Meter usually starts at 11,000 dongs for smaller vehicle and 12,000 for van.
The other challenge for newbie visitor like me was knowing how much to pay on arrival, most drivers I dealt with couldn't speak much English so I self taught reading the meter myself. I usually already have on my google map on my unlocked phone (having DATA SIM $9 item installed at airport is a must for me as I can also track the progress REAL TIME enroute to destination) and show the driver address, but sometimes they have slight difficulty interpreting correctly, don't ask me why but one ride the guy almost dropped us off prior to destination, I was able to wave at him to go further because my google map is showing destination few blocks ahead). However once you are inside the cab, communicating to driver destination was a slight challenge compared to UBER.
So, your pick as to which is best for you.Įase of use: Once I get over it's not that big a deal and why scrimp? (I am on holiday), I like using taxi from the standpoint Vinasun (white with red/green logos) are everywhere (Mai Linh presence not as much) in HCMC, easy to hail.
Most rides around District 1 and vicinity was much less than 100,000VND ($4.40). Ok to answer the poster: cost/ease/compared to standard taxis:ĬOST is really insignificant in our case, over a period of 5 days we used both many times, in the end, my estimation when converted to American dollars, maybe total expenditures of $40 vs $20 taxi vs Uber, the most expensive was the airport ride ($6+ vs $3+). From hotel to airport it was easy to use Uber and savings of few US dollars did not enrich us much, it was more for the experience. Me? I do not speak any Vietnamese I just want to get to my hotel the least hassle way (thus cab to hotel from airport, using all the wisdom from TA here like the legitimate taxi rank is all the way to left side when exiting airport and ignore all the touts along the way). As for the really hardcore savers, I defer to our experts like DirtyPierre to guide you through riding buses and knowing where the nearest stop to your hotel is. Be real, we are on holidays, I think it's reasonable in both cases. Even though the question was asked in 2014 it's still a relevant response from my own recent experience in May 2017 at HCMC.Īside from the ethics and questionable business practice of Uber which I will not get into, my usage of Uber and the like is strictly for my own benefit and convenience.Īt HCMC, I do not see the point of using these services to save a LOT of money, taxis (Vinasun, Mai Linh) are plentiful and easy to hail.įrom airport to hotel in District 1 near Ben Thanh market was 150,000 dongs (a whopping US $6+), returned trip with Uber was 82,000 dongs (a little over $3+).
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