Vietnam - Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Northern Thailand - page 204

The bus station ( 0511-382 1265; Ð Dien Bien Phu) is 3km west of the city centre and has ser-
vices to all major towns.
For Laos, there are three weekly services to Savannakhet at 8pm (340,000d, 14 hours)
and a daily service to Pakse at 6.30am (330,000d, 13 hours). Buses to the Lao Bao border
crossing alone are 128,000d (six hours); you may have to change buses at Dong Ha.
Yellow public buses to Hoi An (18,000d, one hour, hourly) travel along Ð Bach Dang
in the heart of town.
Sinh Tourist open-tour buses operate twice daily to both Hue (80,000d to 89,000d, 2½
hours) and Hoi An (70,000d, one hour).

TAXI & MOTORBIKE
A taxi to Hoi An officially costs around 400,000d but most will drop to 330,000d, while
xe om charge around 120,000d. A ride to the airport is around 55,000d. Call Mai Linh (
0511-356 5656) for a cab.

TRAIN
Danang train station is 1.5km from the city centre on Ð Hai Phong. The train ride to Hue
is one of the best in the country - it's worth taking as an excursion in itself.

TRANSPORT FROM DANANG

CAR &
MOTORBIKE TRAIN

DESTINATION AIR BUS

US$8-13, 6½hr, 7
daily

US$10-17,
5½-8½hr, 6 daily

Dong Hoi N/A 6-7hr

from US$36,
70min, 9 daily

US$24-34,
16-19hr, 7 daily

US$28-45,
14½-18hr, 6 daily

Hanoi 19hr

from US$33,
75min, 18 daily

US$24-39,
19-25hr, 9 daily

US$31-50,
17-22hr, 5 daily

HCMC 18hr

US$3-4, 3hr,
every 20min

US$3.50-6,
2½-4hr, 6 daily

Hue N/A 2½-4hr

from US$38,
30min, 2 daily

US$15-22,
10-13hr, 8 daily

US$18-29, 9-12hr,
5 daily

Nha Trang 13hr

AROUND DANANG
About 10km south of Danang are the striking Marble Mountains (admission 15,000d;
7am-5pm) , which consist of five craggy marble outcrops topped with jungle and pagodas.