By bus the journey from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City is scheduled to take from 7 to 9 hours depending upon which service you take.
Bus Times from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City
There are currently 15 services a day with VietNam Travel Bus from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City available to book online.
| Dalat | Ho Chi Minh City | Ticket |
| 00:00 | 08:35 | $19 USD |
| 06:15 | 14:50 | $19 USD |
| 07:15 | 15:50 | $19 USD |
| 07:30 | 16:05 | $19 USD |
| 09:30 | 18:05 | $19 USD |
| 11:50 | 20:05 | $19 USD |
| 12:00 | 20:35 | $19 USD |
| 12:30 | 21:05 | $19 USD |
| 14:15 | 22:50 | $19 USD |
| 14:50 | 23:25 | $19 USD |
| 16:00 | 00:35 | $19 USD |
| 17:30 | 02:05 | $19 USD |
| 22:00 | 06:35 | $19 USD |
| 22:30 | 07:05 | $19 USD |
| 23:15 | 07:50 | $19 USD |
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Dalat Bus Stop
VietNam Travel Bus services from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City depart from Văn Phòng Xe Điền Linh Nguyên Tử Lực, 32 Đường Nguyên Tử Lực, Lâm Viên – Đà Lạt, Lâm Đồng 66106, Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh City Bus Stop
VietNam Travel Bus services from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City stop at 27 Đ. Tiền Lân 12, Bà Điểm, Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam.
Ben Thanh Market in Ho Chi Minh City
Ben Thanh Market is a must see attraction for all visitors to Ho Chi Minh City. As well as being a significant historical building it is also a lively place to go shopping and an even better place to eat Vietnamese food.
History
Ben Thanh Market is housed within a large Art Deco style building completed in 1912 at time when the city was under the control of the French colonial government. The market’s origins, however, go back to the 17th Century when vendors gathered in the area where the current market building was constructed.
Ben Thanh Market in Ho Chi Minh CitySouvenir Shopping
Ben Thanh Market is now principally a tourist market. Clothes and souvenirs are the main items on sale, and the market is not particularly notable for being good value for money, although it does contain a very wide range of products which is what makes it a good place to go shopping. The greater strength of the market is as a place to eat food.
Food at Ben Thanh Market
The food section in the market is good value for money and much of the food is cooked in an authentic Vietnamese style. Vietnamese people come to Ben Thanh Market to eat. In the evenings after the market shuts, which is at 18:00, food stalls open up around the edge of the market which are generally very busy until about midnight with local workers coming to eat on their way home after finishing their shift.