We had paid for a VIP bus but I think that can mean different things depending on the tour company. The bus was dated and was without charging points, however, it was comfortable enough even if it was a little small, arrived in good time, had to transfer to another bus for the last half hour which isn’t very clear. Made plenty of stops for the toilet.
The bus itself looked convenient and well-equipped, however, the sleeper areas badly needed cleaning, there was dust and hair everywhere, especially in the corners! The driver made zero effort to make the ride smooth and safe – the journey felt quite the opposite, me and my husband were constantly worried about falling off the top level. But the most terrible thing is that we were not dropped off at the designated station. Instead, the staff member told us to get off in a spot which looked like the middle of nowhere without explaining anything and got back in quickly, after which the bus took off immediately. It was the shoulder of a busy highway, we could barely see anything besides the lights from the speeding vehicles and motorbikes. Turned out that the bus station was on the opposite side but still very far, while crossing that highway was definitely dangerous and therefore not an option. As far as I understand, the bus was supposed to take us to the very bus station and not to some random spot more or less close to it! I assume, this was done because the bus was already running late and we do not speak the language, unfortunately, so we couldn’t really object. We did eventually find a way out and had a pleasant stay in Vietnam’s biggest city, but this experience was still frustrating, and such an attitude to passengers is nothing but unprofessional!
巴士 VIP Luxury 22, Viet Nam Travel Bus (Việt Nam Travel Bus), 2024年5月3日
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Fabian
My girlfriend went to the toilet at night and her socks were drenched in pee. We were supposed to go to Ho Chi Minh center but somewhere in the outskirts we were woken up by people screaming at us that we had to go out. They were so pushy that we ended up forgetting stuff in the bus because of all the stress. After we were put in a minivan that went to pick up and drop off all kind of things in the city before they finally dropped us off in the center.
Book the VIP sleeper 22:40 supposed to arrive at 8 am in HCMC. Received text message a few hours before saying the coach would depart at 22 instead, also changing the station from which we were leaving. The message also said i needed to check in at the counter at the station. When we arrived at station the bus was already waiting. There was no one at the counter so still unclear what that was all about. Bus was comfortable and clean, got a blanket an pillow and there was a WC. At 4 am we were poked at and understood we had to get off the bus. Waited for about 10 minutes and then suddenly a minibus arrived. We got on, and 20 minutes later we arrived at on of main stations I HCMC 3,5 hrs before schedule. Useless time to arrive our budget hotell was locked up. Journey itself ok but everything felt quite confusing.
Just one minus, if you travel with child under five, there is not enough space on the seat, for both to have a normal sleep, better to pay more and get wider seat
If you are over 6 ft do not book beds will be too small.
You are able to put your suitcase in the luggage compartment under the bus, take minimal luggage on the bus as it makes the space you have even more cramped.
Lights very bright on the bus, even when main lights turned off.
Bus did arrive ahead of scheduled time at the arrival destination.
從芽莊市到Ho Chi Minh TP, 坐大巴通常需要8小時分鐘到11小時小時。請注意,行程時間僅供參考,可能因交通和天氣情況等會有所不同。大雨導致能見度下降或者引發洪水,不可避免地延長行程。時有發生的道路工事會導致車輛繞行和行車時間延長。如遇重大國家假日、長週末、旺季可能導致出發和到達延誤,提前做好相應的規劃以免耽誤行程,特別是行程緊張並且需要中轉的時候。
在這條路線上,Huynh Gia (Huỳnh Gia)的大巴最快,而Phuong Trang (Phương Trang)的大巴最慢。
需要注意的是大巴越快車票往往越貴。不過多花一點錢選擇走高速公路且不用額外停站的直達大巴也是值得的。