Ho Chi Minh City
The southern bookend: motorbike rivers of traffic, Ben Thanh and the food alleys, war-history museums, Cu Chi tunnels day trip, and the Mekong delta gateway.
- How long to stay
- 3 days (2–5)
- Daily budget (mid-range)
- US$25–75
- Routes in/out
- 4
Practicalities
- Tan Son Nhat airport: ~2h flights to Hanoi, ~1h25 to Da Nang.
- Night trains to Nha Trang/Da Nang/Hanoi run daily (SE trains); Hanoi is ~34h — fly instead.
- Airport to District 1 is 30–45 min depending on traffic.
Getting in & out
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