Major city · Vietnam
Vung TauVũng Tàu
Do Vũng Tàu as a weekday day trip or one night from Saigon for seafood, the Christ statue and sea air; weekends are packed with city crowds.
Best months
Dec–Apr
Avoid
Weekends and holidays (crowds)
Nights
0–1
Airport
SGN
Tân Sơn Nhất
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Vũng Tàu is Saigon's seaside escape on a peninsula two hours away, with a giant hilltop Christ statue, a lighthouse, seafood restaurants and a long, plain back beach. Since 2025 it is part of Ho Chi Minh City after the merger with Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu (check).
Understand
At a glance
- Airports
- SGN Tân Sơn Nhất (2–2.5 h by car or bus)
- Phrases
- Vietnamese phrasebook
Plan
Weather, what a day costs, where to sleep and how to move
Weather and climate
Vung Tau: next 7 days
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Forecast: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), model data for this point.
Air quality
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Model estimate (CAMS via Open-Meteo), not a street-level station; readings near busy roads run higher.
Jan
30°
23°
1 rd
Feb
30°
23°
1 rd
Mar
31°
25°
1 rd
Apr
32°
26°
3 rd
May
33°
26°
12 rd
Jun
32°
26°
17 rd
Jul
31°
25°
18 rd
Aug
31°
25°
17 rd
Sep
31°
25°
19 rd
Oct
31°
24°
16 rd
Nov
31°
24°
8 rd
Dec
30°
23°
3 rd
High / low °C · rd = rain days
Cost per day
- Mid
- ₫800,000–1,500,000 (≈ US$35–60) excl. bed
Trip budget
| Hotel double room1 × 1 night × ₫900,000 | ₫900,000 |
| Food, local transport, entries2 × 1 day × ₫1,100,000 | ₫2,200,000 |
| Saigon ↔ Vũng Tàu bus or van2 × ₫400,000 · return | ₫800,000 |
| Buffer 10%Price creep, a taxi you did not plan, one splurge | ₫390,000 |
| Trip total≈ ₫2,145,000 per person per day, bed included | ₫4,290,000≈ US$170 |
2026 estimate in đồng; flights and tours excluded. Your choices stay in this browser.
Prices of common things
| Seafood lunch | ₫200,000–450,000 (≈ US$8–18) |
| Bus from Saigon | ₫150,000–200,000 (≈ US$6–8) |
| Christ statue | Free (check) |
2026 estimate; check locally.
Where to sleep
Back Beach (Bãi Sau)
Hotels on the long beach.
Front Beach (Bãi Trước)
Town centre and seafood.
Getting around
Ride-hailing; walk the headland paths.
On the ground
Day-trips
Watch out
Safety
- Weekend traffic from Saigon doubles travel time.
- Rough swimming conditions; swim at lifeguard sections.
Emergency numbers
- Police
- 113
- Fire
- 114
- Ambulance
- 115
Pocket card
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My bed tonight
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Cho tôi đến địa chỉ nàyPlease take me to this address
Emergency
- Police113
- Fire114
- Ambulance115
Embassy
Consulates are in Ho Chi Minh City.
My embassy: —
Fare anchors (2026 estimate)
- Saigon → Vũng Tàu, limousine van: ₫150,000–250,000 (≈ US$6–10), 2–2.5 h
Say or show
- Xin chào — Hello (sin chow)
- Cảm ơn — Thank you (gahm un)
- Bao nhiêu tiền? — How much is this? (bow nyew tee-en)
- Không cay — Not spicy, please (khom kai)
- Tính tiền — The bill, please (ting tee-en)
- Dừng ở đây — Stop here, please (yung uh day)
Show the address in Vietnamese with street and house number.
Deep dive
What this guide covers so far, and its sources
Not a trip line yet
This is a basic guide: no airport-to-bed contract, walking clusters or day plans are published for Vung Tau. Airport, fare and schedule details are unverified; check the operators before you fly.
What we know, and what is coming
On this page
- Best months: Dec–Apr · avoid Weekends and holidays (crowds)
- 1 airport and 2 areas to sleep in
- Weather: a 7-day forecast and monthly averages
- Cost per day in 1 bands
- 1 day-trips, door to door
- 2 things to watch out for, with emergency numbers
Coming as the guide grows
- Weekday visit
Sources
- officialVietnam National Authority of Tourism
- secondaryWikivoyage — Vung Tau