Is Banlung safe? Cambodia travel risk
Is Banlung safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Banlung scores 46/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Cambodia Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 15 Sep 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 19 Mar 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Banlung scores 46/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Cambodia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Banlung: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (46/100) and natural hazards (64/100).
A score of 46 is higher than the scores of 60% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Cambodia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Geographically located in Ratanakiri (13.7394° N, 106.9873° E), Banlung sits 329.3 km SW from Phnom Penh at 316 m elevation.
Ratanakiri
13.7394° N, 106.9873° E
316 m
Asia/Phnom_Penh
30,399
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Cambodia
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | 23 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Banlung happened in January (23 of 38 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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