Nha Trang is a popular tourist destination. Some people manage to buy tickets only to the capital of Vietnam, and only then think about how to get there. The distance from Hanoi to Nha Trang is 1280 km by land. But the most The best way to overcome this path - by plane, travel time - about 2 hours. Recently, direct flights from Moscow began to operate, which saved tourists from any inconvenience.
The distance from Nha Trang to Phan Thiet is of interest to many tourists who have chosen Vietnam for travel. Phan Thiet is popular for its excellent beaches and excellent surfing conditions, which attracts active tourists and those looking to sunbathe, swim and enjoy water activities.
Vacationers in Nha Trang want to be sure to visit Phan Thiet to consider interesting places town and the neighboring village of Mui Ne.
The distance between Nha Trang and Phan Thiet is 240 km. The best way to get there is a transfer, however, it is quite expensive, so many tourists choose other ways, more budgetary. A taxi ride will cost approximately $ 100-150.
The distance from Nha Trang to Mui Ne is a little less - 230 km. Both settlements can also be reached by bus or train.
Bus Nha Trang-Phan Thiet
On the Nha Trang-Phan Thiet route, the distance can be covered by tourist buses, which leave mainly in the morning. As for the question of how long to go from Nha Trang to Phan Thiet, the entire journey will take you about 5-7 hours.
From one settlement to another there is a special bus with sleeping places, which is called "slip bass". This is the most budgetary and unusual way get there. In the bus, several rows are installed bunk beds equipped with seat belts, handrails and mini-ladders. It offers passengers free wi-fi, toilet, air conditioning, free bottles of water (food is not served). On the sleeping place there is a pillow and a warm blanket, which will definitely come in handy, since the air conditioners are working at full capacity. 
A ticket for a slip bass is about $ 10, for a tourist Open Bus with seating is slightly cheaper. You can order it at any tourist office, as well as in hotels and guesthouses at the reception. The hotels provide transfers to the place of departure of the bus (leaves from the office of the company in which the ticket was purchased).
Train Nha Trang-Phan Thiet
Trains on the Nha Trang-Phan Thiet or Nha Trang-Mui Ne route allow you to cover the distance at a higher price and in almost the same period of time, but in terms of comfort, they sometimes cannot be compared with slip basses.
The cost of a one-way trip is about $ 15. Trains do not stop in Phan Thiet itself, but 12 km from the city, so you will have to spend extra money on a taxi. You should get off at the Binh Thuan or Muong Man station, the main thing - when buying a ticket, check if the train you have chosen stops at this railway station. Some trains pass by and do not stop here.
If suddenly you find yourself in Ho Chi Minh City and do not know how to get to Phan Thiet, then the article will help you with this.
The first train leaves in the morning and the second in the evening. This is very convenient if you want to go on excursions or shopping in Phan Thiet, walk there for a few hours and return to Nha Trang back.
Rest in Phan Thiet (Mui Ne)
Muine more interest among tourists is the resort area of Mui Ne, which stretches along the beaches in the form of a large chain of hotels, cafes, shops and restaurants. Almost everything in this place is built for comfortable rest and tourism, locals do not live here. There are no attractions in Mui Ne, but there is something to see in the vicinity.
A few years ago, mainly surfers and kitesurfers traveled to Mui Ne, who spent the day doing their favorite pastime, and in the evening relax in local bars. Then large travel companies learned about the village and began to sell tours here. Since then, the resort area has become very popular and has become the tourist capital of Vietnam. However, those on a budget choose Phan Thiet.
Resorts smoothly flow into one another and represent a long strip of beaches along which hotels from the cheapest to the most expensive are located. It is at these resorts that the largest concentration of Russian tourists. Here you can find signs in Russian, and in the evenings from the speakers you can hear songs of popular Russian artists. Many people here speak Russian, even local Vietnamese.
Thus, the most budgetary and convenient option for tourists is the slip-bass. If you take a ticket for the night bus, you can not only get a good night's sleep on the road, but also save money on the hotel.
Nha Trang is the capital of Khanh Hoa province. This province is located in the southern part of Vietnam (although it is administratively considered the central province).
Therefore, from Nha Trang it is closer and relatively quickest to get to the southern cities.
The main routes in the South of Vietnam:
- Nha Trang - Phan Rang - Mui Ne - Phan Thiet
- Nha Trang - Saigon - Mekong - about. Phu Quoc - Cambodia
- Nha Trang - Saigon - Cambodia
- Nha Trang - Saigon - Malaysia - Singapore - Indonesia
Route Nha Trang - Phan Rang - Mui Ne - Phan Thiet
The easiest and shortest route from Nha Trang towards Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) is a trip from Nha Trang to Phan Rang or Mui Ne and Phan Thiet.
Nha Trang - Phan Rang
Phan Rang is a small town located about 100 km from Nha Trang. Tourists come to this city, first of all, for a beach holiday.
There are several hotels in the city that fully satisfy the needs of tourists.
The most interesting places are the central square with a history museum and a monastery on a hill called Truc Lam Vien Ngo Zen.
A trip to the nearby salt fields will probably be interesting. 400 hectares are allocated for salt extraction.
The largest salt production is controlled by our compatriots.
Otherwise, there is nothing to do in Phan Rang apart from the beach and walks. The main conditional advantage of Phan Rang over Nha Trang is called a relatively less rainfall and a calmer sea.
In fact, this is very conditional and not always the case. And given the fact that Phan Rang has less entertainment compared to Nha Trang, Phan Rang is not the best place for people inclined to travel.
How to get to Phan Rang from Nha Trang
Bus... The simplest and cheap way to get to Phan Rang is by public bus.
Cost 3-4 USD. The journey takes about 3 hours. Buses leave from the station Ben xe phia Nam 58 duong 23/10, tp. Nha trang.
The buses depart daily from 5.30 am to 3 pm at intervals of 30 minutes.
A train... Train schedule from Nha Trang railway station to Thap Cham railway station
- Fanrang Railway Station Address: 7 Phan Dinh Phung, My Hung Ward, Phan Rang Commune, Ninh Thuan Province
- Prices are for an adult
- Children under two years old - free
Private transfer. If you prefer a private transfer from Nha Trang to Phan Rang and are willing to pay for it,
then in Nha Trang there is such an opportunity. Estimated cost transfer from Nha Trang to Phan Rang 60-70 USD for a 5-seater car one way.
If you want to order, you can call in Nha Trang + 84-96-489-42-42
Nha Trang - Mui Ne - Phan Thiet
For many compatriots, Mui Ne and Phan Thiet are inseparable points, but there is a difference between them.
Phan Thiet is a city that vaguely resembles Nha Trang, but simpler (boring). Mui Ne is the Phan Thiet area,
which is 6 km from Phan Thiet. Mui Ne is a kind of village with one main street, where all restaurants, shops and hotels are located.
Why do they go to Phan Thiet and Mui Ne, and not to Nha Trang? The answer lies in the fact that in Mui Ne, compared to Nha Trang,
there are hotels on the first line of the sea. As you know, in Nha Trang, the beach is across the street from almost all hotels in the city.
Mui Ne also attracts by the fact that there are excellent conditions for different types of surfing. That is, there are good winds and waves for this sport.
But there is also a minus for hotels on the first line. Due to the strong waves, most hotels have concrete fencing.
Very often, the sea rises to the very edge of this concrete fence, because of which the beach is not visible at all, and you descend directly into the sea from this concrete fence.
The most interesting things that can be seen nearby: Mount Ta Ku, sand dunes.
How to get from Nha Trang to Mui Ne and Phan Thiet
Bus. The most popular and accessible way to get to Mui Ne and Phan Thiet from Nha Trang is a bus.
Every morning and every evening, special tourist (recumbent!) Buses leave from Nha Trang.
The cost for them is about the same and amounts to 5-7 USD. Usually these buses go from Nha Trang to Ho Chi Minh City and stop at Mui Ne and Phan Thiet.
Estimated travel time is 5-6 hours. In the morning, buses leave at 8, 9, 11, 13 o'clock, in the evening - 19 and 20 o'clock.
- 90C Hung Vuong St.,
- Hanh Cafe - hanhcafe.vn - 10 Hung Vuong Street
- Phuong Trang (or FUTABuslines) - www.futabuslines.com.vn - 7 Hoang Hoa Tham
The buses depart from the offices of these bus companies. You need to arrive at the office at least 15 minutes before the bus departure.
A train... Train schedule from Nha Trang railway station to Phan Thiet and Muong Man
- Nha Trang Railway Station Address: 17 Thai Nguyen, Phuoc Tan District, Nha Trang City
- Phan Thiet Railway Station Address: ga Phan Thi? T Phong N? M
- Prices are for an adult
- Children under two years old - free
- Children from 2 to 9 years old and below 130 cm 50% discount. Above 130 cm and over 9 years old - 100% of the cost
Private transfer ... If you prefer an individual transfer from Nha Trang to Phan Thiet (Mui Ne) and are willing to pay for it, then in Nha Trang there is such an opportunity.
The approximate cost of a transfer from Nha Trang to Phan Rang is 90-110 USD for a 5-seater one way car. If you want to order, you can call in Nha Trang + 84-96-489-42-42
Route Nha Trang - Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) - Mekong - about. Phu Quoc - Cambodia
One of the most important travel routes from Nha Trang to the South of Vietnam is a trip to Ho Chi Minh City, and from Ho Chi Minh City to the Mekong Delta, Phu Quoc Island and further to Cambodia.
Or without the Mekong Delta from Nha Trang to Ho Chi Minh City and further to Cambodia (Phnom Penh, Siem Reap). This route will also be of interest to those
who is going from Vietnam to visit countries such as: Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia.
If we break it down into parts, then the most popular trips among tourists in this direction look like this:
- Nha Trang - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) - Mekong
- Nha Trang - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) - Cambodia (Including through Phu Quoc Island)
- Nha Trang - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) - about. Phu Quoc
- Nha Trang - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) - Singapore - Malaysia - Indonesia
The first three parts of the route are very easy to combine with each other, since they go sequentially, and the bulk of tourist trips go exactly in this direction.
Nha Trang - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) - Mekong, then about. Phu Quoc and Cambodia
One of the most interesting routes from Nha Trang is a trip to Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta. What is interesting to see here, you can find and read in this section
The route to the Mekong Delta will always lie through Ho Chi Minh City, so it makes sense to make a stop on the way from Nha Trang
in Ho Chi Minh City for sightseeing and nightlife, and then move to the Mekong Delta, Phu Quoc Island or Cambodia.
Therefore, the route from Nha Trang to the Mekong Delta, Phu Quoc Island or Cambodia consists of two parts.
- We need to get to Ho Chi Minh City.
- From Ho Chi Minh City, already get to the main cities of the Mekong Delta, Phu Quoc Island or Cambodia. Phu Quoc Island is connected by ferries from cities in the Mekong Delta or direct flight from Ho Chi Minh City.
How to get from Nha Trang to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
This is the first part of the route that will start almost all of your trips in South Vietnam. Therefore, it must be worked out and memorized very well.
Bus. Every morning and every evening from Nha Trang to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) there are special tourist (recumbent!) Buses.
The cost for them is about the same and is 10-12 USD one way per person.
Usually these buses go from Nha Trang to Ho Chi Minh City and stop at Mui Ne and Phan Thiet.
Estimated travel time is 9-10 hours. In the morning, buses leave at 8, 9 o'clock, in the evening - 19 and 20 o'clock.
Exists enough bus companies, below the name and address in Nha Trang some of the best and most tried:
- The Sinh Tourist - thesinhtourist.vn - 90C Hung Vuong St.,
- Hanh Cafe - hanhcafe.vn - 10 Hung Vuong Street
- Phuong Trang (or FUTABuslines) - futabuslines.com.vn - 7 Hoang Hoa Tham
The buses depart from the offices of these bus companies.
You need to arrive at the office at least 15 minutes before the bus departure.
A train. Train schedule from Nha Trang Railway Station to Saigon Railway Station
| Departure | Arrival | Train number | Hard seat | Soft seat | Hard berth | Soft berth |
| 21:22 | 04:39 | A train SE1 | $30 | $33 | $41 | $43 |
| 22:12 | 05:20 | A train SE3 | N / A | $35 | $42 | $45 |
| 11:44 | 20:03 | A train SE5 | $31 | $33 | $41 | $43 |
| 08:35 | 16:05 | A train SE7 | $31 | $33 | $41 | $43 |
| 19:00 | 03:28 | A train SNT1 | $30 | $32 | $44 | $47 |
| 19:50 | 05:08 | A train SE21 | $29 | $31 | $39 | $41 |
- Nha Trang Railway Station Address: 17 Thai Nguyen, Phuoc Tan District, Nha Trang City
- Ho Chi Minh Railway Station Address: 1 Nguyen Thong, 9 Ward, 3 District, Ho Chi Minh City
- Children under two years old - free
- Children from 2 to 9 years old and below 130 cm 50% discount. Above 130 cm and over 9 years old - 100% of the cost
Airplane... Most quick way- this is of course a flight from Nha Trang airport (Cam Ranh) to Ho Chi Minh airport, which is called Tan Son Nhat.
Its letter designation is SGN, from Sai Gon. Until 1976, Ho Chi Minh City was called Saigon, but the name Saigon continues to be used to this day.
The cost of tickets for this direction is quite affordable and often starts from $ 35. (It can be more expensive by train).
Find the cheapest flights in the form below
Travel time is about 1 hour and you are at Ho Chi Minh airport. Ho Chi Minh Airport is located
in the city itself and to tourist places (Pham Ngu Lao streets), you can get by taxi. The cost is 10-15 USD.
Private transfer by car from Nha Trang to Ho Chi Minh City is not popular due to the high cost in comparison even with air travel, so there is no sense in it as such.
If you still need this option, the cost will be 150-200 USD, depending on the season and time of day.
To order such a transfer, you can call in Nha Trang + 84-96-489-42-42
How to get to the Mekong Delta
After a stop in Ho Chi Minh City and sightseeing (link to), you can move to the Mekong Delta.
The Mekong Delta is a vast area in the South of Vietnam that is riddled with a network of canals and branches of the Mekong River.
The main part of the population lives in this area and the most a large number of crops in Vietnam.
Tourists are not primarily interested in the entire delta, but only in the main cities from which they can go on a floating adventure along the Mekong. So,
the main cities you need to get to are listed below.
- My Tho - for Mekong day trips from Ho Chi Minh City
- Kanto (Can Tho) - for two or more day trips in the Mekong from Ho Chi Minh City
- Chau Doc - for boat trips on the Mekong to Cambodia.
- Rach Gia - for a trip to Phu Quoc Island by ferry.
- Ha Tien - for travel to Phu Quoc Island by ferry, ground trips to Cambodia to the cities of Kep and Kampot.
These cities themselves are practically of no interest in terms of sightseeing.
(with the possible exception of Kanto), but they are important as a starting point for all Mekong travel and overnight stays.
How to get to the cities of Mitho (MyTho), Can Tho, Chau Doc, Rach Gia, Ha Tien (Ha Tien) from Ho Chi Minh City
Bus. The most optimal bus company for getting around the Mekong Delta is Phuong Trang (or FUTABuslines) - www.futabuslines.com.vn.
It provides a very good service on their flights, stopovers are made at their own stations, where toilets are clean and there is an opportunity to buy normal food.
Most importantly, their buses are constantly good quality... You can buy tickets at the office on one of the main tourist streets 272 Pham Ngu Lao street.
Almost all routes to the main cities of the Mekong Delta lie via My Tho.
It's like a border station from which the roads diverge into different sides and all the cities of the Delta.
You need to take bus tickets in the direction Can Tho or Chau Doc, or Rach Gia, or Ha Tien.
The cost for these directions one way is 8-12 USD per person, travel time to the nearest city to Ho Chi Minh Mitho is 3 hours,
to all other listed cities 6-8 hours. Ha Tien and Rachja cities should interest you only if you go
to Phu Quoc Island by ferry, rather than taking a plane from Ho Chi Minh City. This will be discussed below.
Leave in the direction of the Mekong Delta and the indicated cities from Ho Chi Minh City from the western station (BenXeMienTay).
It is a long way to go from Pham Ngu Lao street (20-40 minutes), depending on traffic jams. Phuong Trang Bus Company has a service -
free shipping take you to this station from the tourist area, where, most likely, you will buy tickets ( 272 PhamNguLaostreet).
If you need to get to the station on your own, show the lucky person the station address BenXeMienTay :
A train... There are no rail routes planned for the Mekong Delta today or in the future. The southernmost point of Vietnam that can be reached by train is Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).
Airplane... You can fly from Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) only to the cities: Rach Gia and Can Tho. For tickets, visit the Vietnam Airlines website www.vietnamairlines.com
How to get to Phu Quoc Island (PhuQuoc)
Phu Quoc is a Vietnamese island located 60 km from mainland Vietnam.
V Lately this island is becoming popular with Russian tourists due to its excellent beaches and comfortable weather all year round.
If you go from Nha Trang to Phu Quoc Island, then such a trip can be combined with a visit to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and / or the Mekong Delta, or even combined with a trip to Cambodia.
If there are plans to visit the Mekong Delta, then the priority is the bus route, which ultimately should take you to the cities of Rach Gia or Ha Tien from where high-speed ferries go to Phu Quoc Island. About this below
If you plan to visit only Phu Quoc Island, then the priority will be the air route through Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
with a possible stop for a day or two to inspect Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). The cost of a round trip flight from 80 USD per person.
So the second Starting point after Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh is to Phu Quoc Island. Therefore, after getting from Nha Trang to Ho Chi Minh City (see above), then we get to Phu Quoc in 2 main ways.
- Bus Ho Chi Minh City - Rachzia or Bus Ho Chi Minh City - Ha Tien. Next ferry to Phu Quoc island from these cities.
- Airplane Ho Chi Minh City - Phu Quoc
Bus - Ferry. The way to Phu Quoc lies through the Vietnamese cities of Rach Gia and Ha Tien from where you can take ferry tickets to this island.
You need to leave in the direction of the indicated cities from Ho Chi Minh City from the western station. It is a long way to go from Pham Ngu Lao street (20-40 minutes), depending on traffic jams.
The Phuong Trang bus company has a service - free delivery to this station from the tourist area, where, most likely, you will buy tickets ( 272 PhamNguLaostreet).
The cost of a bus ticket to these cities is 9-11 USD. The journey takes 6-7 hours.
If you need to get to the station on your own, show someone who will take you to the station. BenXeMienTay:
395 Kinh Dương Vương, An Lạc, Bình Tân, Hồ Chí Minh
Ferry to Phu Quoc Island from Rach Gia and Ha Tien
If you need to choose which of the indicated cities you better get to, then go to Phu Quoc,
This route is more comfortable than taking a bus to Ha Tien and from there by ferry to Phu Quoc. Although the journey by ferry from Rach Gia to Fukuoka is almost twice as long (3 hours) than from Ha Tien to Fukuoka (1 hour 40 minutes).
Especially if you have intentions after Fukuoka to move to neighboring Cambodia, which is very close,
then it will be more convenient to do it through Ha Tien and further to the Cambodian city of Kep and / or Kampot, bordering Vietnam (see the route below)
Timetable and prices for ferries from Rach Gia and Ha Tien to Phu Quoc Island
Rach Gia Ferry<->Phu Quoc
Port address in Rach Gia, from where ferries depart to Phu Quoc: Nguyen Cong Tru st, Vinh Thanh ward, Rach Gia
Ferry Ha Thien(Ha Tien)<-> Phu Quoc(Phu Quoc)
Port address in Ha Tien from where ferries to Phu Quoc depart: So 1 Kim Du st, To Chau ward, Tx.Ha Tien
But keep in mind that Ha Tien has two ports from where ferries leave for Phu Quoc. One for speed boats (you need it),
and the second is for slow boats that can also carry transport (you are unlikely to need it).
To avoid confusion, just tell (show better) the lucky person the name of one of the ferries listed in the table above (for example, Superdong ).
Airplane Ho Chi Minh City - Phu Quoc. The fastest and most convenient way to get to Phu Quoc Island is by plane from Ho Chi Minh City to Phu Quoc Island Airport.
The cost of tickets for this direction is around 70-100 USD round trip.
The most reliable flights are Vietnam Airlines flights. Departures daily, schedule below.
Find cheap flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Phu Quoc Island in the form below
Useful links and information
Distance table for South Vietnam
The table below summarizes the approximate distance from Nha Trang to the most interesting cities in South Vietnam to which you can (reasonable)
to get there by land, as well as the approximate travel time, taking into account the Vietnamese roads by bus, car, train.
| Town | Distance | Bus | Auto | A train |
| Phan Rang What to do: Beach holiday | 100 km | Non-stop2-3 hours | 2-3 hours | Without transfers |
| Phan Thiet and Mui Ne between them 6 km What to do: n beach vacation, different types surfing | 238 km | Without transfers
| 4-5 hours | Without transfers |
| Ho Chi Minh Things to do: In the old fashioned way, this city is called Saigon. Nightlife, shopping, a connecting air hub on the way to the Mekong Delta, Phu Quoc, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Thailand, etc. | 430 km | Without transfers
| 7-9 hours | Without transfers |
| My Tho Things to do: Day trips around the Mekong. | 498 km | Change in Ho Chi Minh City
| 9-11 hours | Train only to Ho Chi Minh City, then bus or transfer by car |
| Kanto (Can Tho) Things to do: Mekong Delta Multi-Day Tours | 597 km | Change in Ho Chi Minh City
| 13-14 hours | Train only to Ho Chi Minh City, then bus, transfer by car or plane |
| Chau Doc Things to do: Transfer hub and overnight stop on the way to Cambodia along the Mekong River | 679 km | Change in Ho Chi Minh City
| 13-14 hours | |
| Rach Gia Things to do: Transfer hub and overnight stop on the way to Phu Quoc Island by ferry. | 678 km | Change in Ho Chi Minh City
| 13-14 hours | Train only to Ho Chi Minh City, then bus, transfer by car |
| Ha Tien Things to do: Transfer hub and overnight stop on the way to Phu Quoc Island by ferry | 753 km | Change in Ho Chi Minh City
| 14-15 hours | Train only to Ho Chi Minh City, then bus, transfer by car |
| Phnom Penh Things to do: The capital of Cambodia and the main transport hub in this country is primarily on the Road to Siem Reap (Temples of Angkor). Nightlife. | 719 km | Change in Ho Chi Minh City
| 12-14 hours | |
| Siem Reap Things to do: The city where the main Great Landmark of Cambodia is located - temple complexes Angkor nightlife | 840 km | Change in Ho Chi Minh City
| 15 - 18 hours provided that the car has special permit from the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, to the border crossing. If there is no such permission, then there is a change of car at the border. | Train only to Ho Chi Minh City, then bus, transfer by car, plane |
- Bus routes, timetables and prices for Vietnam https://www.thesinhtourist.vn/busschedule
- Train routes, timetables and prices https://vietnam-railway.com/train/timetableschedule2013
Today I will briefly tell you about the resort cities in Vietnam. I am a photographer, living in Vietnam all winter and already well versed in local geography. By the way, I will be glad to capture your happy moments on vacation;) But now is not about that.
When going on vacation to Vietnam, many are faced with the question - which city to choose? Therefore, I will briefly talk about two resort areas in Vietnam that are so popular with Russian tourists. Why two, because there are three cities? Actually Mui Ne and Phan Thiet are very close to each other... As proof, a screenshot from google maps (on the right). In fact, Phan Thiet, or, as it is correctly written, Phan Thiet is a city, and Mui Ne is a fishing village. The tourist area with hotels and beaches is located along the coast of Mui Ne Beach between these settlements. Below I will try to highlight the positive and negative features of each resort.
Rest in Nha Trang pros and cons.
Nha Trang is the center of tourism in Vietnam. The city is located in the south of the central part of the country and is the capital of the Khanh Hoa province. About 400 thousand people permanently live in Nha Trang. There is everything that a tourist might need! But people who love silence may lack solitude and peace.
Pros of Nha Trang:
- The airport is an hour's drive from the city, direct flights from different cities of Russia.
- Developed infrastructure:
- many hotels with different price levels.
- bars and restaurants that are open around the clock.
- supermarkets and shops - an opportunity to buy popular goods - clothes made of natural cotton, oriental ointments and cosmetics, bags and wallets made of crocodile skin, python, etc.
- Cho-Dam market - an opportunity to bargain for all kinds of goods.
- transport for every taste - rent of mopeds, taxis and rickshaws, city transport, boats in the port.
- A huge number of attractions and excursions:
- mud and mineral springs I-Resort and Thap Ba.
- to the VinPerl island - an Asian Disneyland where there is everything - a cable car over the sea, a water park, an aquarium, attractions, slot machines, singing fountains, dolphin shows and much more!
- to the southern and northern islands with stunning white sandy beaches, diving, fishing and catching tropical fish.
- ancient temples and pagodas and even a Catholic cathedral.
- There will be no problems with the language - there are many Russians here, and the Vietnamese already often speak Russian.
Cons of Nha Trang:
- Dirty city beach. If you live in Nha Trang itself, the sea will not please you. Unpleasant dirty sand, sometimes a strong wave and rather quickly depth. The beach is not suitable for swimming with children. In Nha Trang, you can swim without worries only by staying in hotels on the islands (which is quite expensive) or by buying a day excursion to the islands.
- The bustle of the big city. Are you dreaming of a leisurely, quiet vacation? Nha Trang is unlikely to suit you. After all, here is a big city with the noise of the streets and music in the bars until the morning. Not everyone wants to have a rest like that.
Holidays in Mui Ne - Phan Thiet pros and cons.
Phan Thiet is a fairly large city in the south of Vietnam with a population of about 350 thousand people, but it is completely non-touristy, there are no beaches or hotels. When they talk about the resort of Phan Thiet, they still mean Mui Ne Beach - a zone of hotels and beaches near the fishing village of Mui Ne (Mui Ne or among the Russian population Mui Ne and Muinevka). Between Mui Ne and Phan Thiet about 22 km. From Ho Chi Minh City to Mui Ne about 200 km, from Nha Trang to Mui Ne about 230 km.
Pros of Mui Ne / Phan Thiet:
- Long and wide strip sandy beach... Maybe the beach is not always clean and white, as here winds and waves often drive garbage from the sea to the shore, but it is certainly pleasant to walk and relax on Mui Ne beach.
- Most of the hotels are located right by the sea. There is also a second line with more inexpensive hotels, but they are also very close to the sea.
- There is a whole community of amateurs here aquatic species sports - surfing, kiting, windsurfing. A variety of water attractions are also available for non-professionals.
- A huge number of the Russian population. Russian tourists have chosen this resort even before Nha Trang. You will be surprised by Russian signs and menus in Russian in the restaurant. Moreover, often the owners of the business are indeed Russians who have moved to Vietnam in search of a more leisurely and comfortable life.
- Restaurants, bars, massage parlors and there are other establishments here. But from much less than in Nha Trang.
- There are attractions:
- In close proximity to Mui Ne, there are Poshanu Cham Towers and Fairy Stream Red Creek.
- If you go with an excursion further from the city, you can see other places: the Ke Ga lighthouse, Mount Taku and the statue of the reclining Buddha, red and white dunes.
Cons of Mui Ne / Phan Thiet:
- There is no airport here. Tourists usually arrive at Ho Chi Minh Airport. In general, getting there is not difficult, and usually the flight and travel costs no more than Nha Trang, but longer in time.
- Tourists may complain that they are bored here. That there is nowhere to go with the children, that in the evenings there is nothing but to sit on the beach or in a restaurant. But can this be considered a disadvantage if you deliberately choose a quieter and more relaxing vacation?)
- There is no cheap Asian shopping here. Of course, you can buy souvenirs, clothes and accessories in the shops of the resort area, but the price will be higher.
Choose a vacation according to your preferences. By the way, tour operators have recently been offering combined tours, when half of the vacation takes place in Mui Ne, and then also a few days in Nha Trang. Consider this option as well. And do not forget to save minutes of happiness on vacation in photos, I will be happy to help you with this - write down the phone number! Photographer Natalia Samoilova +79520078888 (WhatApp).
What better Nha Trang or Phan Thiet, fairly new resorts on Russian market industry tour, let's sort it out! So, what is there interesting, where to go to rest in Vietnam? Today we will talk, perhaps, about the two most popular resorts in Vietnam called Phan Thiet and Nha Trang.
Earlier, very often we heard that many rested in Thailand. Pattaya, Phuket, Koh Samui - the resorts have been familiar for a long time, everyone knows. Every year, more and more often, you hear: "And we were on vacation in Vietnam!".
So let's start educating ourselves. Where do tourists go to rest in Vietnam? What to choose Phan Thiet or Nha Trang? Both resorts are located on the coast of the South China Sea, the distance from Nha Trang to Phan Thiet averages about 200-250 km. At first glance, it seems that it is very close, so there is no significant difference, but this is not entirely true.
Beaches
Firstly, Nha Trang is a city where one of the best beaches... Most of the hotels are built exactly in the city center, no matter how "star" the hotel has, the beach is across the road.
Phan Thiet is also a city, only the sea itself and hotels are not located in Phan Thiet itself, but, as it were, on the outskirts of the city, ever closer to the village of Mui Ne. Therefore, rest in Phan Thiet and MUI ne is one and the same. And the rest here is more calm, homely. 
This is where the main thing lies. the difference between Nha Trang and Phan Thiet! In the latter, 90% of hotels are located on the first line, to the sea you walk through the hotel without crossing the road!
In general, crossing the road in Nha Trang is not particularly annoying. And when you are lying on the beach, the noise of the road does not really distract you from relaxation, since the blowing wind from the sea carries away all the din from the beach. But in the daytime merchants scurry about (a little, but still), local swimmers (since the beaches in Vietnam throughout the territory are municipal, but simply common!), In the evening there is nowhere for an apple to fall on the beach, since the locals relax there, arrange gatherings etc. As the sun sets, the embankment, on which the beach is located, is illuminated by lanterns.
In Phan Thiet, things are different. The beaches are also public, but due to the fact that they are far from the road, in the evening, except for tourists and hotel guards, you will not meet anyone there. You can safely sit on the sun loungers or in the hotel restaurant overlooking the sea! 
During the day, there are many locals on the beach in Nha Trang, while in Phan Thiet you rarely see locals on the beach, only tourists strolling along the sea.
Both in Phan Thiet and in Nha Trang, almost every hotel offers its guests free sun beds, towels and umbrellas.
Prices
We visited both Nha Trang and Phan Thiet, so I can objectively say that it is certainly cheaper in Phan Thiet, but not much, by 5-7% maximum. And prices depend a lot on where you eat. If you choose by prices, then there is no significant difference.
Fish and seafood
Perhaps, citizens from all over the world go to Vietnam to try the gifts of the sea, rivers and lakes and other inhabitants of our planet. Here they eat everything that swims, runs, jumps, etc.
The assortment of all sorts of goodies is rich both in Phan Thiet and in Nha Trang. But there are some differences, for example, in Nha Trang I did not see scorpions on the menu, and in Phan Thiet there is no beloved sea grapes!
Excursions
By by and large you will not be bored either there or there, there is much to see and go. The only advantage is that Nha Trang has only because there is the island of Vinperl, where you can go even every day and does not get bored.
Entertainment and night life
The Vietnamese are such a people that they go to bed early and get up early. It is customary for them to fit on the side at about 22.00-23.00 and get up at 5 in the morning. Such a way of life. Therefore, the nightlife is not very stormy, but still there.
Here Nha Trang is a winner, since there are more than 2 times more places for those who like to dance at night or eat. But in Phan Thiet, there are 2-3 places where you can go at 3 am, if you do not sleep. And, by the way, in Phan Thiet, although there is less nightlife, all the establishments are located right on the seashore! So you dance, and even through loud music you can hear the sound of waves, and the sea breeze is pleasantly refreshing.
Where is better, Phan Thiet or Nha Trang, I can't say, we liked both there and there. More than once we will definitely visit both Nha Trang and Phan Thiet.
If you are traveling on your own, you can visit both popular resorts in Vietnam at the same time. Moreover, the problems with the fact how to get from Nha Trang to Phan Thiet, will not arise, the simplest way is either a bus, which is more economical, or a taxi, which is more comfortable and faster.
It's up to you to decide! But in any case, you will not regret it! Phan Thiet and Nha Trang- these 2 resorts in Vietnam are worth a visit!
In this post I will talk about transport from Nha Trang to Mui Ne or Phan Thiet (it is located 5 kilometers away), about my experience of traveling on Vietnamese sleeper buses (a bus with a berth), and I will share information where to buy cheap tickets for this miracle (by bus) ...
I will also tell you about more comfortable ways to independently move from the resort capital of Vietnam to Phan Thiet and Mui Ne. Sometimes it is much more profitable, and 1000 times more convenient to go not by bus, but first things first.
If, after reading, you still have questions, then feel free to ask them in the comments. I will definitely answer every question you have.
Distance from Nha Trang to Mui Ne (to Phan Thiet), how long to go
The distance from Nha Trang to Mui Ne is displayed on this map, it shows the route of the trip. Google helpfully drew us two routes, one straight to Mui Ne and the other via Dalat. If you have free time then be sure to check out this mountain town.
You can get to Dalat either on your own by bus, or buy a group excursion (follow the link for the exact cost). Read about the TOP excursions in Nha Trang in my detailed post.
Google maps say that the distance from Nha Trang to Mui Ne is a little more than 200 kilometers, in fact there is about 250 kilometers. But all this is not so important if you are traveling by public transport, and not on a motorcycle or moped. Some of my friends overcame this path on a moped, after which they discouraged everyone from such a trip. :)
It is not so important that there are only 250 kilometers between Nha Trang and Phan Thiet, and it seems that it can be overcome in just 3 hours. In Vietnam, the bus will travel 250 kilometers in 6 hours. This is probably due to the speed limit on the roads, but you should also take into account the time for stops and a possible lunch break (approximately in the middle of the trip).
Between these Vietnamese cities there are rail link, but the train does not travel much faster, the fastest will take you to Phan Thiet in 4 hours.
If you choose a taxi, you can get there in 3 hours, this is probably the fastest way, and it is also the most expensive.
Transport between Nha Trang and Mui Ne, prices, travel times and level of comfort
In this part of the post, I will tell you about the main types of transport that can be used during an independent trip between Nha Trang and Mui Ne.
| View | Price | Travel time |
|---|---|---|
| Bus (order in advance) | up to 10 $ | 5:00 |
| A train | from 10 $ | 4 hours |
| Transfer (taxi) | from 100 $ | 3 hours |
Buses Nha Trang Mui Ne
The most convenient and cheapest way to get from the beaches of Nha Trang to the windsurfing mecca of Mui Ne is by bus. There is also a train connection, but trains arrive at Phan Thiet (the address of the railway station in Phan Thiet: ga Phan Thiết Phong Nẫm), which is five kilometers from the tourist village of Mui Ne. you need to initially understand which locality you need.
Important! In the high tourist season, tickets should be booked in advance (at least a week in advance), there are a lot of people who want to leave, and there are a limited number of tickets and seats on the bus. If there are no free tickets for the date of interest, then try to play with the dates.
It is very easy to buy a bus ticket, here is a Russified website where you can buy tickets for Vietnamese buses and trains. Prices are penny, even taking into account a small commission, but there is one trick, without knowing this which you may not find the necessary tickets.
You should enter the names of cities in the Latin alphabet, and this despite the fact that the site is completely Russified. If you enter the names of cities in Russian, the site will display a message: "We did not find anything similar", but you just need to type in Latin and you will find everything at once.
- Nha Trang is Nha Trang;
- Phan Thiet - Phan Thiet;
- Mui Ne - Mui Ne;
- Dalat - Dalat.
The price of a ticket for a bus with sleeping places on the Nha Trang Mui Ne route is about $ 10. This is the cheapest transport, only hitchhiking is cheaper.
Pay attention to this photo, it contains all the answers to your questions. For example, select the starting point Nha Trang Hanh Cafe, and the destination Mui Ne Hanh Cafe. This means that we are traveling by bus from Nha Trang to Mui Ne, and Hanh Cafe is the name of the bus company, so it will bring the bus to its office.
If the site did not work out, then go to any travel office in Nha Trang and say a simple phrase "tu Muine pliz, one ticket". If you are too lazy to go somewhere, then in hotels and guesthouses, tickets for local buses are ordered directly at the reception, the overpayment will be minimal.
Several bus offices were found in Nha Trang:
- The Sinh Tourist - thesinhtourist.vn website - located in Nha Trang at 90C Hung Vuong St .;
- Hanh Café - website hanhcafe.vn, located in Nha Trang at 10 Hung Vuong Street;
- Phuong Trang (or FUTABuslines) is the internet site futabuslines.com.vn, located in Nha Trang at 7 Hoàng Hoa Thám.
Features of Vietnamese buses
Vietnam has its own transport features that you should get used to and do not oppose them, then your trip will be interesting and comfortable. Read this section of the post carefully, and you will not be left with any questions. In fact, local buses are quite a handy invention, especially the bass sleeper. I try to navigate to them.
Slipper bass or seated
When buying a bus ticket, you should take into account the peculiarities of the device of Vietnamese buses, namely with what places it is equipped (seated, or sleeping).
- Sitting Bus (Sitting Bass) - familiar to all the bus with seating;
- Sleeping Bus (Sleeping Bass) is a very convenient invention of mankind with lying places, somewhat reminiscent of a railway carriage.
Bus departure point from Nha Trang
As a standard, the bus starts from the place where the office is located transport company, and not from the shop where the ticket was sold to you. In such cases, a transfer from the hotel to the bus itself can be organized - this is standard for all resort towns almost all over the world, so Nha Trang has its own rules. But with a transfer there may be overlays, read on about this.
Any train, in any country in the world, is much more comfortable than buses. Vietnam has Railway, but local trains only connect major cities. Thus, the route from Nha Trang to Mui Ne will go through Phan Thiet. In addition, you should get to the railway station by taxi or bus. This is the only disadvantage of local trains.
The price of the trip will depend on the train, on the speed of its movement, on the class of the carriage (there are cars with improved comfort) and on the time of day. You should focus on $ 15 for a trip from Nha Trang to Phan Thiet. You can buy a ticket on the above site, in the photo you can see what the names of the stations look like.
There are trains going directly to Phan Thiet (Ga Phan Thiết station), which will take you to the city center. You can use the pass train, they stop at the Ga Mương Mán station closest to Phan Thiet.
The main thing here is to understand whether the selected train stops at an intermediate station, or follows it in transit. In this case, the city is 10 kilometers away, which can be covered by buses, taxis, or hitchhiking.
Taxi from Nha Trang to Mui Ne
If you are used to comfort and value your time, then the best option there will be a taxi ride. Taxis are common in Vietnam, but the service is quite expensive. The price of a prepaid trip (I recommend this option) from Nha Trang to Mui Ne will cost you about $ 100, if you take a car to the streets you can save a little (the difference will be $ 10-15), or you can run into a crook (this is not uncommon in Vietnam) ...
You should be especially careful in large cities and popular resorts. About how I was bred by a local motorcycle taxi, read the link.
If you order a taxi "from hand", then you should carefully look at the money that you give to the driver, and what he returns to you in the form of change (this is one of the crown taxi driver divorces). Here I described the main tricks of taxi drivers with Vietnamese money, which locals willingly use against foreigners.
As I said earlier, taxi prices in Vietnam cannot be called low, even in comparison with Moscow and St. Petersburg. Local carriers charge money for boarding, disembarking, waiting, luggage, and God knows what else. Add to that the ability to be “warmed up” with the surrender.
Considering all of the above, especially if the trip is long, then I recommend ordering an overpaid transfer (see the price link). In this case, you reduce to zero the risk when paying, since payment is made on the site. If the trip tripled you, then you can give the driver a tip, but he is not entitled to take any additional money from you.
If the trip is short, then you can take the car anywhere, but remember my warnings.
My experience of traveling by bus from Nha Trang to Mui Ne
The next morning at the appointed time, of course, there was no transfer, I had receipts with payment and a phone number in my hands. I call from the reception at the indicated number, they answer me that they say it is impossible to understand, I pass the phone to the hostess of the guesthouse.
After a calm conversation between the hostess of the guest house and the representative of the bus company (I think so), I understand that everything will be ok. I sit, worry, watch the waking outskirts of a Vietnamese resort town. About five minutes later, a dry minivan arrives with the same driver, rushing through the streets of Nha Trang on this trough as if trying to escape from napalm. Wow, it seems we did it in time.
When buying a ticket, no information was given about the class of the bus, and it’s good that it wasn’t. In front of me is a brand new air-conditioned sleeper for 140,000 dong.
Inside the bus there are 3 longitudinal rows of reclining reclining seats, but the seats do not unfold completely and remains small angle, so you can't really call it a sleeper, but the thing is very convenient. The arrangement of the chair-beds is as follows: 2 rows on two sides by the bus windows, and one in the center, on the second tier the same way.
At each place there is a warm blanket and a pillow, the blanket was very useful, during the trip the air conditioner worked, so I asked the driver to turn it off, no one was going to turn off the air conditioner, and I pulled another blanket from the next empty chair and the long-awaited happiness came. The sleeper bass bed is designed in such a way that you can put your things at your feet, my small 20-liter backpack fit there perfectly.
The bus left Nha Trang with a delay and sailed across the expanses of Vietnam. Some people always admire the Vietnamese views, even if you can see only a trash heap from the window, I will not argue that Vietnamese roads are very picturesque in places, but the road from Nha Trang to Mui Ne seemed to me insipid. First, the industrial outskirts of Nha Trang, then rice fields, then villages and so on.
Along the sea, the track goes no more than 10% of the way, so it's not very picturesque, having specified that Mui Ne is the final bass station, I fall asleep, but soon they wake me up and offer to use a 20-minute stop, which is very handy, be it three times a sleeper bass, but limbs are still numb.
I consider an intermediate stop just to visit the toilet, since the bus stop is not long and ordering food, and then hastily tamping it into yourself is a thankless task.
If I had known before that you can get to Mui Ne by sleeper, then I would have traveled by night bus, and the budget for the hotel would have saved and would have slept on the road.
