai border. You build the route so that the Thailand portion is flown and the rest is overland.

Do Vietnã, as principais travessias usadas por viajantes da rota do Mekong aceitam o eVisa, incluindo Bavet na estrada de Ho Chi Minh City e a travessia fluvial de Kaam Samnor na rota de barco rápido do Mekong. Essa é a perna terrestre ou fluvial de Saigon a Phnom Penh, e funciona com eVisa em 2026. Do Laos, a travessia de Trapeang Kriel no norte — a rota padrão para baixo a partir do sul do Laos e das 4.000 Ilhas — também é elegível para eVisa. Um circuito que vai do Vietnã ao Camboja ao Laos, ou qualquer subconjunto dele, está totalmente aberto por terra.

Montando sua rota

The clean version, for any American planning a 2026 trip: the Thailand-Cambodia land border is closed — all seven crossings, since June 2025, with no confirmed reopening date. You cannot cross overland from Thailand on any visa, so connect the two countries by air. Your eVisa is unaffected and is accepted at all three Cambodian airports the moment you land. If you want an overland leg, run it through Vietnam or Laos at a confirmed eVisa-eligible crossing instead. Fly the Thailand portion, and the rest of the loop is yours.