TRAVELLING TO DALAT - LAMDONG
1. The way and transportation to Dalat - Lamdong:
a. Airlines:
* Vietnam Airlines There are one return flight Dalat – Hanoi and four return flights Dalat – HCMC and one return flight Dalat – Danang everyday of Vietnam Airlines, as followed:
- From Dalat to Hanoi:
+ At 11:30am on every Monday and Wednesday
+ At 4:50pm on the other days.
- From Hanoi to Dalat:
+ At 7:00 pm on every Friday
+ At 4:50 pm on the other days
- From Dalat to HCMC: at 9:00am, 4:00pm, 6:40pm and 9:00pm everyday.
- From HCMC to Dalat: at 07:30am, 2:20pm, 3:30pm and 5:10pm everyday.
- From Dalat to Danang: 5:00pm everyday.
- From Danang to Dalat: 7:00pm everyday.
* Air Mekong: There are one return flight Dalat – Hanoi and one return flight Dalat – HCMC everyday, as followed:
- From Dalat to Hanoi:
+ At 11:00am on every Monday and Wednesday.
+ At 11:15am on the other days.
- From Hanoi to Dalat: at 9:50am everyday
- From Dalat to HCMC: 12:05 everyday
- From HCMC to Dalat: 11:40am everyday.
* Airline booking offices:
+ Vietnam Airlines Representative Office
Add: 02 Ho Tung Mau street, Dalat.
Tel: (+84-63) 3 833 499 – 3 841 841
+ Lien Khuong airport booking office
Add: 02 – 04 Tran Quoc Toan street, Dalat.
Tel: (+84-63) 3 822 895 – 3 835 356
* Flying hours:
- Dalat – Hanoi: 1 hour 45m.
- Dalat - HCMC: 50 minutes.
- Dalat - Danang: 1 hour 20m.
b. Railway:
- From Hanoi and other provinces in the North and the Middle of Vietnam, tourists can also travel to Dalat by railway:
+ Tourists catch the train from Hanoi railway station (in Hanoi city) to Thap Cham railway station (in Ninh Thuan province). Then, at Thap Cham, there is free bus of the station picking you up to Dalat, you can enjoy the beauty of Ngoan Muc pass.
It takes you 30 hours from Hanoi railway station to Thap Cham railway station and then 3 hours from Thap Cham to Dalat city.
+ Or tourists catch the train from Hanoi railway station (in Hanoi city) to Nha Trang railway station (in Khanh Hoa province). Then, you catch the bus (with cost) to Dalat at the bus station in the South of Nha Trang city (address: No. 58, 23 thang 10 street, Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province), of:
. Phuong Trang company - Tel: 058 3 562626
Departure time: 8am, 10am and 2pm everyday.
. Mai Linh company - Tel: 058 3 59 06 06
Departure time: 8:30am and 3:00pm everyday.
It takes you 27 hours from Hanoi railway station to Nha Trang railway station and 3hours 30m from Nha Trang to Dalat.
c. Road:
- The high-quality bus is the best choice for tourists who want to travel to Dalat by road. The service here is fair, there are always ready bus to pick tourists up to the station. The main bus station is located at No. 1 To Hien Thanh street which is 1km far from the city center. At the station, tourists can book tickets for many routes, however, there are some following main routes: Dalat – HCMC (320km), Dalat - Nha Trang (140 km), Dalat - Danang (770km), Dalat - Hanoi (1.481km).
- Dalat has also some open tours of Sinh Café and TM Brother to some return routes: Dalat – HCMC, Dalat – Nha Trang and Dalat – Phan Thiet.
- The ticket cost of the high-quality bus is rather higher than other coaches but the service is fair. In the peak period, tourists should book return ticket as soon as you have the plan to travel to Dalat.
* Some main routes to Dalat:
(1). Ho Chi Minh city ↔ Dalat city
- Length: 320 km, it takes 6 to 8 hours.
- Departure time: There is a turn for each 30m to 60m.
- Kinds of bus:
* 45-seat Universe Luxury Bus .
* 40-seat mobi-home Bus.
- Booking office:
+ In Ho Chi Minh city
Phuong Trang company
Add: 274 - 276 De Tham St – Pham Ngu Lao ward – Dist 1 – HCMC.
Tel: (+84-8) 38. 309 309
Thanh Buoi company
Add: 266 - 268 Le Hong Phong St – ward 4 – Dist 5 - HCMC.
Tel: (+84-8) 38 308 090
Mien Dong bus station
Add: 292 Dinh Bo Linh St, ward 26, Binh Thanh Dist – HCMC.
Tel: (08) 899 1607- Fax: (08) 899 2094
+ In Lamdong province
Branch of Phuong Trang company
Add: 11A/2 – Le Quy Don St – Dalat.
Tel: (+84-63) 3 58 58 58
Branch of Thanh Buoi company
Add: 05 Lu Gia St – Dalat.
Tel: (+84-63) 3 821 264
Dalat bus station
Add: 01 To Hien Thanh St, ward 3, Dalat.
- Picking-up service: In Dalat city, Bao Loc city, Duc Trong district, there are always transhipment cars to pick you up from your house to the
station within 10 kilometers.
station within 10 kilometers.
(2). Nha Trang city ↔ Dalat city:
- Length: 140 km, it takes you 3 hours 30 minutes.
- Booking office:
+ In Nha Trang
Mai Linh company
Add: 20A, Nguyen Thien Thuat St, Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa.
Tel: (+84-58) 6 255.888
Departure time: at 8:30am and 3:00pm everyday.
Phuong Trang company
Add: 5 Le Thanh Ton St, Nha Trang city.
Tel: (+84-58) 3 524 315
Departure time: 08h00; 10h00; 14h00 everyday.
Bus station at the South of Nha Trang:
Add: 58, 23 thang 10 St, Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa.
+ In Lamdong province:
Dalat bus station
Add: 01 To Hien Thanh St, ward 3, Dalat.
(3). Danang city ↔ Dalat city
- Length: 770 Km, about 14 hours.
- Departure time:
+ From Dalat: at 3:00pm, 4:00pm.
+ From Danang: at 1:30pm, 2:30pm, 3:30pm.
- Booking office:
+ In Danang
Da Nang central bus station
Add: 201 Ton Duc Thang St, Hoa Minh ward, Lien Chieu Dist, Danang.
Tel: (+84-511) 3 786 786
+ In Lamdong
Thanh Thuy company
Add: Bui Thi Xuan St – ward 2 – Dalat.
Branch of Phuong Trang company
Add: 11A/2 – Le Quy Don St – Dalat.
Tel: (+84-63) 3 58 58 58
(4). Hanoi city ↔ Dalat city
- Length: 1,481 km, thời gian di chuyển khoảng 30 giờ đồng hồ.
- Departure time:
+ From Hanoi: at 10:00pm everyday
+ from Dalat: at 5:0am everyday
- Booking office:
+ In Hanoi:
Tai Thang company at Nuoc Ngam bus station in Hanoi
Add: Km8, Giai Phong St, Hoang Mai Dist, Hanoi.
Tel: 090 3 571 901
+ In Lamdong:
Tai Thang company:
Add: 5 Pham Ngoc Thach St – Ward 6 – Dalat.
Tel: (+84-63) 3 815 521
Dalat Bus station:
Add: 01 To Hien Thanh St, ward 3, Dalat.
- Taxi is also a very convenient kind of transport means to travel around the city. These are some prestigious taxis for tourists to choose:
+ Mai Linh taxi: (+84-63) 3 511 111
+ Thang Loi taxi: (+84-63) 3 83 55 83
+ Phuong Trang taxi: (+84-63) 3 556 556
- Besides, tourists can rent motorcycles to travel around the city. The most interesting thing when you travel in Dalat is that you must never stopbecause of the traffic lights or traffic jam Anyway, you must be very careful when you ride by yourself, especially at the cross – roads.
