
Cambodia visa for citizens of South Africa
Citizens of South Africa get a Cambodia visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.
For citizens of South Africa: the passport opens 60 countries visa-free; Pretoria — Phnom Penh: ≈ 9,270 km, about 12 hours of flying.
Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026
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Apply in 10 minutesCan I travel to Cambodia without a visa on a South Africa passport?
You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of South Africa get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.
Apply for a visaCambodia visa rules at a glance
- With a South Africa passport you can visit 60 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 70 more require an embassy visa.
- By the number of visa-free destinations, the South Africa passport ranks 96th of 199.
- South Africa passport: visa-free access to 60 countries; Cambodia passport: 20.
- Citizens of South Africa and Cambodia can travel together visa-free to 14 countries, for example: Rwanda, Seychelles, Palestine, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Philippines, Ecuador, Haiti, Panama, and Micronesia.
- Citizens of Cambodia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to South Africa. South Africa visa for citizens of Cambodia
Travelling to Cambodia: good to know
- Pretoria — Phnom Penh: about 9,270 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12 hours.
- Time difference with your country’s capital: +5 hours.
- Local time: Pretoria 12:00 — Phnom Penh 17:00.
- Local currency: Cambodian Riel and US Dollar.
- Languages: Khmer.
- Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ KHR 4,050.
- Cambodia is the 134th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of South Africa.

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How citizens of neighbouring countries travel to Cambodia
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How to get a Cambodia visa
- 1Application
- 2Payment
- 3Manager
- 4Border
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Frequently asked questions
How long is the flight: Pretoria — Phnom Penh?
About 12 hours on a direct flight: the capitals are roughly 9,270 km apart. With a connection it takes longer.
What is the time difference with Cambodia?
Time difference with your country’s capital: +5 hours.
Do citizens of Cambodia need a visa for South Africa?
Citizens of Cambodia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to South Africa.
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