Con Dao is one of the 10 most beautiful islands in Vietnam that you should visit once! to feel the beauty of Vietnam and more than that you should come here at least once to know the feeling of ‘our fathers during the resistance war have gone through what
Currently in Ho Chi Minh City, there are several ways to get to Con Dao such as:
- Go by transportation from Ho Chi Minh City to Con Dao.
- Take a car from Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tau and then take a high-speed boat to Con Dao.
- Book a flight ticket from Ho Chi Minh City to Con Dao.
- Use means of transportation for sightseeing in Con Dao.
- Join tours guided by locals to visit Con Dao.
- Join self-sufficient adventure tours in Con Dao.
Take a car from Ho Chi Minh City to Vung Tau and then take a high-speed boat to Con Dao.
How to get to Vung Tau by bus from bus companies.
You need to book tickets for bus companies that go to Vung Tau city such as: Phuong Trang Bus, Hoa Mai Bus, Toan Thang Bus… These companies move from HCMC to Vung Tau only take 2 hours and the price for each trip from HCMC to Vung Tau is 100,000 VND. When you arrive at the station, you can apply the companies for shuttle busses to the ports that go to Con Dao, such as: Ben Da Port, Cat Lo Port
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Travel by motorbike or personal car from HCM to Vung Tau
This method of transportation depends on your preference and ability. If you want to experience the feeling of going on a motorbike trip to Vung Tau, then a motorcycle is a good choice. If you go from HCM to Vung Tau by motorbike, you should go through Cat Lai Ferry to shorten the distance from HCM to Vung Tau. If you go from HCM to Vung Tau by car, you can take the Long Thanh - Dau Giay expressway. You can search by Google Maps!
After you travel from HCM to Vung Tau, you should spend one night in Vung Tau and the next morning go to the port where you booked a high-speed train ticket to Con Dao and check-in for your trip to Con Dao. Currently, there are two ports from Vung Tau to Con Dao including Ben Da Port and Cat Lo Port.
Book a flight ticket from Ho Chi Minh City to Con Dao
You can park your motorbike or car at the parking lot at the next port and then take a high-speed train to Con Dao. However, currently there is no form of transportation for personal vehicles to Con Dao so you need to leave your vehicle there.
- Ben Da Port - Vung Tau Take the Con Dao Express high-speed train (weekday ticket price is 660,000 VND/ticket and weekend ticket price is 880,000 VND/ticket/way. Travel time is 3 hours and 30 minutes).
- Cat Lo Port: Take the Con Dao 10 train (seat ticket price is 400,000 VND/person while bed ticket price is 533,000 VND/person. Travel time is 12 hours
If you travel to Con Dao by car, it will take longer than by plane, so you should research carefully if you travel with family members who are elderly or children. This way of traveling is only suitable for young people who like to experience the feeling of conquering nature
Book a flight ticket from Ho Chi Minh City to Con Dao
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How to travel to Con Dao by plane will be much faster than traveling by car and motorbike to Con Dao, but the cost is higher because there are only 2 units operating flights to Con Dao: Vietnam Airlines and Bamboo Airways currently.
Ticket price: traveling to Con Dao by plane, the lowest cost for 01 flights is 1.7 million VND/way, especially for weekends, holidays or when the sea is rough, windy days. the price can increase up to 2.5 million VND/ticket.
Join tours guided by locals to visit Con Dao
Because Con Dao has an area of 76km2! Con Dao consists of 16 large and small islands, so the main means of transportation in Con Dao are 70% motorbikes and 30% cars. The people of Con Dao say ‘Con Dao is the safest place in Vietnam’ when you travel here you can choose tours guided by local people.
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Join self-sufficient adventure tours in Con Dao.
The form of travel ‘phượt’ is popular because the area of Con Dao is not large so you can rent a motorbike to experience and explore Con Dao by yourself with just Google Map you will know how to get to the tourist attractions in Con Dao similar to visiting the beautiful places in Phu Quoc you will not get lost because this island is surrounded by the sea on all sides no matter where you go it is just running around the island!
Above is the complete way to get to Con Dao from HCM that the travel rendezvous summarizes and shares! hope to help you have a Con Dao travel experience the beauty here
