Can Tho to Dalat

By bus the journey from Can Tho to Dalat is scheduled to take 11 hours.

Bus Times from Can Tho to Dalat

There are currently 8 bus services a day with GoEz Travel from Can Tho to Dalat available to book online.

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Can Tho Bus Stop

GoEz Travel bus services from Can Tho to Dalat depart from New Can Tho Bus Station.

Dalat Bus Stop

GoEz Travel bus services from Can Tho to Dalat terminate at Da Lat Bus Station.

About Travel to Dalat

Dalat is one of Vietnam’s most popular tourist destinations attracting around 2 million visitors a year. Most tourists who come to Dalat are Vietnamese. It’s particularly popular as a honeymoon destination, with a scenic landscape used as a backdrop for wedding photographs. Far smaller numbers of foreign visitors go to Dalat compared to destinations such as Hoi An or Sapa, nonetheless, enough do to support a range of bars and restaurants focused on catering to foreign visitors.

French Influence

Dalat was established in 1907 as a holiday destination for Europeans. The city, which has now grown to a population of over 400,000, is located at 1,500 metres above and a large part of its appeal to early 20th Century French colonialists is that the weather is a lot cooler in Dalat than it is at sea level in Vietnam.

The layout of the centre of the city was designed by a French architect and features wide streets in a grid pattern similar to a French city. Many of the older buildings in the city, such as Dalat Railway Station, have a classic European design. Dalat’s cuisine also has a strong French influence, and the city has many French restaurants.

Dalat’s strong association with France is also a key part of the city’s appeal to Vietnamese visitors, and in most cases whatever the French built in Dalat the Vietnamese authorities decided to maintain after they gained independence.

Accommodation in Dalat

Dalat has over 700 tourist hotels, hostels, and guesthouses to choose from. Considering the relatively small size of the city the number of hotels is enormous, and the volume of competition has had the effect of keeping room rates fairly low.

Another notable feature of the various different types of hotels in Dalat are that many of the buildings have been designed to look like early 20th Century European buildings. Also, it’s worth noting that relatively few hotel rooms in the city are fitted with air-conditioning. Because of the altitude air-conditioning is rarely required. The ambient temperature is typically cool enough to sleep comfortably.

The cheapest accommodation in Dalat starts from around $5 USD a night for a small private room in a guesthouse. Dalat has some hostels with shared dormitory rooms but they aren’t really any cheaper than basic private rooms. Dalat doesn’t currently attract a large enough number of young foreign backpackers to support the wide range of large branded hostels you find in more popular destinations across South East Asia.

The quality of accommodation available in Dalat improves dramatically for visitors with a budget of $10 USD a night or more. For the best accommodation in the city, however, you need to pay $100 USD or more night to stay in establishments such as the Best Western Premier Imperial Dalat or Mercure Dalat Resort, which are notable for their elegant European style interiors.

Places to Visit in Dalat

Dalat’s many tourist attractions fall into 2 categories. Places which are located in or near to the city centre, and places which you need to travel out of the city to reach.

Among the most popular places to visit in city are:

• Nha Tho Domaine de Marie, which is a mid 20th Century Catholic church with an unusual and attractive design incorporating locally available building materials.
• The Last Emperor of Vietnam owned three European style villas, and a summer house, all of which are located in the city centre and open to visitors.
• Dalat has its own Gaudi style building, designed by a Vietnamese architect, called the ‘Crazy House’ which is a surprisingly popular tourist attraction.
• In the centre of the city is a 5 km lake (Xuan Huong Lake) which is a popular place for boating and walks around the edge of the water.
• Dalat also has a colourful market selling fresh local produce and a small range of local handicrafts, all at relatively low prices. The market is located just to the north of the western edge of Xuan Huong Lake.

To really appreciate the stunning surrounding countryside, however, you need to travel longer distances to reach a number of ‘out of town’ places of interest:

• There are 3 other lakes located outside the city which are popular scenic areas: Valley of Love, Tuyen Lam Lake, and Lake of Sorrow. Most of the visitors to these lakes are Vietnamese tourists intent on taking photos of themselves in striking locations. Nonetheless, the natural beauty of these locations is obvious even if the way they have been commercialised somewhat detracts from the experience.
• One of the most popular and easy day trips to take from Dalat is to visit Thien Vien Truc Lam Monastery, which is located about 5 km to the south of Dalat. The reason that it’s an easy trip is that there is a cable car service all the way to the top of the hill where the temple is located. The views during the cable car journey, and at the top of the hill, are tremendous.
• Considerably further from Dalat, and only accessible by private vehicle or with a tour group, are three spectacular and unusual waterfalls:
  • Pangour Falls (50 km from Dalat)
  • Elephant Falls (30 km from Dalat)
  • Prenn Falls (10 km from Dalat)