Hitchhiking in Vietnam

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Hitchhiking to Vietnam

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Recent reviews in Vietnam

10.76531, 106.95967

Good amount of truck drivers going north.

rating: 4/5, wait: 15 min, ride: 349 km ↗

Quin10, May 2025

10.79273, 106.79293

Lot of traffic, a bit on the highway so some drivers get mad

rating: 4/5, wait: 28 min, ride: 23 km →

Quin10, May 2025

11.01543, 106.40863

Doesn’t show it on the maps but there’s a big wide spot on the road (under where that big arch thing is) which gives heaps of space for people to pull over. Had a Phnom Penh sign (in Khmer) which didn’t help. As soon as I wrote one for Mộc Bài I got picked up in about a minute. Most people will drive you to the border if they’re going that way

rating: 5/5, wait: 8 min 🪧, ride: 33 km ←

Kjmurray1230, Sat 29 Mar 2025, 11:40

10.94242, 107.14582

Super good spot for going both directions, few good cheap street food places to grab a bite too.
Got a lift mid morning into saigon

rating: 5/5, wait: 30 min 🪧, ride: 67 km ←

Kjmurray1230, Fri 28 Mar 2025, 10:30

16.29863, 107.71372

I wasn’t picked up here but we stopped for lunch (with a truck that had already got me) and I scoped it out and it’s a solid spot for both directions. Not sure why anyone would be around here as there is a better one closer to Hue but if you walk around with a sign or just signal you’ll get something

rating: 4/5

Kjmurray1230, March 2025

20.20796, 105.96085

Too many accounts. Great spot. Took an hour and a bit to walk there from the town. Have a hat

rating: 5/5, wait: 30 min 🪧, ride: 1307 km ↓

Kjmurray1230, Tue 25 Mar 2025, 16:01

20.54666, 105.91454

There’s a good spot for hitching after the lights but busses do regularly stop there. I had a few nice locals offer me lunch and then (after I explained to them) they explained to a bus driver and got me a free lift to ninh binh. Just got lucky but it is a good spot.

rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min 🪧, ride: 42 km ↓

Kjmurray1230, Tue 25 Mar 2025, 11:00

20.96897, 105.84901

Super good spot. I think it’s technically more legal as it’s not on the highway yet. The cars have to go round a sharp corner to get onto the road so you can catch them when they’re slow. Have a sign for ninh binh and a good smile

rating: 5/5, wait: 15 min 🪧, ride: 60 km ↓

Kjmurray1230, Tue 25 Mar 2025, 08:30

20.20796, 105.96085

Good spot to grab someone as they come down the hill and slow for the roundabout. These trucks/cars are aiming for the main highway (CT01) down to Vinh. I had a Vinh sign and got lucky with a truck heading right down to Saigon.

rating: 5/5, wait: 30 min 🪧, ride: 1313 km ↓

Kieranmurray1230, Tue 25 Mar 2025, 13:15

10.27298, 106.00692

If staying on An Binh island, good spot to go to HCMC or other Mekong delta city. Found a direct ride in 5min, lots of scooters but enough cars. Bus station near by with super cheap buses if it fails ! Reached it by moto-taxi.

rating: 4/5, wait: 5 min 🪧, ride: 49 km →

Manero, Sun 02 Mar 2025, 10:02

10.25959, 106.36132

Petrolimex station, direct ride to HCMC in less than 10minutes

rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min 🪧, ride: 82 km ↗

Manero, Mon 03 Mar 2025, 10:59

10.79273, 106.79293

Police was there and stopped a limousine bus so we could get in, for free. Really good spot anyway to go east, lots of traffic and space to stop.

rating: 5/5, wait: 5 min 🪧, ride: 175 km →

Manero, Thu 06 Mar 2025, 08:56

10.79273, 106.79293

Best way to start trip from Ho Chi Minh to east. To reach this place you can use local bus 88 from city center.

rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min 👍, ride: 162 km →

flm, Mon 27 Jan 2025, 14:00

20.08443, 105.808

Not too many cars passing (sunday)
Was hoping for a lift to vinh, got to thanh hóa. Good spot in general

rating: 3/5, wait: 30 min 👍, ride: 38 km ↓

zwiderwurz, Sun 19 Jan 2025, 13:15

20.9463, 105.7436

Good spot to get to hanoi or west, many buses and taxis though

rating: 4/5, wait: 5 min 👍, ride: 6 km ↙

zwiderwurz, Mon 06 Jan 2025, 16:00

11.05747, 108.42274

Hitchhiked a motorbike here to Mui Ne

rating: 5/5, wait: 15 min, ride: 26 km ↙

Kompas, February 2024

11.37699, 107.36184

Very easy to hitchhike a motorbike in Vietnam to the any nearby town. I got the ride to Cat Tien

rating: 5/5, wait: 5 min, ride: 12 km ↗

Kompas, February 2024

11.08102, 106.18827

Very wide road, good spot if you are hitchhiking to Saigon

rating: 5/5, wait: 15 min, ride: 82 km ↘

Kompas, February 2024

13.53895, 108.10346

We took the public bus from Pleiku to here. The price was 60k, probably should be 2 times less, ask beforehand. Not many motorbikes here, easy to break a driver. The traffic is quite low. We got a direct ride to Buon Ma Thuot in 10 min.

rating: 5/5, wait: 10 min, ride: 118 km ↓

otv3n, December 2023

15.69155, 107.76872

Low traffic, but easy to get a long ride. We got a ride almost all the way to Kon Tum.

rating: 5/5, wait: 20 min, ride: 143 km ↓

otv3n, December 2023

Recent reviews mentioning Vietnam

20.2692, 103.04766

A lot of trucks going all the way to Vietnam, if you’re lucky you’ll find a two-days ride to Hanoi (maybe a bit longer). If not still a great spot, there’s a grocery and a tires repairer so lots of people will stop

rating: 5/5, wait: 20 min

Santiago, January 2025

20.29417, 104.61988

Once you cross the border from Vietnam to Laos, you probably will get stuck for a few hours! No traffic at all ! So, take water with you and some snacks! And wave your hands! I was waiting 5 hours for the first ride like 80km

rating: 2/5, wait: 300 min, ride: 76 km ←

―Anonymous, March 2024

11.37699, 107.36184

Very easy to hitchhike a motorbike in Vietnam to the any nearby town. I got the ride to Cat Tien

rating: 5/5, wait: 5 min, ride: 12 km ↗

Kompas, February 2024

14.83511, 106.95661

there is no traffic towards vietnam
I saw only one truck in 2 hours.

―Anonymous, May 2016

20.22649, 105.96777

Hitchhiked to Vinh, but it was hard over Vietnam because many Bikes, Buses, Taxi going in first line and people on cars have a small chances to stop. I'm pretty lucky!

July 2015
Cheers! //Yriy

―Anonymous, September 2015

18.22033, 109.49744

Hitchhike to Vietnam,Combodia,Thailand,Laos,China,Nepal

―Anonymous, March 2012

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