Ho Chi Minh - Ho Tram - SGN return transfers
Sep 21, 23, 4:01 am
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Ho Chi Minh - Ho Tram - SGN return transfers
We're going to Ho Chi Minh and Ho Tram in October for a week so I'm looking for a car transfer service for the return journey (starting in the city centre and returning us to the airport).
Anyone any experience of this return trip? How much should it cost and how long will it take? (I've seen one mention online of four hours which seems excessive).
Also, can anyone recommend a local car service that I can book direct with please.
Thanks.
Anyone any experience of this return trip? How much should it cost and how long will it take? (I've seen one mention online of four hours which seems excessive).
Also, can anyone recommend a local car service that I can book direct with please.
Thanks.
Sep 21, 23, 10:25 am
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We used this company in 2022 for SGN-MocBai Border crossing: https://vikadotaxi.com/
Good communication (email and whatsapp), cars were on time and friendly drivers.
Good communication (email and whatsapp), cars were on time and friendly drivers.
Sep 21, 23, 6:40 pm
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We used this company in 2022 for SGN-MocBai Border crossing: https://vikadotaxi.com/
Good communication (email and whatsapp), cars were on time and friendly drivers.
Good communication (email and whatsapp), cars were on time and friendly drivers.
Oct 21, 23, 1:48 am
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Closing the loop
In case anyone searches for and finds this thread with similar transport requirements out of HCMC in the future...
I thoroughly recommend the company recommended to me above, namely Vikado.
After completing the online form for my required transfer they contacted me by iMessage and confirmed the transfer booking, receipt of the money in their bank account, and sent me a picture of the car on the day of the journey. Communications were very good in English. Drivers both ways were on time and the cars were in great condition. The price for this transfer VND1,100,000 was the lowest I found when searching on line.
They do ask for payment in advance and this shouldn't be a scary or doubtful transaction. I used Wise to send the money from my UK account direct to their Vietnamese Vietcombank account in VND. The only slight challenge was that the Wise app makes you choose the SWIFT code for this bank from a dropdown of bank names and you have to know that the full name of this bank is Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam to select the correct SWIFT code for the transfer. But you can then verify that it's correct before you initiate the actual transfer. I did two transfers this way for each leg of the return journey. The first transfer took several hours to appear in their account and the second one took a few minutes.
I highly recommend this company for land transport in and around HCMC.
I thoroughly recommend the company recommended to me above, namely Vikado.
After completing the online form for my required transfer they contacted me by iMessage and confirmed the transfer booking, receipt of the money in their bank account, and sent me a picture of the car on the day of the journey. Communications were very good in English. Drivers both ways were on time and the cars were in great condition. The price for this transfer VND1,100,000 was the lowest I found when searching on line.
They do ask for payment in advance and this shouldn't be a scary or doubtful transaction. I used Wise to send the money from my UK account direct to their Vietnamese Vietcombank account in VND. The only slight challenge was that the Wise app makes you choose the SWIFT code for this bank from a dropdown of bank names and you have to know that the full name of this bank is Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam to select the correct SWIFT code for the transfer. But you can then verify that it's correct before you initiate the actual transfer. I did two transfers this way for each leg of the return journey. The first transfer took several hours to appear in their account and the second one took a few minutes.
I highly recommend this company for land transport in and around HCMC.
