By bus the journey from Ho Chi Minh City to Rach Gia is scheduled to take 6 hours. Ferry services to Phu Quoc depart from Rach Gia Port.
Bus Times from Ho Chi Minh City to Rach Gia
There are currently 8 bus services a day from Ho Chi Minh City to Rach Gia available to book online.
| Ho Chi Minh | Rach Gia | Ticket | Company |
| 09:00 | 15:00 | $ 15 | Thien Thanh Limousine |
| 09:00 | 15:00 | $ 10 | Kumho Samco |
| 11:00 | 17:00 | $ 15 | Thien Thanh Limousine |
| 13:00 | 19:00 | $ 10 | Kumho Samco |
| 15:00 | 21:00 | $ 15 | Thien Thanh Limousine |
| 21:30 | 03:30 | $ 10 | Kumho Samco |
| 23:00 | 05:00 | $ 15 | Thien Thanh Limousine |
| 23:00 | 05:00 | $ 10 | Kumho Samco |
- Kumho Samco uses a semi-sleeper bus on this route with reclined seats.
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Ho Chi Minh Kumho Samco Bus Stop
Kumho Samco bus services from Ho Chi Minh City to Rach Gia Port depart from Mien Tay Bus Station, 326 Lê Hồng Phong, Phường 1, Quận 10, Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam.
Rach Gia Kumho Samco Bus Stop
Kumho Samco bus services from Ho Chi Minh City to Rach Gia Port terminate at Quoc Cuong Gas Station, Đường Lạc Hồng Nối Dài, tổ 22, khu phố Vĩnh Phát, P, Rạch Giá, Kiên Giang, Vietnam.
About Travel from Rach Gia to Phu Quoc
Rach Gia is the capital of Kiên Giang province. The city has over 400,000 permanent residents and virtually no foreign visitors except those passing briefly through on route to Phu Quoc Island.
Rach Gia is the most convenient departure point for travellers going from Ho Chi Minh City to the popular tourist island of Phu Quoc, however, the city itself has very little in the way of a tourism infrastructure to accommodate visitors. There are a handful of hotels and restaurants which cater well for non-Vietnamese speakers and the standards of food hygiene in the city in general, particularly for street food, have a repuatation for being lower than many other parts of South East Asia.
Rach Gia is the departure point for ferries to Phu QuocFrom Rach Gia there are two companies operating ferries to Phu Quoc: Phu Quoc Express and Superdong Speed Ferry. The service provided by both companies is very similar. Both the Phu Quoc Express and Superdong Speed Ferry services take 2 hours 30 minutes to reach Phu Quoc, and both services depart from Rach Gia Port.
Currently a one-way ticket with Phu Quoc Express costs 340,000 VND for a standard seat and 540,000 VND for a VIP seat. Phu Quoc Express is slightly cheaper at 324,000 VND for a standard seat. Each service is currently operating 3 to 4 departures a day, although be sure to check before you travel as departure times, and the number of services per day, change seasonally:
- Phu Quoc Express departure times to Phu Quoc:
- 07:00
- 08:40
- 10:20
- 13:45
- Superdong Speed Ferry departure times to Phu Quoc:
- 08:10
- 10:30
- 13:10