How To Travel Around Hoi An
You will be walking most of your time since Hoi An’s center is so small and convenient for pedestrians. But when the town center is closed to motorcycles (08:00 – 11:00 AM and 01:30-4:30 PM), beware of motorized kamikazes, even in the narrowest lanes. The city administration reserves the 14th and 15th day of lunar month when motorbikes are banned. Many events, such as bai choi, trong quan or dap nieu traditional plays occur at several places during evening hours across the city.
Get Around - By taxi
The centre of town offers taxis on Le Loi St as well as across the river on An Hoi and they can be called in by phone. Taxis could even refuse a fare from town to your hotel when it is crowded if it’s too close, opting instead for a much higher amount. Scheduling a shuttle from your hotel might cost more, but it may be best. At any of these ticket windows at the entrances to Old City, you can also book a Grab ridesharing vehicle.
Of course, there are always motorbike taxi drivers.
Get Around - By bicycle
The Pedal bicycle is one of the most convenient ways to move from place to place within the city and can be rented for as low as twenty thousand dong per day. This is a great option when it comes to going to the beach and back if you are not staying in Old Town itself.
Get Around - By boat
The westerners are swamped by touts who sell boat rides along the river, especially towards dusk. This is a good way to go if you are renting for a longer period but it is not a private vehicle, so it’s nice but does not really give any different views from shore. A 4-seater vessel may be hired at the cost of 2000000 Vietnamese dong per quarter an hour during which you can light your own candle in a floating lanterns and make wishes. Bargain on because busy nights will crush the waterway with people and be sure to insist on lifejackets
Get Around - By motorbike
Hoi An is a town with very little traffic so if you have been afraid to ride bicycles in major cities then the countryside surrounding it is an excellent place for you to practice observing traffic regulations.
In Hoi An, there are several places where one can rent motorcycles. Ride just a little way and enjoy the sea at the beach, go to Cam Thanh, which is a hamlet on an island, or head towards Da Nang city to see the incredible Marble Mountains.
The most commonly rented motorbike or scooter is Honda Nouvo that is fully automatic having comfortable space for two individuals with under-seat storage for helmets and other things of similar size. A rental bike often has just enough petrol to reach the next filling station. Ensure that all passengers on your motorbike are wearing helmets.
You can buy a bicycle without bargaining at 125,000 dong (2018). For sightseeing around town during day time and going to beach you may need like 2-3L of gasoline which costs approximately 22,000 ong per liter. There are petrol stations everywhere but also small hand operated roadside pumps which can be convenient but are more expensive ($30,000 ong/litre) and whose fuel quality may not be known.
Motorbikes in Vietnam come with normal cautions: foreign driver’s licenses will not work. Any foreigner who drives a motorcycle without proper license is usually considered as being faulted in case of an accident and any damage caused becomes his/her responsibility besides risking getting ticketed. Typically when riding motorcycles here you will not be insured against accidents therefore check out your travel insurance exclusions. That means no reimbursement for hospital bills and even worse death repatriation expenses if it came to that. Motorbikes plus alcohol make a huge issue in Vietnam crashes.The statistics about traffic accidents in this region are shocking.To add emergency services do not meet world standards here either.
