Vietnamese Sleeper Bus Review ( Nha Trang To Saigon )

This is what each person gets .Your new "home " for next 10 hours

At " check in " they gave me a bottle of water and wet wipes ( I had some on my own as well  for runny nose and stuff)

My seat was small , but I must say - comfortable .I can't stretch fully , but its OK ( My height is about 1,75 cm ).


Driver gave me a yellow plastic bag to put my shoes in,a blanket and another bottle of water .

And I'm on my way ...

So let me tell you how it feels :
Its strange , its full of Vietnamese people that are listening to the music that is loud , sharp to the ears , driver keeps chatting with another guy who seems to work for the company , although unclear what is his job .The music they are playing ,kinda sounds like an Japanese Geisha music ,But some is by male singer.

Sleeper Bus in Vietnam . Route Nha Trang - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon )

Sleeper buses in Vietnam seem to be a very  popular choice , but is it really ? 

My bus was at 7.30 pm from Nha Trang . I arrived at 7.20 pm and checked in . Ticked price was 176 000 vnd ,that's about 7 euro .

At " check in " they gave me a.... 

Its 11:55 pm . I'm up again .. I tried sleeping ,but no luck ... I have eaten a half of my candy stock . Outside window can see beautiful view with stars . There are no houses in this area  ,so sky is dark.

The same driver is still driving ,he was chatting over headphones with someone for a while .But he's still driving the same speed and its still quiet ..And i m thinking about bathroom . I still haven't touched water that I got ,because I'm afraid that I will need to stop the bus .


Time 3:07 Am . Officially bored . I already watched documentary about Killer whales - Orcas and Aquariums that keep them in Us and Spain  in 70s . And about their trainers , who perform with Orcas ...
Anyway ...Bus .. still here ,still bored , still listening to flume (Drop the game )...


3:58 Am I'm woken by a strong sound of rain, loud enough ,to hear trough headphones  ... Its a mad storm out there right now .

4.45 Am - Arrival in Ho Chi Minh City ,District 1 .

Much earlier than I expected .

Over all - good experience and would use again if need .

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There are only about 10 people on the bus in total . Although capacity of it is 46 passengers .Driver drives about 60 km an hour ,that is a descend  speed ,at least bus is not shaking on the sharp corners .

After 15 minutes of driving ,driver  picks up a first passenger . A skinny man that have only one backpack with him . Seems like he's used to the sleeper buses .  In no time he's on his back and sound a sleep .

After 1,5 hour on the road  Sleeper bus stopped and drivers friend ( guy who seem to work for the Sing Tourist buses ) shouted out loud "10 minutes break for toilet " in English . Stop was at gas station with few other Sleeper buses , there was a tiny shop as well .Just now I realized that there is no bathroom on the bus . Surprise !!!

And by the way ...ITS SILENT !  "Geisha - like " music have stopped ( at 9 PM)