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Dalat has numerous ATMs and internet cafes. Wi-fi is available in most hotels and cafes.
Lam Dong General Hospital
( 063-382 1369; 4 Ð Pham Ngoc Thach;
24hr)
Main Post Office
(14 Ð Tran Phu;
7am-6pm)
Sinh Tourist
( 063-382 2663;
www.thesinhtourist.vn
; 22 Ð Bui Thi Xuan)
Tours, including city
sightseeing trips, and open-tour bus bookings.
7.30am-3pm Mon-Fri, to 1pm Sat)
With ATM.
Vietcombank
(6 Ð Nguyen Thi Minh Khai;
Getting There & Around
Vietnam Airlines
( 063-383 3499;
www.vietnamairlines.com
; 2 Ð Ho Tung Mau)
has daily services
to Hanoi.
Lien Khuong Airport is 30km south of the city. Vietnam Airlines operates a shuttle bus
(40,000d, 30 minutes) timed around flights. Taxis cost about 250,000d.
Dalat's modern
long-distance bus station
(Ð 3 Thang 4)
has timetables and booking offices;
it's about 1.5km south of Xuan Huong Lake by road. From here there are express buses to
HCMC, other cities in the highlands, Danang and Nha Trang.
Phuong Trang
( 063-358
5858)
operates smart double-decker buses, including several sleeper services, to HCMC
(US$11, seven to eight hours, roughly hourly).
Dalat is a major stop for open-tour buses. The Sinh Tourist has daily buses to Mui Ne
(129,000d, four hours), Nha Trang (129,000d, five hours) and HCMC (179,000d, eight
hours).
Car rental with a driver starts from about US$40 a day. Full-day tours with local motor-
bike guides (from US$25) are a great way to see the area, as many of the sights lie outside
Dalat's centre. Many hotels offer bicycle and motorbike hire. For a taxi call
Mai Linh
(
063-352 1111)
.
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