Ho Chi Minh City Transportation Tips by NeverGrowOld

'Mode': TO
Category: Airplane
Getting TO/AROUND: 1. International fight
Of course you can take your prefered airline. In this tip, I just want to remind you about departure tax you are requested to pay at Tan Son Nhat Airport, that is US$12. You can pay by US dollar or VN dong

2. Domestic flight
There are only 2 airlines, Vietnam Airlines & Pacific Airlines who have exclusive right to fly domestic sky and that is the reason why their airfares are also up to the sky. At present time, round ticket from HCMC to Hanoi is US$200. Pacific Airlines are lounching a promotion with only US$150, but there are many conditions applied.

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'Mode': TO,AROUND
Category: Other
Getting TO/AROUND: To foreigners who come to HCMC at the first time, it could be their nightmare to travel by road here. This is a city of motobikes & scooters and somehow people move on the street as if they are going to crush to each other.

If you want to be safe, take a taxi (Mailinh or Vinataxi or Saigontourist or Vinasun) which costs only 15,000VND = US$1 for first 2 kms

You should not catch a bus to go to your decided place although it cost only 2,000VND to go around the city. Bus is not popular here and even a local one like me do not know how to choose the right route.

If you have enough time and want to discover th city slowly, call xe om (a motobike with a local driver) or xich lo (pedicab). It is cheap, but you should negotiate the fare in advance.

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