How do you combine Ho Chi Minh City and Thủ Dầu Một?
Yes. Ho Chi Minh City and Thủ Dầu Một combine well on one trip. As a rough guide, allow 3 days in Ho Chi Minh City and a full day in Thủ Dầu Một, around 4 days in total.
How the two connect
Ho Chi Minh City and Thủ Dầu Một are only about 18 km apart, close enough to combine on the same trip without long transfers, and easy to do as a day trip in either direction. Both are served by Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN), so a single arrival airport covers the pair.
Suggested days
- Ho Chi Minh City
- 3 days
- Thủ Dầu Một
- a full day
- Together
- 4 days · about 18 km apart
These are starting points, not fixed rules. Add a day to whichever place matches your interests, and build in the travel time between them.
Explore both places
Tours and day trips from Ho Chi Minh City
- Ho Chi Minh City Private Half-Day Tour by U.S Army Jeep
- Cu Chi Tunnels & Mekong Delta with Coconut Village Tour
- Cu Chi Tunnels and Mekong Delta VIP Tour by Limousine
- Premium Ho Chi Minh City Motorbike Food Tour (Michelin Optional)
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Day suggestions are a planning guide based on each place's size and profile, not fixed itineraries. Distances are great-circle figures derived from place coordinates; airport data from OurAirports. How Head Your Way compiles its data.