Is Pailin safe? Cambodia travel risk
Is Pailin safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Pailin scores 43/100 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.
Pailin scores 43/100 (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 Pailin: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (46/100) and crime and scams (50/100).
A score of 43 is higher than the scores of 56% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Cambodia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 12.8489° N, 102.6093° E place Pailin within Pailin at an elevation of 201 meters. Heading to Phnom Penh: 288.7 km ESE.
Pailin
12.8489° N, 102.6093° E
201 m
Asia/Phnom_Penh
17,850
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 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Pailin happened in June (2 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Cambodia travel advice & laws.
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