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Nha Trang, Vietnam

Getting around Nha Trang

How to travel around Nha Trang — 5 options, what they cost, and which booking apps fix the fare before you go.

Last updated 2026-08-11

1. Grab and Xanh SM

Grab and Xanh SM
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Both operate; Xanh SM is the electric metered fleet and is straightforward.

2. Cam Ranh airport transfer

Cam Ranh airport transfer
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About 35km south along the coast — a scenic run but budget 45 minutes.

Watch outAirport taxis quoting a flat rate several times the app price; book the app before leaving the terminal.

3. Reunification Express

Reunification Express
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The north–south railway stops here, with sleepers to Da Nang and Saigon.

4. Motorbike hire

Motorbike hire
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Cheap and widely available; a Vietnamese-valid licence is legally required.

Watch outHire shops holding passports as deposit — a photocopy plus a cash deposit is the safer arrangement.

5. Cable car to Hon Tre

Cable car to Hon Tre
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Over three kilometres across the bay, and the longest sea cable car when it was built.

Booking apps in Vietnam

Agreeing the fare in an app before you travel removes the argument at the end of the journey, which is where most transport scams happen. Links go to each app's official page — lookalike apps are themselves a scam.

Grab

The most widely used ride-hailing app in Vietnam, covering cars and motorbike taxis.

Be

Vietnamese ride-hailing operator with cars, bikes and intercity coach booking.

Xanh SM

All-electric taxi and ride-hailing fleet, metered and app-bookable.

12Go

Books trains, sleeper buses and ferries including the Hanoi–Hue–Da Nang corridor.

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