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Distances

Time on bike

Weather

Gradients

 Accommodation Availability water/food Road conditions

Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia to Singapore  

Date dist. [km] hours temp [C] weather min alt. [m] max alt. [m] gradient [%] Accom. supplies water/food road condition To:     <Remarks>
Thai                      
15/11 92.2 4.5 21/30 sunny - - - guest house ++/++ tar Udon Thani; flat via Nong Khai sculpture park
17/11 81.0 4.1 21/30 sunny - - - guest house ++/++ tar Sawang Daen Din, flat/straight/boring
18/11 105.2 5.0 21/30 sunny - - - guest house ++/++ tar Wang Sam Mo, first 70km flat later hilly
19/11 103.3 5.4 22/30 sunny - - - guest house ++/++ tar Kalassin, flat and boring
20/11 110.1 5.3 24/30 sunny - - - guest house ++/++ tar Suwanna Phun, flat and boring
21/11 91.6 4.3 24/30 partly clouded - - - hotel ++/++ tar Surin, flat straight and boring
Camb                      
24/11 120.6 6.2 26/30 sunny - - - guest house ++/++ tar/fine gravel Samraong, flat (75km); across the border gravel and dust
25/11 80.6 4.5 24/30 sunny - - - guest house +/+ fine gravel Thkov, flat and very dusty
26/11 52.6 2.9 28/30 sunny - - - hotel +/+ fine gravel Sisophon, flat and bumpy
27/11 69.0 3.5 27/30 sunny - - - hotel +/+ fine gravel/tar Battambang, flat, easy mostly tar. road under construction
28/11 112.0 6.0 21/30 sunny - - - hotel ++/+ tar Pursat, flat
29/11 97.2 5.2 21/30 sunny - - - guest house ++/+ tar/fine gravel Kompong Chhang, flat
30/11 97.8 5.3 21/30 sunny - - - guest house ++/++ tar Pnom Penh, flat
14/12 77.8 4.1 24/30 partly clouded - - - guest house +/+ tar Skuon, flat, good road (eating spiders!!)
15/12 94.8 5.4 24/28 sunny - - - guest house +/+ tar/gravel Kampong Thom, 50km smooth, 45km gravel/potholes and sand (bad road)
16/12 86.5 4.5 20/30 sunny - - - guest house +/+ tar/gravel Kampong Kdei, 70km tar, 15km gravel (bad stretches)
17/12 62.4 3.5 20/30 sunny - - - guest house +/+ gravel/tar Siem Reap, 50km gravel, 10km tar
19/12 55.4 3.0 26/30 clouded - - - guest house +/+ tar/gravel Kralanh, 30km tar, 20km gravel (bad stretches)
20/12 109.2 6.2 26/30 sunny - - - guest house +/+ tar Aranya Prathet (TH) (by train to Bangkok); to Scissopon bad, but better than from Siem Reap.
Thai                      
28/12 74.0 3.6 22/30 rain - - - guest house +/+ tar Phanom (from Surat Thani), GH 5km before  Phanom @junction kmp:64
29/12 47.5 2.5 22/30 sunny - - - guest house +/+ tar Kao Sok N.P., Beautiful scenery
30/12 83.6 4.8 24/30 sunny - - - guest house ++/++ tar Phang Nga, hilly sometimes steep
31/12 105.5 5.3 24/30 sunny - - - guest house ++/++ tar Kata Beach, flat,  hilly but the last 5km very steep
08/01 45.0 2.5 24/30 sunny - - - guest house ++/++ tar Surin Beach, two steep hills around Pathong beach
09/01 81.3 4.3 24/30 sunny - - - guest house ++/++ tar Phang Nga, flat but hilly.
10/01 92.4 4.7 24/30 sunny - - - guest house ++/++ tar Krabi, flat sometimes hilly
13/01 135.8 6.7 24/32 sunny - - - guest house ++/++ tar Trang, hilly
14/01 129.1 6.5 24/30 sunny - - - locals ++/++ tar Satun, hilly +20km by pick-up (GH also in La Ngu)
Malay                      
15/01 90.5 5.1 24/32 partly clouded 28 391 6/14 hotel ++/++ tar Kangar (MY) (via Ban Chalung (TH) and Kaki Bukit(MY)) flat, hilly to the border, after border 1 steep mountain then flat
16/01 46.5 2.4 24/32 sunny - - - hotel ++/++ tar Alor S(e)tar, flat sometimes a parallel road.
17/01 98.9 4.5 25/32 sunny - - - guest house ++/++ tar George town, flat good parallel road to Rt 1. Kuala Lumpur by train (21/01)
22/01 164.5 8.3 24/32 sunny - - - guest house ++/+ tar Kuala Lumpur to Masjo Tanek (E9, B13, Rt5)
23/01 42.2 2.3 24/30 partly clouded - - - guest house ++/+ tar Melakka (Rt 5) via Batu Tengah
24/01 101.8 4.5 24/30 rain - - - hotel ++/+ tar Batu Pahat
25/01 76.3 3.7 24/30 rain - - - hotel ++/+ tar Pontian Kechill
26/01 95.5 5.9 24/30 rain - - - guest house ++/+ tar Singapore via Second Link. Note: no cyclists alouwed on the highway! (we were bold, but got a  warning by police at border crossing ).