How To Travel To Buon Ma Thuot
Get In - By road
Buon Ma Thuot is 194 kilometers from Nha Trang, 197 kilometers from Pleiku (note: the road from Buon Ma Thuot to Pleiku has recently been repaired and is now quite excellent), 223 kilometers from Qui Nhon, 350 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City, 196 kilometers from Dalat, and 1427 kilometers from Hanoi.
Get In - By air
There are links with Danang and Hanoi (via Danang) three times a week, daily flights to Ho Chi Minh City. Vietjet and Vietnam Airlines have just launched a direct trip from Hanoi to Buon Ma Thuot. Buon Ma Thuot Airport is located 10 kilometers from the city.
Get In - By bus
Buses go between Danang and Ho Chi Minh City to Buon Ma Thuot (departs from Mien Dong Bus Station in Ho Chi Minh City). Buon Ma Thuot Bus Station is located 3 kilometers east of the city center. Several buses depart daily for Pleiku and Danang (stops at Pleiku), Qui Nhon (11 hours), Nha Trang (6 hours), and Ho Chi Minh City (18 hours).
Mai Linh Express currently operates its hunter green Mercedes Sprinters from Buon Ma Thuot, significantly reducing travel times even with brief lunchtime stops. For example, the trip to Nha Trang costs 90,000vnd and takes roughly 3.5 hours.
From Kon Tum, there are three daily buses (6h, 7h, and 13h) and one nighttime bus (17h, terminus Ho Chi Minh City). Daily buses = 100,000 vnd Plus 50,000 vnd for 1 large bag. It takes about 4 hours. Evening bus = 200,000 vnd (+50,000 vnd per bag)
