Is the cheapest Southeast Asia visa always the best deal?

Not necessarily. A cheaper visa on a fussier process with no free resubmission can cost you more in time and repeat fees than a slightly pricier all-in option. For a Cambodia trip, the $80 eVisa buys predictability — a fixed price, a 3-business-day approval, a printable PDF, and free resubmission — which is worth real money when a bounced application could cost you a flight.

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How Cambodia’s Visa Cost Compares to Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos for Americans

A Cambodia eVisa is $80 all-in for Americans. Vietnam runs $25 to $50, Thailand is visa-free for short trips, and Laos lands around $50. But the sticker price hides what each fee actually buys. Here is the honest Southeast Asia comparison for US travelers in 2026.

Written byHenri DuPont

10 phút đọcUpdated 13 thg 6, 2026

How does the Cambodia visa cost compare to Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos for Americans?

For US citizens in 2026, a Cambodia Tourist eVisa is $80 USD all-in (Business $90), approved in 3 business days and delivered as a printable PDF, with a separate $5 e-Arrival Card for every air arrival. Vietnam is cheaper on paper — around $25 for a single-entry eVisa and $50 for multiple-entry. Thailand is free for short tourist visits with no advance visa needed. Laos sits close to Cambodia at roughly $50 online or $35–40 on arrival. So Cambodia is the most expensive single-entry eVisa of the four, but the gap is small once you factor in what each price actually includes: a fixed all-in figure, free resubmission if Immigration flags a correction, and US-timezone support. None of these fees is large enough to decide a trip; they are line items, not deal-breakers.

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A Cambodia Tourist eVisa is $80 USD all-in for Americans (Business $90), approved in 3 business days and delivered as a printable PDF by email — plus the separate $5 e-Arrival Card for every air arrival.
Vietnam charges Americans roughly $25 for a single-entry eVisa and $50 for multiple-entry; Thailand is visa-free for short tourist stays; Laos runs about $50 online or $35–40 on arrival.
Sticker price alone is misleading: a $25 Vietnam eVisa with a clunky upload and a slow refund process can cost you more in stress than a fixed, all-in Cambodia price with free resubmission.
Thailand looks free, but its land borders with Cambodia have been closed since June 2025, so the overland Bangkok-to-Siem Reap hop no longer works — both countries are now fly-in only between each other.
For a multi-country Indochina loop, budget every visa as its own line item: a Vietnam + Cambodia + Laos trip is roughly $25–50 + $80 + $50 in visa fees alone, before the $5 Cambodia e-Arrival Card.

The four prices, side by side

Below you will find the head-to-head price table, a country-by-country breakdown of what each fee includes, the Thailand land-border closure that reshapes any overland plan, and the full multi-country math for a Vietnam–Cambodia–Laos loop. When you are ready to lock in the Cambodia leg, you can apply online in about ten minutes. For the complete Cambodia picture — every rule, document, and fee — our Cambodia visa guide for United States citizens is the canonical reference.

Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos: the price table

What each visa fee actually buys you

Cambodia — $80 all-in, with a safety net

The Cambodia $80 buys a 30-day single-entry Tourist eVisa, valid for 3 months from issue, approved in 3 business days, delivered as a printable PDF by email. Crucially, it includes free resubmission if Cambodian Immigration flags a photo or passport correction, plus US-timezone support if anything stalls before you fly. That safety net is the part travelers undervalue until a photo gets rejected at 11pm the night before a flight. Our Cambodia visa cost guide for Americans breaks the all-in figure down line by line.

Vietnam — cheapest eVisa, but watch the process

Thailand — free, with strings

Laos — middle of the pack, two paths

The Thailand land border changes the math entirely

In practical terms, you can no longer use Thailand’s free entry as a back door into Cambodia. If your plan was Bangkok in, overland to Siem Reap, you now need to fly between the two countries, and you still need your Cambodia eVisa sorted before you board — boarding can be denied without it. The land border closure quietly turns Thailand’s "free" advantage into a Cambodia flight you have to buy. Our guide on whether the Cambodia–Thailand land border is open for Americans covers exactly what is and is not possible right now.

The full math for a multi-country Indochina loop

The takeaway: as a share of a real Indochina budget, visa fees are tiny — a few hundred dollars across multiple countries, against thousands in flights, lodging, and food. The right move is to pick each country’s visa on convenience and reliability, not to chase a $25 saving on one leg. If you want to see exactly where the Cambodia visa sits inside a full trip budget, our

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Is the Cambodia visa more expensive than Vietnam and Laos for Americans?

Yes, on sticker price. A Cambodia Tourist eVisa is $80 USD all-in, against roughly $25 for a single-entry Vietnam eVisa and about $50 for Laos online ($35–40 on arrival). Thailand is free for a short tourist stay. But Cambodia’s $80 is fully all-in with free resubmission and a 3-business-day printable PDF, so the value gap is much smaller than the price gap suggests.

How much does a Cambodia visa cost compared to Thailand?

Thailand is free to enter for a short tourist visit, while a Cambodia Tourist eVisa is $80 USD all-in for Americans. But the comparison is mostly academic for a Cambodia trip: the Thailand–Cambodia land borders have been closed since June 2025, so you can no longer use Thailand’s free entry as an overland route into Cambodia. If Cambodia is on your itinerary, you are flying in and paying the $80 regardless.

Why is the Cambodia eVisa pricier than the Vietnam eVisa?

Vietnam’s single-entry eVisa runs about $25 against Cambodia’s $80, but the prices buy different things. Cambodia’s figure is all-in with nothing added at checkout, includes free resubmission if Immigration flags a correction, and comes with US-timezone support and a 3-business-day printable PDF. Vietnam’s cheaper price typically does not include a free retry, so a rejected application can mean paying again.

What is the total visa cost for a Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos trip?

Roughly $145 to $185 in visa fees for one US traveler: about $25–50 for Vietnam (single vs multiple entry), $80 for the Cambodia Tourist eVisa plus the separate $5 e-Arrival Card, and about $35–50 for Laos. That excludes flights and is a small share of a multi-week Indochina budget — visa fees rarely move the needle on a trip this size.

Can I still cross from Thailand into Cambodia by land to save money?

No. All seven Thailand–Cambodia land borders have been closed since June 2025, so the old budget move of flying into Bangkok and busing overland into Cambodia no longer works. You now fly between the two countries, and you still need your Cambodia eVisa approved before you board — boarding can be denied without it.

Does the Cambodia visa price include the e-Arrival Card like neighbors?

No — the Cambodia e-Arrival Card is a separate $5 USD step from the visa, with its own 14-field form and a 7-day pre-arrival deadline, required for every air arrival. The $80 Tourist or $90 Business price is for the visa only. Budget the e-Arrival Card as an additional $5 per traveler on each leg you fly into Cambodia.

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Henri DuPont

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