Taxis in Ho Chi Minh City are the favorite transport of guests and residents of the city: the demand for taxis is due to their widespread availability and rather low prices.
Taxi services in Ho Chi Minh City
You can stop a car on the street by raising your hand or call it by phone (some companies offer to acquire a “pass” for several trips).
To call a taxi, you should dial the phone number of one of the reliable taxi companies:
- Vinataxi (yellow cars arrive for the call): + (84 8) 38 111 111;
- Vinasun (there are white cars with red and green inscriptions in the taxi company): + (84 8) 38 27 27 27;
- Mai Linh Taxi (silver, green or white cars with a green inscription on the windshield come to the calls): + (84 8) 38 22 6666.
Most of the local drivers do not speak English, so they should show a sheet with an address written in Vietnamese or a map of attractions with the names of places (they are not very good at ordinary maps).
Moto-taxi in Ho Chi Minh City
This type of transport is suitable for everyone who prefers to move around the city quickly, especially since there is a separate lane for motorcycle taxis. For safety reasons, before setting off, ask the driver to give you a helmet (the passenger pays the fine for traveling without a helmet) and slow down.
A short trip costs an average of 40,000 VND, and to the airport it costs 100,000 VND (it is advisable to negotiate the price in advance). You can also get around Ho Chi Minh City by bike-taxis - three-wheeled carts: a 15-minute ride costs, as a rule, 17,000 dong.
Taxi cost in Ho Chi Minh City
If you are interested in knowing how much a taxi costs in Ho Chi Minh City, check out the local taxi fares:
- one kilometer traveled costs about VND 12,000-14,000;
- downtime is paid at the price of 20,000 VND / 1 hour.
It makes sense to agree on the cost of travel before boarding (bargaining is appropriate).
If you wish, you can rent a taxi with a driver for the whole day - this service will cost you about VND 1 million (about 2,000 rubles).
Advice: there are a lot of unscrupulous drivers in Ho Chi Minh City, so if it seems to you that the meter is winding up too quickly or you are being driven in circles (the main ways of cheating tourists), it is advisable to ask the driver to stop, then pay and go in search of another car. Since many drivers often report that they have no change, you should have small bills with you, and before getting into a taxi, it is advisable to familiarize yourself with the appearance of dongs - some taxi drivers give change with money that has been withdrawn from circulation.
The best means of transport to use to get to know Ho Chi Minh City is a taxi.
