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Two or three days is right.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting there | Bus from Siem Reap or Phnom Penh\r\nGetting around | On foot and tuk-tuk\r\nLanguage | Khmer\r\nTipping | Appreciated\r\nTap water | Not safe to drink\r\nHow long to stay | Two or three days","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"Stay in the centre, along the Sangker River and near the Central Market, where the colonial shophouses, caf\u00e9s and guesthouses are walkable. Quieter guesthouses lie across the river and just outside town.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"Centre | First-timers | Near the river and market, walkable. | 13.0957 | 103.2022 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would take, in the order we would take them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Battambang","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Battambang, Cambodia's second city, is a relaxed riverside town of French colonial shophouses, surrounded by rice fields, temples and villages.\r\n\r\nThe classic way to see the countryside is a tuk-tuk tour with one of the town's English-speaking drivers. At dusk, watch millions of bats stream out of a cave at Phnom Sampeau, a hill of temples; on the way up, the killing caves are a memorial to Khmer Rouge victims. Wat Banan, an Angkor-era temple on a hilltop, is reached up 358 steps.\r\n\r\nThe bamboo train, the norry, is a bamboo platform on wheels that once carried locals along the railway; it now runs as a short tourist ride. Ek Phnom, a ruined eleventh-century temple, has a giant Buddha beside it.\r\n\r\nIn town, walk the colonial streets around the Central Market, an Art Deco building, see the Battambang Museum, and take a Khmer cooking class.\r\n\r\nIn the evening, Phare Ponleu Selpak, an arts school founded in 1994 that trains young people in circus, music and art, puts on circus shows, one of the best things to do in Cambodia.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Phnom Sampeau | Bats at dusk\r\nWat Banan | 358 steps to an Angkor-era temple\r\nBamboo train | The norry\r\nPhare Ponleu Selpak | Circus shows","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Battambang","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Battambang","hw_hub_city_free_body":"Walking the colonial streets, the riverside and the Central Market is free, and so is watching the bats at Phnom Sampeau from the foot of the hill.\r\n\r\nMany pagodas around town are free, and the countryside roads are free to cycle.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Colonial streets | Free\r\nBats | From the foot of the hill\r\nPagodas | Many free\r\nCountryside | By bicycle","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Battambang","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Battambang","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Battambang is known for its rice, grown in the province, called Cambodia's rice bowl, and its fruit, especially oranges and pomelos. Nom banh chok and kuy teav are the breakfast noodles, and fish amok and lok lak are everywhere.\r\n\r\nThe Central Market's food stalls are cheap, and the town has good caf\u00e9s and cooking classes. A meal is \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac6.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Battambang rice | Cambodia's rice bowl\r\nPomelos | Local fruit\r\nCooking classes | Popular\r\nA meal | \u20ac1.50\u20136","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Battambang","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Battambang","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Battambang is quiet at night, with a few bars along the riverside and on Street 2.5. The Phare Ponleu Selpak circus shows are the main evening out.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac1 to \u20ac2.50.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Riverside bars | A few\r\nStreet 2.5 | Small bars\r\nCircus | The evening out\r\nA beer | \u20ac1\u20132.50","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Battambang","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Battambang","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"The centre is walkable; tuk-tuk drivers run countryside tours for the day. Book tuk-tuks through PassApp or Grab to avoid haggling.\r\n\r\nBuses reach Siem Reap in about three hours and Phnom Penh in about five. In the wet season, roughly August to January, a boat runs to Siem Reap along the Sangker River and across the Tonl\u00e9 Sap, a long but beautiful trip.\r\n\r\nLand crossings with Thailand have been closed or heavily restricted since mid-2025 because of a border dispute and fighting; check the current situation before planning to travel overland, and expect to fly between the two countries.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"To Siem Reap | Bus, about 3 hours\r\nBy boat | Wet season to Siem Reap\r\nCountryside | Tuk-tuk tours\r\nThailand border | Restricted; check first","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Battambang","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Battambang costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Battambang is very cheap. Dorms start around \u20ac5 and a careful day is \u20ac15 to \u20ac25.\r\n\r\nA countryside tuk-tuk tour is \u20ac15 to \u20ac20 for the day, the bamboo train a few euros, and Phare Ponleu Selpak shows around \u20ac10 to \u20ac15.\r\n\r\nCambodia uses two currencies: US dollars for most prices, and the riel (about 4,000 to the dollar) for small change. Prices here are euro equivalents. Bring clean, untorn dollar notes; ATMs dispense dollars but charge fees. Cards work only in hotels and upmarket places.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | From about \u20ac5\r\nA day | \u20ac15\u201325\r\nTuk-tuk tour | \u20ac15\u201320\r\nCircus | \u20ac10\u201315","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Battambang","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Battambang","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Battambang is very safe.\r\n\r\nIn the countryside, stay on paths; unexploded ordnance remains in rural parts of the north-west, especially towards the Thai border. Avoid areas close to the border while the dispute continues.\r\n\r\nEmergency: 117 police, 119 ambulance.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"UXO | Stay on paths\r\nBorder areas | Avoid while the dispute continues\r\nVery safe | In town\r\nEmergency | 117 police, 119 ambulance","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Battambang","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Battambang","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Bats, hilltop temples and the bamboo train.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Phnom Sampeau | About 30 minutes | Tuk-tuk | Killing caves and bats at dusk. |  | 1305417\nWat Banan | About 30 minutes | Tuk-tuk | An Angkor-era hilltop temple. |  | 1305418","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Battambang","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"November to February is cool and dry.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 31 | 5 | Cool and dry\r\nFebruary | 33 | 4 | Dry\r\nMarch | 35 | 3 | Hot\r\nApril | 36 | 3 | Khmer New Year\r\nMay | 34 | 2 | Rains\r\nJune | 33 | 2 | Wet\r\nJuly | 32 | 2 | Wet\r\nAugust | 32 | 2 | Wet\r\nSeptember | 31 | 2 | Wet\r\nOctober | 31 | 3 | Boat season\r\nNovember | 30 | 4 | Drying\r\nDecember | 30 | 5 | Peak","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"The circus performs through the year.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Battambang","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/asia\/cambodia\/battambang\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Circus shows | Year-round | Phare Ponleu Selpak | Performances by the school. |  | \nKhmer New Year | Mid-April | Battambang | The new year. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Prices are in dollars and riel locally; these are euro equivalents.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5\r\nMiddle of the road | 12 | 10 | 6 | 10\r\nComfortable | 25 | 18 | 12 | 15","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Battambang","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"The top-rated places to stay in Battambang right now, live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Battambang","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/asia\/cambodia\/battambang\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Battambang travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"When do the bats come out? | At dusk, from a cave at Phnom Sampeau; arrive by about 5.30pm.\r\nIs the bamboo train still running? | As a short tourist ride, yes; the original line is now used by trains again.\r\nWhat is Phare Ponleu Selpak? | An arts school founded in 1994 that trains young people; its circus shows are excellent.\r\nCan I take the boat to Siem Reap? | In the wet season, roughly August to January, when the water is high enough.\r\nHow many days do you need? | Two.\r\nWhen is the best time to visit? | November to February.\r\nIs it safe near the Thai border? | Avoid the border areas while the dispute continues; unexploded ordnance also remains in rural areas.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Battambang hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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