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Popular Transportation | Miscellaneous Transportation Tips | All Tips (34) If you want to have a boat ride in the Thu Bon River, you can hire a private rowing boat (with driver) for 2 USD/hour. But if you are in a budget, there are some local boats (see pic) that cross the river to transport people from one side to the other and are much much cheaper. You can take them near the market by the riverfront. Leave a Comment Theme: Ship/Boat
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I arrived and left the place on one of those "hop on- hop off" buses that go along the coast of Vietnam, from Saigon to Hanoi and viceversa. There are many of these private buses, almost each little national travel agency runs one, so you won't have problems finding one.
When they arrive to a city, the driver will take you directly to the hotel THEY recommend and will try to convince you to see the room and stay there. But you can refuse and tell them you already have a reservation somewhere else, go out of the bus and take a taxi. Nevertheless, I used to stay in thos echeap hotels they recommended and couldn't complain of any... Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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There are many travel agencies in the modern part of Hoi An. I used this as I had a hop on hop off bus from Saigon and it stopped me here. Each little agency has its own minibus with daytrips to the beach, MySon... and longer trips to Danang, Hue, Hanoi...
Phan Dinh Phung, 23. Tel. 861203 Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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Getting to and from Hoi An is generally going to involve taking a bus. From the north, the train only goes as far as Danang so that is not an option. Many backpackers opt for the open ticket bus that runs from Hanoi to Saigon, where you can get off and back on again at a number of choice stops. It is by far the easiest and most economical way to do it. But for those wanting a bit more freedom, you might have to pay a bit more. We took the overnight train from Hanoi to Hue with a sleeper and this trip alone was more expensive than the bus all the way to Saigon but I love trains and we enjoyed it.
From Hue, we grabbed a bus for $3 to Hoi An. It’s only a four hour trip and it stops on Hai Van Pass, Marble Mountain and Lang Co Beach. All of these stops are tourist traps so do not be surprised if you are besieged by people trying to sell you things. That is why they stop, not to let you take photos! Still, they are scenic places and with limited time, you at least get to see them this way.
From Hoi An, we grabbed a bus to Saigon for $20. Again, this was a bit more than if we had booked the bus all the way down the coast but we got to leave the day we wanted and that is sometimes not the case if you pre-book with one company. Often a couple extra bucks gives you more freedom. We broke the trip up in Nha Trang, a great coastal town after ten long hours and continued to Saigon two days later on another long ten hour bus ride that made a brief stop in Mui Ne beach. After 24 hours on the bus, we were glad we paid the money for the train for the first leg of the trip!
One thing you have to do in Hoi An is get out on the river. Local women will row you around for next to nothing but will try and sell you things while out there. There are less interesting though perhaps more hassle-free alternatives like the pictured tour boats. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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Cyclo (pronounced Cyc-lo) is probably the best transportation if you're tired of walking.
Bike service will be too fast for touring Hoi An.
If you have not tried cyclo any other part of Vietnam, trying out cyclo for a short ride at Hoi An is probably the best because you'll not expose to so much road dangers as compare to you're trying it at Hanoi or HCMC. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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