Travel from Can Tho to Ha Tien

By bus the journey from Can Tho to Ha Tien is scheduled to take 6 hours.

Bus Times from Can Tho to Ha Tien

There are currently 3 bus services a day with Vietnam Transfers from Can Tho to Ha Tien available to book online.

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Can Tho Bus Stop

Vietnam Transfers services from Can Tho to Ha Tien depart from Bến Xe Trung Tâm Cần Thơ (Can Tho Central Bus Station).

Ha Tien Bus Stop

Vietnam Transfers services from Can Tho to Ha Tien terminate at Ha Tien Futa Station Cach Mang Thang 8 Street.

About Travel to Ha Tien

Located around 190 km by road from Can Tho, Ha Tien is one of two places In Vietnam you can board a scheduled ferry service to Phu Quoc. The other place you can board a scheduled ferry service to Phu Quoc, Rach Gia, is closer to Can Tho (about 100 km by road), however, ferry services from Ha Tien to Phu Quoc are cheaper, quicker, and more frequent than ferry services from Rach Gia to Phu Quoc.

Ferry Services from Ha Tien to Phu Quoc

Ferry services to Phu Quoc depart every day from Ha Tien Ferry Terminal from around 04:00 until 18:00.

There are two types of ferries. Fast ferries, which complete the journey in 80 to 90 minutes, and slower ferries which take about 3 hours to reach Phu Quoc. VIP seats and slightly cheaper Economy seats are available on the faster ferries.

• See ferry times from Ha Tien to Phu Quoc.

Travel to Cambodia via Ha Tien

Ha Tien is located only 7 km by road to the south of a major border crossing point to Cambodia. Once across the border it’s a further 30 km to reach Kep Beach and 45 km to Kampot.

From Ha Tien, there are two forms of public transport you can take to travel to Cambodia:

• One option is to take a motorbike taxi. Expect to pay the equivalent of around $25 USD to travel by motorbike taxi to Kampot and about $20 USD to Kep Beach, although bear in mind prices are not fixed and need to be negotiated.
• The other option is to take a minivan. By minivan the journey from Ha Tien to Kampot takes 2 hours and costs around $18 USD. To Kep Beach the journey by minivan takes about 1 hour 30 minutes and costs $14 to $15 USD booked online.

Staying Overnight in Ha Tien City

Ha Tien is one of Vietnam’s smaller cities, with a population of around 80,000. It’s also not a major tourist destination in its own right either. Nonetheless, Ha Tien does have facilities for leisure travellers needing to stay overnight.

Major hotel booking websites list around 40 tourist hotels and guesthouses in Ha Tien ranging in price from the equivalent of $10 USD a night to around $50 USD for the city’s most luxurious hotels, such as the Sunrise Hotel Ha Tien. In terms of accommodation, Ha Tien is not as good value for money as some larger Vietnamese cities such as Da Nang and much of the cheaper accommodation is in need of refurbishment.

Ha Tien does have restaurants which cater to leisure travellers, what it doesn’t have is any restaurants which serve ‘international cuisine’ beyond dishes like sandwiches and french fries. Ha Tien’s one long running western style bar and restaurant, the Oasis Bar, has now closed. Two places that are still open and popular with leisure travellers are both waterfront restaurants serving Vietnamese cuisine, Quan Hai San Bo Ke and Cafe Thuy Tien.

Visitor Attractions in Ha Tien

There are 5 places of interest to visit in or near Ha Tien:

• Hang Tien Cave: The most impressive visitor attraction in the area is Hang Tien Cave. It is located 25 km from Ha Tien and it’s only accessible by boat. The journey from Ha Tien to Hang Tien Cave takes around 1 hour.
• Mac Family Tombs: Ha Tien had its own local ruling family during the 18th and 19th Centuries, the Mac family. Among other things, the Mac family built a series of impressive tombs on the hillside above Ha Tien about 3 km from the city centre.
• Thach Dong Temple: Also located 3 km from the city on a hillside, Thach Dong Temple is particularly notable for its coastal views.
• Tam Bao Pagoda: Tam Bao Pagoda is a city centre temple founded in the 18th Century.
• Mui Nai Beach: Mui Nai Beach is the best beach in the area. It’s located 8 km from Ha Tien City.