Travel Mart

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1,105 customer reviews
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About Travel Mart

Company Information

Travel Mart is a purely tourist bus company targeting at the foreign visitors. It runs buses around a variety of the touristiest destinations in Thailand as well as international routes to neighbouring Cambodia. As journeys are long most buses are large and have ample legroom and reclining seats so that passengers can sleep. That said, on some of the shorter domestic routes minivans are used instead of larger Express buses.

If you take the Express Bus option to Cambodia or a longer route within Cambodia you can expect Wi-Fi, food and drinks, and a blanket.

Most buses depart from Khao San Road which is a popular backpacker hub in Bangkok which means that passengers do not have to make their way to one of Bangkok’s bus stations which are often crowded and confusing to navigate.

Routes served by Travel Mart

Travel Mart has a range of routes both in Thailand and to Siem Reap in Cambodia. Here are some of the most popular and useful routes.

Bangkok–Siem Reap

Leaving from Khao San Road in Bangkok, Travel Mart buses deliver you to Siem Reap, the gateway to the temples of Angkor. Tickets on this service cost between THB800 and THB1000 depending on the schedule you choose. The journey takes 8 hours and buses leave at 1 am or 9 am.

Bangkok–Koh Samet

One of the most useful domestic routes served by Travel Mart is to Koh Samet, a small island in the upper part of the Gulf. The island is the favourite quick escape to the sea fro Bangkokians, so minivans fill quickly.

Bangkok to Koh Samet route is sold as a combo ticket with ferry service included. Travel from Bangkok to Koh Samet is by minivan or not one of the larger Express buses. Departures take place from Khao San daily and leave at 8 am. The journey takes 5 hours. Tickets cost THB500.

Pros

Tickets sold on this service, particularly for international travel to Cambodia are far cheaper than flying.

International buses to Cambodia are spacious and have reclining seats.

Pick up is in Khao San Road rather than a central bus station which many travelers find easier.

If you are travelling to Cambodia then the bus staff can help you with the border crossing although you will usually have to pay an administration fee on top of the cost of the visa.

Express buses have food, snacks, and water provided as well as a steward to help with any issues you may have.

Cons

Buses on shorter routes are minivans rather than Express buses and can be crowded and feel cramped.

Buses don’t run to a wide variety of international destinations so unless you are going to travel to Siem Reap you will need to choose a different company.

Minivans may not have working air conditioning and do not have toilets.

Keep in mind

Try to make sure you arrive on time in line with the stated departure time. Passengers who are late may miss the bus and have to wait for another one and lose their ticket. Pick up is in Khao San Road but make sure you leave time to find the correct location.

If you are travelling on a route within Thailand make sure to check whether the company uses an Express Bus or a minivan so that you can plan accordingly.

Travellers reviews

There have been frequent reports of buses being late to depart. As delays are frequent you will need to leave ample time at your destination if you are planning to continue your journey.

Passengers have said that staff may help with visas at the Cambodian border but that they charge a USD10 administration fee for this. If you do not want to pay this fee then you will need to queue and process the visa yourself.

Buses are advertised as having Wi-Fi on board although there have been reports that this often doesn’t work. As such don’t rely on having Wi-Fi on board as this may not be the case.

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Travel Mart Popular Routes

Siem Reap - Bangkok
Bus Bus 26 seat
00:45
Bus Van 10pax
05:30, 06:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 14:00
Bus Bus 40 seat
08:00, 17:00
Battambang - Bangkok
07:30, 08:00
Phnom Penh - Bangkok
06:00
NaN Passengers

Travel Mart Stations

Siem Reap Travel MartSiem ReapPhnom PenhKhao San Travel MartPratunam Travel MartKhao San Travel Mart OfficeSiem Reap Arng Kror PeurBattambang Virak BunthamSiem Reap Psar SamkiVirak Buntam Siem Reap Bus BranchSiem Reap Psar Samki

Travel Mart Company Reviews

S L
With the help of Party and team everything was smooth, every step was explained very well. The journey was pleasant. We was provided with water, a breakfast pastry, lunch from a few options (Pad Thai was tasty) and unlimited coffee. There was a toilet onboard and wifi.
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Feb 27, 2024
M D
Luxury car, but with aggressive driving and an arrival two hours behind schedule.
Van Van 10pax, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Feb 21, 2024
D Y
Overall good. The van departs on time, the ride was smooth, there's a 20 minutes stop in the mid of the trip for toilet or some drink/snack. The van has usb port & electric socket too.
Van Van 10pax, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Feb 12, 2024
G G
Very nice company, explained everything, guided us through and offered good food on board. Would recommend
Bus Bus 26 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Jan 19, 2024
S N
The schedule is perfect, we depart at 1.30 am and arrived at 10 am. The tour operator is amazing and very helpfull
Bus Bus 26 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Jan 15, 2024
M B
Very comfy seatspace. Very nice guide. Top food supply. Unfortunately the part where the feet should rest, flipped down all the time. So it was very very uncomfortable to 'sleep' because the feet could not rest. At least in 3 seats I tried. All seemed broken. In fact I could get no sleep. Even with a Xany. For such a price I would have expected better. Even the cheap buses with way less space work better here.
Bus Bus 26 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Jan 12, 2024
N L
This was our best bus ride till now. Very friendly you get free lunch en snacks. And for 2 dollar more they arrange everything at the border for your visum. Definitely recommend this trip and the 2 dollar extra
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Jan 9, 2024
H C
Very good travel. The host/guide "Party" was very friendly and helpful. If you need comfortable journey from Bangkok to Cambodia go for it.
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Jan 2, 2024
D Q
Our bus host Barti was very informative. They guided us through the visa process to Cambodia. I got travel Mart to organise my Visa and it was well worth it because the bus guard managed giving the Visa applications and passports to the officials and we Work walked through as a group. People didn’t get the buses to organise their visa arrived about an hour later, on the other side of the border. we waited for them, but we waited in comfort while they stood in lines. The bus was very clean. It had charges and air-conditioning complementary coffee and complementary meal.
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Jan 1, 2024
S H
The guide and the driver were so nice. They Really took Care of us at all the moment. But the footrest didnt work therefore it was so unconfortable trying to sleep. Also my lunch had a long long Black hair and i couldnt eat anything else because there were no more vegetatian meals left. The guide tryed to help me, he offered me another meals but those were with meat in it. He gave me 50bath compensation.
Bus Bus 26 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Dec 17, 2023
P G
Montanatip rescheduled the trip on the spot, delaying the departure more than an Hour and changing the destination to Sura Thani instead of Krabi. This resulted in a longer wait in the sun and an extended journey in a van instead of the VIP bus. The Mini van was completely packed with people and luggage on the floor. The bus driver couldn't talk any English so no one knew what going on. Would never pick this company again.
Van Van 10pax, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Dec 12, 2023
P K
Crossing the border from Thailand into Cambodia was no problem at all, they guided us well. Arrived at the meeting point 1 hour beforehand to tag luggage and complete formalities. Wifi worked perfectly all the way. Comfortable seats.
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Bus Bus 26 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Dec 10, 2023
D
Very smooth drive, all the way. The paper works at the border went smooth as can be. I has e visa but there were about 20 passengers who did thru the bus service provider and by the time I was with my stamp, those group has already got there visa too. Wifi all the way, goody bag and bottle of water when about to start the trip and lunch provided half way. Very happy with the service
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Dec 8, 2023
D
All good, very confortable van, plugs and wifi, a small breakfast and water offered, they stop along the way for breaks, the border crossing was very quick 'cause we all paid 100 baht more for the vip service. we were 1h30 late but that's nothing.
Van Van 10pax, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Dec 4, 2023
S B
The Staff was really friendly and everything worked out perfectly. They assisted us at the border and we made enough breaks. So we would travel with them again!
Van Van 10pax, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Oct 14, 2023
J L
The trip was perfect. We even arrived before the predicted time. Border crossing with the VIP option to get faster visa was very easy. Special thanks to Budy our hostess for the good organisation and advices. The bus driver was very good also.
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Oct 14, 2023
J B
Fantastic journey - check in, immigration documentation and breaks were all well managed. Bus was also very good - you sit on the top floor of a double decker; charge points and WiFi were provided and reliable throughout the day. We were also given water and food for breakfast and lunch. Our assistant for the day was very pleasant and helpful. I was very happy with the service provided.
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Oct 10, 2023
T W
Excellent operator, Charlie the host was so friendly and made sure everything ran smoothly. Arrived in Siem Riep 1 h ahead of schedule. Would recommend.
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Oct 2, 2023
A A
Blasted through to the border without a single stop which was great! I thought we’d make it on time or even early… but then stopped 3 times in Thailand. We were a bit late, but overall a safe and comfortable ride
Van Van 10pax, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Sep 27, 2023
L H
We went from Bangkok - Siem Reap. The bus left on time and we arrived in Siem Reap almost 2 hours earlier than planned. The bus was comfortable and the staff were very friendly and helpful. We were told exactly where to go at the border and it was a fairly straight forward process. We didn’t do the VIP pass and just did it ourselves and it was easy enough. We had lunch included and it was very nice, and also a small snack pack with some cakes, mints and a water. There was an area to make yourself coffee on the bus and also a toilet. The toilet wasn’t the best (but they never are on buses).
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Sep 5, 2023
H P
I was late and I was asking what would be
Van Van 10pax, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Sep 4, 2023
A J
Definitely exceeded my expectations. The coach was very clean and modern. Staff made the border crossing easy, we even got a free lunch. The bus also made stops at three different places in Bangkok to be convenient for as many people as possible. Overall great experience.
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Aug 4, 2023
C S
The employees were very kind! Everything went well and we arrived earlier to Siem Reap
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Aug 4, 2023
I B
Great journey! Lovely staff
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Aug 3, 2023
F V
Really easy to use. We came in Siem Reap 1,5 hour earlier than planned (16.00 local time). The guide was really helpful and friendly. Also the visum support is great.
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Jul 29, 2023
S K
Everything went perfect
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Jul 18, 2023
S N
The bus was comfortable, nice AC temperature (not freezing). We got to destination one hour before planned. There was a woman helping us and explaining any detail you may need during the trip and border cross, she was amazing. The food included with the price was very good too.
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Jul 13, 2023
S S
good trip, 2 hours early which was great
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Jul 7, 2023
R Z
Ontime, free coffee, free snack, free lunch, free wifi on the journey, toilet on the bus. Highly recommended
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Jun 25, 2023
K C
Smooth experience. Well informed from the start, informed clearly about crossing the border. Food and water provided.
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Jun 19, 2023
V R
The guide was really nice and very helpful
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Jun 8, 2023
V A
It was the best trip on a bus in SE Asia, really good and organized, they gave us snacks and water, there were also free coffee on the bus, i recommend this trip!
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), May 29, 2023
J E
I LOVED THE RIP WAS GREAT SERVICE STAFF GREAT THANKS JOHN www.magnedoo.com
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), May 22, 2023
M G
The bus ride was very good. They give you some snacks and also 3 options of lunch that they will be waiting you with after passing the border to the Thai side. There was an assistant during the bus ride that gave out indications as how to do when we got to the border Cambodia-Thailand and how to find the bus on the other side after passing migration control, which was helpful. He gives you the option to pay them 3 dollars to do the exit 'paperwork' on the Cambodian side because they say it will take a lot of time, but that's not really true. The people that decided not to pay and do it themselves were right behind us in the migration queue on the Thailand side (there is quite some corruption on the Cambodian side from everyone: bus companies, police officers, etc) which was actually what took the longest time and we all had to do the 2h migration queue (that time might vary depending day and time of the day). So my only recommendation is not to pay the 3 dollars and do the paperwork yourself like you would do anywhere else, as it doesn't make a difference. Other then that, the service was very nice.
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), May 3, 2023
C M
Nice lunch, and a lovely guide Waan who helped us cross the border :)
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), May 2, 2023
T K
Comfortable bus , support team is excellent!!!
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Apr 28, 2023
A P
I arrived on the bus station in time. Tickets were paid 2 days ago. Operator spend 10 minutes in front of his computer and told, that they have NO FREE SPACE FOR ME! How it's possible? Company sell more tickets, then places in van? Of course they let me go on next van. But i came late. And that's why i got some troubles...
Van Van 10pax, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Apr 15, 2023
R
I paid extra to have extra attention (I thought they would help me more at the border) but they made me seat downstairs and didn't hear the explanations and at the border I didn't have the VIP pass so the border was confusing and I had problems with the papers... But the journey was good and the girl was nice.
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Apr 5, 2023
W Z
Nice and helpful staff. On time. No need to take vip pass on the border during low season;) Lunch included. All paperwork done before departure.
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Apr 5, 2023
M P
The 40 person bus had air con one stop for lunch. The process at the border was easy. So in the end it was a good way to travel
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Mar 31, 2023
M K
Very professional team
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Mar 24, 2023
L K
Very comfortable bus, nice drivers who helped us crossing the border. We were perfectly on schedule, not a second too late or early. Tip: buy the VIP passes. They are worth the money and help you to cross tbe border very fast and easy.
Van Van 10pax, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Mar 21, 2023
K P
Very good! Easy and smooth, the guide Charlie was very helpful! Comfortable bus seats. It was nice that food provided and we were thankful, but for me it was too spicy to eat
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Mar 18, 2023
M W
On ti
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Mar 7, 2023
P B
Nice service, very well organized. We even got a lunch at the border and a snack and water.
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Mar 4, 2023
J E
Everything went perfect. Comfortable ride, food and water and snacks provided. Staff speaks decently to good English. Lots of help getting through the border (even if you didn't purchase the 7USD VIP Package for the Visa). I was amazed and can only recommend.
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Feb 28, 2023
H T
The bus was comfortable and the guide was helpful as well. I am Pakistani (with single entry visa) and I entered Cambodia via bus. However, I had the confirmed flight tickets to get out of Cambodia, so they checked everything and let me pass. Thanks to the border security.
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Feb 27, 2023
R N
Well informed during the journey and on time, food provided on Bangkok to Siem Reap transit. They offer 200 TBH Vip visa service but we declined it and got through border check with no problems.
Bus Bus 40 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Feb 22, 2023
C M
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Van Van 10pax, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Feb 22, 2023
M K
We are satisfied withe transport. From Bangkok we were on time. Bus was comfortable with blankets and wifi. On the border there was a guide that had helped us and guided us through the border procedure. We got a meal also. Then we changed to mini bus. Was also ok, but without wifi und not that comfortable like the first one. Overall we were happy with the trip. For return trip we used another agency on the recommendation from tuk-tuk driver and have regret it. Id I had to do it again, would book with Travel Mart again.
Bus Bus 26 seat, Travel Mart (ทราเวลมาร์ท), Feb 21, 2023
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93.8% of 1,105 travelers were presumably happy with Travel Mart as they left good or no review