Golden Bridge Vietnam become very famous recently for tourists who travel Central Vietnam or Da Nang. In 2018, Golden Bridge Vietnam, also called Hand Bridge Vietnam, is emerging destination. It attracts so many domestic and international visitors, show its influence to the world.

We would like to introduce briefly about this attraction and provide travel guide for international tourists who are planning to visit.

1. Why Golden Bridge Vietnam become famous?

In 2018, USA Time Magazine select Golden Bridge Vietnam to the list of the best 100 destinations in the world. The selection is based on votes from travel journalists, bloggers, experts all over the world. Beside that, Golden Bridge Vietnam also appear in the list of best 34 sight-seeings beside other famous ones in USA, China, France, UAE, Korea…

Moreover, social networks boost the recognition of the bridge to travelers. Amazing Things in Vietnam fan page archive 1.9 million views after posting clip in one month.

2. Where is Golden Bridge Vietnam?

Inside Ba Na Hills complex, Golden Bridge Vietnam’s location is in Le Jardin d’Amour flower garden. Two heads of the bridge is placed in Marseille station and Thien Thai garden.

Locally, Ba Na Hills location set in An Son village, Hoa Ninh commune, Hoa Vang district, Da Nang city, Vietnam.

3. What is the best time to visit Golden Bridge Vietnam?

In Da Nang, there are 2 separate seasons, wet and dry. Wet season start from September and end in November. Dry season extends from January to August. But temperature from May to August is high in Da Nang (27 – 35^oC). As the result, from January to April is the best time to travel in Da Nang and Golden Bridge.

In this time, temperate is from 20 to 28^oC. It’s very comfortable for foreign tourists especially from Europe, America, Canada or Australia who live in temperate zone. Otherwise, monsoon also affect weather in Da Nang in some period of time. So travelers might feel cooler at this time.

4. How to go to Golden Bridge Vietnam?

Actually, there many ways to visit Golden Bridge. It really depends on your travel plan and where you start the trip. For the reference, we suggest the way to Golden Bridge from 4 main tourist destinations in Vietnam: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang and Hoi An

Visit Golden Bridge from Da Nang

Start from Da Nang is the best way to visit Golden Bridge. Actually, all travelers need to stay in Da Nang and go to Golden Bridge from here. Or using it as the connection from other destinations.

If you begin the trip in the center of Da Nang city, you should go across the main roads named Dien Bien Phu and Ton Duc Thang. And then join in Ba Na – Suoi Mo Highway to reach Ba Na Hills ticketing office. Buying ticket and follow instructions from staffs here to Golden Bridge.

Going to Golden Bridge from Hoi An

From Hoi An ancient town, there are 2 ways by road to Golden Bridge – Ba Na Hills. The first and fastest way is to use Da Nang – Quang Ngai highway by car. The second and shortest way is to use National Highway No. 1 by car, motorbike or bus. Along that it takes around 1 hour by car.

How to visit Golden Bridge from Hanoi

If you start from Hanoi, you need to reach Da Nang first and then visit the bridge from Da Nang. There are 3 main ways to arrive in Da Nang from Hanoi: by road, by flight or by train. Please read the post Hanoi to Hoi An and Da Nang to Hoi An for more detail.

Going to Golden Bridge from Ho Chi Minh

Similar as from Hanoi, you need to arrive in Da Nang or Hoi An first and then discover Golden Bridge. By flight is the best way for travel from Ho Chi Minh to Da Nang. Because there are many choices of flights and price for this route. Vietnam has 4 domestic airlines to provide flights from Ho Chi Minh to Da Nang and back. They include Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, Jestar Pacific and Bammboo Airways.

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Da Nang to Hoi An by taxi

Taxis are the most convenient and also considered the easiest way to move from Da Nang to Hoi An. By the way, travel time is around 30 – 40 minutes and it will cost you from $20 to $25 USD. Make sure the taxi driver know where to take you to. Some of the taxi drivers may not the roads in Hoi An exactly and they could end up driving in circles trying to find the destination. Besides, to avoid scams, it’s wise to choose a well-known taxi brand as below:

Song Han Taxi: +84 236 372 7272

Tien Sa Da Nang Taxi: +84 236 379 7979

Mai Linh Taxi: +84 236 352 5252

Vinasun Taxi: +84 236 368 6868

There is a new service that recently launched at the Da Nang airport – shared Taxi such as Uber or Grab. Accordingly, you can save money if you share the taxi with other customers heading the same way by choosing the “share” option. If not, you can take the “private” taxi. This new service is really cheaper than other normal options and can also help you avoid being scammed since their pricing is fixed based on the package you choose. Shared taxis will be around $7-15.

There are many taxi brands for tourists from Da Nang to Hoi An

Da Nang to Hoi An by bus

Today, many companies provide buses which transfer directly to Hoi An fromDa Nangfor just $1-2. So, it seems to be the cheapest way to transfer from Da Nang to Hoi An. Bus services start at 5.30 am and stops operating at 6 pm and has a frequency of 1 bus every 15-20 minutes. Below is the bus route from Da Nang to Hoi An:

Da Nang central bus station – Ton Duc Thang Street – Dien Bien Phu Street – Le Duan Street – Tran Phu Street – Trung Nu Vuong Street – Duy Tan Street – Nguyen Van Troi bridge – Ngu Hanh Son Street – Le Van Hien Street – Hoi An bus station. However, if you transfer by bus, you can’t stop on the way to visit some beautiful places on the way, such as Marble mountains, Linh Ung pagoda of Son Tra, My Khe beach, Dragon bridge and so on.

Bus is the cheapest way from Da Nang to Hoi An

Da Nang to Hoi An by motorbike

Riding a motorbike from Da nang to Hoi An is really a good idea for tourists who like controlling and discovering their trip by themselves. Traveling by motorbike, travelers can stop anywhere which they want, so they can spend their time on visiting many interesting places on the way from Da nang to Hoi An as listed below. However, it requires tourists to have many skills such as map-reading skill, motorbike-riding skill, and problem-solving skill. Tourists can rent a motorbike with the cost about $7-10 per day. Another way is to use motorbike taxi with the price similar to taxi. Uber and Grab also launched their motorbike taxi service in Da Nang, you can use the application on smart phone to order it.

Motorbike taxi is another way for visitors from Da Nang to Hoi An

Da Nang to Hoi An private transfer

If you have booked a hotel in Hoi An, get them to send a car. However, the rate for hotel car is always higher than the one outside. So, you can book a private car to get better price. It’s really an easy and convenient way to transfer from Da Nang to Hoi An. It costs about $12-18/each. The price for a car is appropriate and depends on how big it is. They contain 4 seats, 7 seats and 16 seats. Transferring by private car is a combination of visiting and transferring. It is worth being considered the safest and the most convenient way to get from Da Nang to Hoi An.

You can use privater transfer service from Da Nang to Hoi An

Da Nang to Hoi An tour

If you don’t know how to ride a motorbike or if you want to take part in a tour for more interesting activities, you can choose a proper tour. The tour guide will introduce all information about Da Nang and Hoi An as well as let you see beautiful landscapes in these two cities.

Da Nang is a coastal city in Middle Vietnam and it is known for its unique bridges and sandy beaches. Hoi An isknown for its well-preserved Ancient Town, cut through with canals.  They are two beautiful cities that you have to visit when travelling to Vietnam. Now, think carefully and choose the best mean of transportation to help you transfer from Da Nang to Hoi An easily.

For more detail about Hoi An, please refer to:

• Travel from Hoi An to Hue
• How to get Hoi An from Hue
• Hanoi to Hoi An trip
• Hoi An shopping
• Airport to Hoi An
• Hoi An weather

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