Quy Nhon ⇄ Ho Chi Minh City: 3 realistic ways
650 km · door-to-door times, frequency, indicative prices and the honest trade-offs. Times include the transfers the ticket sites don't mention.
VerifiedRoute facts last verified
Transport options, door to door
Train · overnight
12 h 45 min (12 h 10 min–13 h 30 min)
- Runs
- nightly (SE trains, Dieu Tri→Saigon)
- Indicative price
- US$20–$45
- Evidence
- Verified vs a source we fetched and dated.
Dieu Tri→Saigon timetabled ~12h45 on the SE trains.
Add the ~45 min Dieu Tri transfer. Fine if you like night trains.
Bookings (external): Baolau (rail booking) · 12Go
Flight
1 h 35 min (1 h 25 min–2 h)
- Runs
- several daily (Phu Cat airport, UIO)
- Indicative price
- US$25–$70
- Evidence
- Estimate — confirm when booking.
Phu Cat airport is ~35 min from Quy Nhon.
Flight time ~1h25–1h35; door-to-door ~3.5–4h with transfers.
Bookings (external): 12Go (flights)
Sleeper bus · overnight
11 h (10 h–12 h)
- Runs
- nightly
- Indicative price
- US$15–$25
- Evidence
- Estimate — confirm when booking.
The budget classic; ~11h.
Only for the determined — the train or a flight serves this leg better.
Bookings (external): 12Go
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Sources
- The Man in Seat 61 — Vietnam (timetables) (2026)
- 12Go Asia — route catalog & booking (check current schedules here) (2026-09-12)
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