the local bus from HCMC go directly to my lodge (the cheapest one)

Nam Cat Tien is 150 km from HCMC. It will take 4 hours to come to our lodge by bus. There are 3 options:
Option 1: Taking a bus from HCMC directly to our lodge (cheapest way)
+ There are 3 buses that go directly from HCMC to our lodge, which are:
  • Kim Hoàn (seater bus, phone number: 0969621717; 084799180; 0904327578; 0918367578)
  • (seater bus, phone number: 02513795421;0911625256)
+ Bé and Kim Hoan bus depart from Nga Tu Ga bus station ( Bến Xe Ngã Tư Ga google map link: https://goo.gl/maps/FsHsmxLqD3cUgZkc8  ) and usually don’t need to be booked in advance. Here’s their departure schedule:
  • bus: 5:50 am, 8:30 am,10:40, 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm, 5:00 pm
  • Kim Hoan bus: 2:45 pm; 9:00 am
+ So you just need to go to Nga Tu Ga bus station, find ticket counters, buy a ticket and get on the bus. If you have trouble finding those ticket counters, just show someone the following Vietnamese texts, they will show you to the ticket counter: c
For Kim Hoan bus you can ask receptionist to call the bus tell them to book a Grab for you, Grab can pick you up then take you to bus station.
Just show someone the following Vietnamese text, they will show you the ticket couter.
“Bạn làm ơn chỉ cho tôi chỗ mua vé xe  Kim Hoàn hoặc xe Bé đi Nam Cát Tiên. Tôi cảm ơn!”
+ The price should be 130 000 VND for a ticket. They will drop you off near our lodge, so you won’t need to take any motorbike taxi or taxi. 
Note:
+ The seater bus is quite crowded
+ It will stop multiple times to pick up more guests, so please wait until the last bus station.
+ On special occasions such as Tet holiday, Independence day… the price will increase by 15-20%


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