How to go → SAIGON to BUON MA THUOT? ☀️

1. Bus to Buon Ma Thuot
2. Flight to Buon Ma Thuot
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From Ho Chi Minh City to Dak Lak you can travel by bus or plane.

• • Traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to Buon Ma Thuot – Dak Lak covers approximately 330 km over land. There are two primary transportation options: a direct flight or a tourist sleeper bus. Opting for a direct flight from Saigon’s Tan Son Nhat Airport to Buon Ma Thuot ensures a swift journey of about 1 hour, while traveling by bus typically takes around 8 hours. For budget-conscious travelers, bus tickets start at $8-10 per person, offering an economical alternative. Flight prices range from $25-70 per person, with occasional discounts on low-cost carriers such as Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines, or VietJet Air. As there is no railway connection to Dak Lak province, tourists rely on either tourist buses or flights. Motorbike travel is feasible but recommended only for experienced riders holding an IDP in Vietnam. Secure your bus tickets or direct flights online for a seamless travel experience. Once in Buon Ma Thuot, consider traveling by bus to Nha Trang.

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• • Buon Ma Thuot (Buôn Mê Thuột) is the provincial capital and renowned as „the coffee capital“ of Dak Lak province in central Vietnam. Dak Lak province is internationally acclaimed for its coffee production, boasting some of the finest coffee in the world. Vietnamese coffee is a must-try delicacy, known for its robust flavor, especially when combined with condensed milk. Dak Lak is also famed for its numerous breathtaking waterfalls, including the iconic Drap Sap and Dray Nur falls, both located approximately 25 km south of Buon Ma Thuot City. Given the absence of a railway link between Saigon and Buon Ma Thuot, travelers primarily rely on either direct flights or tourist buses to access this scenic destination.

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How do I get from Ho Chi Minh City to Dak Lak?

1. BUS from Ho Chi Minh City to Buon Ma Thuot

• • the cheapest way how to get from Ho Chi Minh City to Buon Ma Thuot (Dak Lak)
  • travel by bus to Buon Ma Thuot from Saigon takes about 8 hours (about 340 km)
  • bus ticket from Saigon to Buon Ma Thuot (Dak Lak) costs about $8-16/pp
  • bus companies – eg. Mai Linh, Kumho Samco, Thinh Phat, Hoang Kim Phat… (day+night sleeper buses)
  • comfortable, modern and sleeper buses or minivans, luxury buses, reliable bus companies
  • bus station in Ho Chi Minh City – Mien Dong Bus Station, 292 Đinh Bộ Lĩnh, Phường 26
  • bus station in Buon Ma Thuot – Số 186 Nguyễn Tất Thành, Phường Tân Lập, TP. Buôn Mê Thuột
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  • you will receive your bus e-ticket to Buon Ma Thuot by email, ready to print or carry in your mobile phone or tablet and present at the ticket counter of the station before boarding the bus in Saigon
    

2. FLIGHT from Ho Chi Minh City to Buon Ma Thuot 

• • the fastest way how to get from Ho Chi Minh City to Buon Ma Thuot/Dak Lak
  • Buon Ma Thuot Airport is about 7 km from the town
  • you can check this article: Airports in Vietnam
  • about 3-5 flights every day to Buon Ma Thuot
  • direct flight from Saigon (Tan Son Nhat Airport) to Buon Ma Thuot takes about 1 hour
  • direct flight from Saigon to Buon Ma Thuot costs about $25-70/pp
  • airlines from Saigon to Buon Ma Thuot – Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines, VietJet Air
  • Book direct flight from Saigon to Buon Ma Thuot/Dak Lak on Baolau ➜ or 12go.asia ➜

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– a company specializing in train, bus, ferry tickets, flights mainly for Vietnam (also a tickets for Cambodia and Laos)
– company offers also a tickets of the bus companies (Mai Linh, Hoang Long, Futabus, TheSinhTourist, EcoSapa…)
– flights of Vietnamese Airlines, VietJet Air, Air Asia as well as flights to neighbouring countries
– ferry tickets in Vietnam (eg. ferry from Hai Phong to Cat Ba, ferry to Quan Lan, ferry to Phu Quoc, boat to Phnom Penh…)
– tickets for Malaysia (Cameron Highlands to Singapore, Penang to Singapore, Kuala Lumpur to Malacca…)
– you can use an online train e-ticket in your mobile phone in Vietnam (I recommend to print a ticket)
– the price of tickets or flights is from the official price of transport company or airlines
– read other information about ticket before you order, read also frequently asked questions on Baolau
– read any other information about transportation in Vietnam

12go.asia – search, book, buy tickets in Southeast Asia

– 12go sells the train, bus, boat tickets and flights mainly for Thailand (also tickets for Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, Cambodia…)
– ferry tickets in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, eg. ferry to Vung Tau, Koh Rong, Koh Phangan, Koh Samui, Koh Phi Phi…
– from 2018 – train tickets for China, the most frequented travel routes (eg. Beijing to Shanghai, Beijing to Xian…)
– bus tickets of various bus companies (Mai Linh, Hoang Long, TheSinhTourist, Futabus, Mekong Express…)
– you can use an online train ticket in Vietnam in your mobile phone
– if you buy a ticket of private trains in Vietnam to Sapa on 12go.asia or Baolau (King Express, Sapaly…), you must pick it up at the station
– another information about transportation in Vietnam

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