How to get from Ho Chi Minh city to Chau Doc?

Located right at the confluence of the river, Chau Doc city is famous for its unique fishing villages on the river where Shutchi catfish and Yellowtail catfish play a key role in the local economy.
Moreover, Chau Doc is also a place to develop tourism very strongly with the relic system at the pagoda of Sam mountain, traditional Cham villages, nearby Tra Su Melaleuca forest, the leading eco-tourism area of the field by the Mekong River.
The distance from Ho Chi Minh city (formerly Saigon) to Chau Doc is about 250km and it takes you about 6 hours to travel.

This is the detail information:

1/ From Ho Chi Minh city to Chau Doc by local bus

There are many buses from Ho Chi Minh city to Chau Doc, they often depart from Mien Tay bus station or their bus company’s office in Ho Chi Minh city. The bus will stop at Chau Doc bus station or their bus company’s office in Chau Doc.

• Price: 150.000 VND/pax
• Travel time: 6 hours
• Departure time: From 5.30 AM to 22.00. Every 2 hours for 1 bus trip.
• Advantages: cheap ticket, many buses to choose
• Disadvantages: take taxi between bus station and hotel or many transits for this route.
  Could not communicate with driver if any trouble. Not many foreign tourists choose this mean of transportation.

2/ From Ho Chi Minh city to Chau Doc by high quality bus

Different from local bus, the high quality bus – Limousine D car are improved bus from 16-seater to 9 seats with luxurious interior: high-class leather seats, wifi, usb port, socket Electricity …However, the bus could not carry many luggage. The bus usually picks up and drop off passengers at the bus offices in Saigon and Chau Doc

• Price: 150.000 – 220.000 VND/pax
• Travel time: 6 hours
• Departure time: From 7.00 AM to 24.00. About every 2 hours for 1 bus trip.
• Advantages: clean and luxurious bus, not many passenger in the bus ( about 9-13 pax)
• Disadvantages: Not proactive in time, travel route

High quality bus for reference:

Limousine Hieu Trung
Price: 180.000 – 250.000/pax.
Departure time: 7.00 – 12.00 – 24.00
Travel time; about 5-6 hours
Pick up: 518 Vo Van Kiet str, Dist 1, HCM city
Drop off: 406 Thu Khoa Huan str, Chau Doc, An Giang
Tel: 0913 381 484 – 02963 866 044

3/ From Ho Chi Minh city to Chau Doc by motorbike

For those who are interested in adventure, you can take motorbike to travel from Ho Chi Minh city to Chau Doc. This is really interesting. However, the bikers must be a really good at riding.
Motorbike for rent: 12 – 15 USD/day. Depends on type of motorbike, not included gasoline

• Travel time: 6 hours
• Travel route: Ho Chi Minh city – National Road 1A – Tien Giang – My Thuan Bridge – National Road 80 to Sa Dec – Van Cong bridge – Long Xuyen city – National Road 90 to Chau Doc
• Advantages: Proactive in time, save cost, could stop anytime, anywhere to relax and photos
• Disadvantages: it will be very tired as long distance, not safe as other transportations, especially, when riding in Vietnam with complicated type of transportation on road.

Reference to rent motorbike in Saigon:

Flamingo Travel in Ho Chi Minh city
Add: 30A Do Quang Chau, Pham Ngu Lao ward, Dist 1
Tel: 098 675 1020
Web: flamingotravel.com.vn

Thanh Dat motorbike
Add: 115/21 Ly Van Si str, Ward 13, Phu Nhuan dist.
Tel: 0909 269 732
Web: chothuexemayhcm.com

4/ From Ho Chi Minh city to Chau Doc by private car

Tourists usually use private car for the transfer from Ho Chi Minh city to Chau Doc 3 days combine with some other sightseeing destinations as Ben Tre, Vinh Long, or Can Tho. With an experience driver, the trip will be interesting.

• Travel time: 6 hours
• Price: 1.500.000 VND/day for the trip 3 days/2nights.
• Advantages: Proactive in time, safe, and your travel routes are guaranteed, private space, no wasting time for waiting.
• Disadvantages: High cost than other public transportations.

>>>Reference for the price of private car from  Ho Chi Minh city to Chau Doc 1 way