Vietnam infrastructure facilities are becoming more and more developed, especially Vietnam travel transportation.
Vietnam transportation overview
The most typical characters in Vietnam travel transportation are chaotic and diverse with many means of transport. They mainly are such as bus, boat, cyclo, tuk-tuk, electric car, flight, motorbike, taxi-motorbike, taxi, train, and flying.
With almost our travelers, they feel it is quite joyful, exciting (and even thrilling) to experience. Besides, using local vehicles is the most economical way of traveling in Vietnam and three Indochine countries. Thanks to the local government’s effort, Vietnam travel transportation is getting more and more improved now. As a result, travelers have multiple choices to suit their plan as well as the budget.
Just imagine, one free day on your travel itinerary, you jump off the local city bus after a short wander through Old town with a local expert. He can show you every corner of Hanoi like a local friend or take you to his home and introduce his family members. Sometimes, it is something we never forget even getting older, that is the once-a-lifetime moment in our life.
Cyclo – The most typical mean of Vietnam travel transportation
In Vietnam, we call it cyclo for the 3-wheel vehicles or also named trishaw. With a 4-wheel car, we call it “xe lam’’ or Tuk-tuk which is popularly used in Thailand and some Southeast Asia countries. By using it, you can peacefully explore this city at a low speed. Not only sightseeing the roadside scenery but also communicating with the local people such as buying the local fruits/daily stuff from the local vendors.
The cyclo fee will amaze you with only $5 per hour, by doing that, you will get a visit of Hanoi Old Quarter with 36 ancient streets. It is trendy in big cities such as Hanoi, Hue and Ho Chi Minh City. If we are just allowed to ride cyclo inside Old Quarter area in Hanoi, we can take cyclo trip for whole city tour in Hue and Ho Chi Minh city.
Bus – The economy mean of Vietnam travel transportation
In Vietnam, we have a thick network of the bus from Hanoi city center throughout Vietnam passing by 64 provinces while the ticket fee is the lowest from 5.000vnd – 35.000vnd. Each of the coaches is well-equipped with an air-conditioner and comfortable seats.
For tourists and travelers, we have our public bus with number 86 which offering wifi, air conditioner, and English speaking driver. Nowadays, we have one more choice for our travelers with HOP-ON HOP-OFF BUS SERVICES which offering around $20 per person per day
Scooter – The most active mean of Vietnam travel transportation
In the cities, the motorbike is most famous for Vietnam travel transportation and found every corner throughout this S-letter-shaped country. As a result, you can easily rent a scooter/motorbike anywhere to drive from North to South Vietnam or vice versa. However, it is required to bring with you your international driving license or ask your travel agency for more details and assistance.
Vietnam population is nearly 100 million people and 55 millions bikes in every corner. This number can say something about this country – one of the developing countries with a very young population. For those who don’t know how to drive, we highly recommend Easy Rider Experience. By doing this, all you need to do is to sit behind the driver then sightsee the scenery on the roadside. That is one of must-do-experience to move on the scooter.
Taxi/ Grab taxi
Taxi is the best option for the medium distances, for instance: from the airport to the city center or from your hotel to the public/tourist places. In the traditional taxi, you can call the trusted brand name such as Mai Linh taxi, Vinasun taxi, Noi Bai taxi, etc. Vietnam taxi will be measured by kilometers: 12.000vnd/km. The taxi driver prefers the cash so you should prepare some cash when going outside.
If the time flexibility is your prior, Grab is the top choice we highly recommend. It is super convenient to download this app from your iPhone; you can order a taxi online any time at a reasonable price. This mean plays an essential role in making Vietnam travel transportation various.
Train – Most children-friendly transportation
Traveling on the railway is super friendly for the family with children. Although it is quite slow, we can sightsee the long coastline and the fantastic landscapes when passing by the mountain ranges. From Hanoi to Hue, it takes you 10 hours on the train with the fee of only US$52 (sharing 4-berth cabin with other tourists). It is available to buy it online via https://dsvn.vn/#/ or the local travel agencies.
For saving cost, we can travel by night bus and train, but the train is much safer and more space for the dynamic children. Vietnam train is entirely out of date with elementary facilities and low speed. Each cabin on the train is four berths, so the solo travelers need to share with other tourists, or they need to pay more for a private cabin.
Airplane – Most convenient Vietnam travel transportation
If your travel plan is dense with many cities/tourist places, Vietnam travel by air is top before saving time, but the trip cost will be affected definitely. However, nowadays, there is multiple choice for domestic airlines such as Vietnam airlines, Vietjet, Jetstar and Bamboo airway while Vietjet, Jetstar and Bamboo airways are the cheap airlines which offering cool airfare for both domestic and foreign travelers.
In these recent years, the Vietnamese government has focused on developing the airport infrastructure. At this moment, we have a total of 21 local airports in service and eight international airports which suit the raising demands of both domestic and foreign tourists. From Hanoi to Hue, it takes us only 2 hours with the fee of US$55 (operated by Vietjet air) or the cost of US$70 (operated by Vietnam Airlines)
The list of international airports:
- Can Tho international airport VVCT/VCA Cần Thơ
- Danang international airport VVDN/DAD Đà Nẵng
- Hai Phong international airport VVCI/HPH Hải Phòng
- Noi Bai – Ha Noi international airport VVNB/HAN Hà Nội
- Tan Son Nhat international airport VVTS/SGN Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
- Cam Ranh international airport VVCR/CXR Khánh Hòa
- Phu Quoc international airport VVPQ/PQC Kiên Giang
- Vinh – Nghe An international airport VVVH/VII Nghệ An
- Phu Bai – Hue international airport VVPB/HUI Thừa Thiên – Huế.
